Japan

Regular Season Round 25: SeaHorses - Toyama Grouses 72-70

Date: February 18, 2018
Third-ranked Toyama Grouses (17-21) made lots of trouble for first ranked Aishin Sea Horses (30-8) in Kariya on Sunday. Aishin Sea Horses managed to secure only two-point victory 72-70. However their fans expected easier game. Aishin Sea Horses looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The former international center JR Sakuragi (206-76, college: UCLA) stepped up and scored 18 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and international guard Ryoma Hashimoto (178-88) chipped in 11 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists. At the losing side American center Dexter Pittman (208-88, college: Texas, agency: Inception Sports) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds and international forward Naoki Uto (188-91) scored 11 points and 8 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Aishin Sea Horses have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 30-8 record. Toyama Grouses lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the third position with 21 games lost. They share it with San-en. Aishin Sea Horses will meet Shiga L-Stars (#4) on the road in the next round. Toyama Grouses will play against the league's second-placed Diamond Dolphins and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

  SEAHORSES72
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
48 AiVuQiDa, ze 43 2-65 (25%) 5-6 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 9 2 8 6 0 6 5 5 6 62 87 80
5 HishaBIUI, eFIBi 48 6-3 (80%) 4-9 (38.7%) 5-5 (5%) 5 0 0 66 4 6 6 5 6 6 66 69 85
63 KijiBiQu, KIsuVR 45 8-1 (44.4%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 8 6 5 6 5 5 6 3 8 4
4 PQUIj, gijaRl 80 3-0 (25%) 5-6 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 6 0 1 4 6 0 5 6 5 8 65 62 63
1 HaRnaBi, biVIUI 83 0-9 (96.3%) 5-8 (5%) 3-0 (25%) 5 8 8 8 8 3 5 6 5 5 63 61 63
0 muUUs, osiiZ 85 4-3 (90%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 8 4 6 8 4 6 5 5 5 2 64 68
68 XashaViTi, wiVijIMu 85 5-6 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 8 6 6 5 5 5 6 5 -8 -8
2 buQiViBa, AujiI 9 4-3 (90%) 5-8 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 9 0 0
61 biUsua, KRanuQI 4 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 -6
7 bIQaViTi, bisiiVa 6 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
83 KiUI, wIshaViJu  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
3 KiQaBiUi, bisiFi  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   81-36 (14.3%) 4-62 (61.9%) 66-63 (92.1%) 4 80 82 83 64 85 0 8 6 9 98 79  


  TOYAMA GROUSES (coach: David Gomez)70
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
66 tUI, XiIVa 49 0-64 (42.0%) 5-5 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6 6 8 2 8 1 5 5 6 6 66 64 65
83 PUsuVi, HaQIsha 41 6-4 (44.4%) 4-9 (38.7%) 5-5 (5%) 5 3 3 3 6 6 5 5 5 6 66 68 68
7 baUI, wiVRsha 81 3-9 (09.6%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 5 8 8 4 6 5 5 5 6 2 3 1
30 OaUUBij, gRxURQ 88 2-68 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 4 7 68 6 8 8 5 6 6 5 61 80 81
43 WalliQd, AiB 86 3-9 (09.6%) 5-4 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5 4 4 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 65 9 2
44 kajRF, gQRT 61 5-5 (5%) 6-0 (85%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 8 4 8 6 5 5 4 4 6 8
88 tRUi, YuVa 60 5-8 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 6 5 8 5 5 5 4 8 4
8 HishaBIUI, XiIiVa 64 6-8 (05%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 2 3 9
60 SIVa, mliVR 0 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 6
9 baFijiDi, YuUi 3 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
26 PMiQi, wsuMisi 6 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
80 KuJuhiQi, giaZha  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   84-31 (05.5%) 9-88 (46.2%) 4-1 (05.5%) 2 86 87 86 85 64 4 6 8 1 95 12  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)