Japan
Regular Season Round 22: Gunma - Yamagata 81-70
Date: December 12, 2018
The game between closely ranked teams ended with one of their biggest challengers Yamagata's (10-12) road loss to third ranked Gunma (14-8) 70-81 on Wednesday. Gunma dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Yamagata's 38. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American forward Thomas Kennedy (201-87, college: Detroit Mercy) fired 28 points and 5 assists for the winners. Nigerian forward Abdullahi Kuso (206-84, college: Tallahassee CC) chipped in 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Gunma players scored in double figures. American-Irish swingman Will Hanley (201-90, college: Bowdoin, agency: Duran International) produced 13 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Hikaru Akiyama (174-95) added 9 points respectively for lost side. Yamagata's coach Ryutaro Onodera tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Gunma have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 14-8 record having just two points less than leader Kumamoto V., which they share with Shimane SM. Loser Yamagata dropped to the third place with 12 games lost. Gunma will face Bambitious Nara (#5) at home in the next round. Yamagata will play against Tokyo HT and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Gunma: T.Kennedy 28+4reb+5ast, A.Kuso 18+8reb+4ast, M.Komaki 17+4reb+1ast, H.Kondo 10+3reb+4ast, M.Obuchi 4+3reb+5ast, M.Shimada 2+1reb
Yamagata: W.Hanley 13+9reb+4ast, Y.Takamatsu 11+4ast, H.Furuhashi 10+2reb+3ast, C.Maduabum 9+4reb, A.Hikaru 9+4reb+2ast, M.Izawa 7+3reb+2ast
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)
Regular Season Round 22: Gunma - Yamagata 81-70
Date: December 12, 2018
The game between closely ranked teams ended with one of their biggest challengers Yamagata's (10-12) road loss to third ranked Gunma (14-8) 70-81 on Wednesday. Gunma dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Yamagata's 38. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American forward Thomas Kennedy (201-87, college: Detroit Mercy) fired 28 points and 5 assists for the winners. Nigerian forward Abdullahi Kuso (206-84, college: Tallahassee CC) chipped in 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Gunma players scored in double figures. American-Irish swingman Will Hanley (201-90, college: Bowdoin, agency: Duran International) produced 13 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Hikaru Akiyama (174-95) added 9 points respectively for lost side. Yamagata's coach Ryutaro Onodera tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Gunma have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 14-8 record having just two points less than leader Kumamoto V., which they share with Shimane SM. Loser Yamagata dropped to the third place with 12 games lost. Gunma will face Bambitious Nara (#5) at home in the next round. Yamagata will play against Tokyo HT and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Gunma: T.Kennedy 28+4reb+5ast, A.Kuso 18+8reb+4ast, M.Komaki 17+4reb+1ast, H.Kondo 10+3reb+4ast, M.Obuchi 4+3reb+5ast, M.Shimada 2+1reb
Yamagata: W.Hanley 13+9reb+4ast, Y.Takamatsu 11+4ast, H.Furuhashi 10+2reb+3ast, C.Maduabum 9+4reb, A.Hikaru 9+4reb+2ast, M.Izawa 7+3reb+2ast
 GUNMA81 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 46 | KusI, SMdulliha | 49 | 9-63 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 3-7 (33.3%) | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 88 | 5 |
| 06 | KIjdI, HaQIUiVi | 43 | 0-2 (18.0%) | 5-3 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | KRjjRdF, whIBis | 44 | 64-85 (10%) | 5-0 (5%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 82 | 80 | 6 |
| 9 | KIBiVa, bisiFi | 48 | 3-1 (11.9%) | 4-0 (15%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 62 | 5 |
| 5 | PMuZha, bisisha | 87 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 5 |
| 63 | AiUI, yuBaFi | 60 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-4 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 60 | AhaBidi, bIUIsha | 9 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 44 | KaVuFiBi, KaaZha | 9 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 66 | yunaTiQi, wiViBaZha | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 81 | XiVijI, KIudia | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | YuFi, AiUiVR | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 48-03 (07.4%) | 4-85 (60.5%) | 2-63 (09.6%) | 63 | 63 | 82 | 88 | 69 | 85 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 76 | |||
 YAMAGATA (coach: Yuichi Ishikawa)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 | +/- |
| 6 | XiVinaBi, YIshafuBa | 46 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-3 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 84 | HijlRF, Wall | 83 | 3-1 (11.9%) | 6-6 (655%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 64 | 84 | 5 |
| 49 | KIujI, ARana | 83 | 8-3 (05%) | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| 9 | yuQuhisha, HaQIVa | 84 | 4-9 (38.7%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 2 | 5 |
| 63 | biduiMuB, ChuVTudaRMRQR | 88 | 8-8 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 0-2 (18.0%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 05 | oJiTi, baUsuUiVi | 67 | 8-8 (655%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 66 | SVaFiBi, HaViQu | 69 | 4-3 (90%) | 6-0 (85%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | wiViBiUsu, YusuVR | 60 | 6-6 (655%) | 6-8 (05%) | 1-1 (655%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 66 | 68 | 5 |
| 90 | ARVadI, YusuVR | 64 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| 7 | bisijiQa, bisijiQa | 9 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| 68 | wiVihiBi, wiVuFi | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 67-45 (14.4%) | 1-84 (81.6%) | 63-67 (94.9%) | 9 | 67 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 69 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 95 | 96 | |||
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)
