Japan

Regular Season Round 33: Niigata Albirex - Toyama Grouses 80-71

Date: January 23, 2019
An interesting game for Niigata Albirex (23-10) which hosted in Niigata 3rd placed Toyama Grouses (18-15). First ranked Niigata Albirex managed to get a 9-point victory 80-71. American Davante Gardner (203-91, college: Marquette) nailed a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and the former international guard Kei Igarashi (180-80) accounted for 21 points and 4 assists. American center Joshua Smith (208-92, college: Georgetown) came up with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists and the other American import forward Leo Lyons (206-87, college: Missouri) added 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Toyama Grouses in the defeat. The victory was the seventh consecutive win for Niigata Albirex. They maintain first place with 23-10 record. Loser Toyama Grouses keep the third position with 15 games lost. Niigata Albirex will meet at home Fukuoka Rizing (#5) in the next round. Toyama Grouses will play against the league's leader Chiba Jets and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Toyama Grouses: L.Lyons 26+8reb+4ast, J.Smith 23+14reb+4ast, T.Abe 13+3reb+1ast, N.Uto 5+2reb+4ast, S.Funyu 2+4reb+1ast, D.Yamada 2+1reb+1ast
Niigata Albirex: D.Gardner 24+10reb+3ast, K.Igarashi 21+2reb+4ast, L.Hamilton 13+10reb+2ast, J.Uzawa 8+3reb+1ast, S.Ishii 6+1reb, S.Kashiwagi 5+1reb+5ast
gschID: 707893

  NIIGATA ALBIREX (coach: Jun Uzawa)80
  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 +/-
03 GiQdjRQ, giLijUR 43 9-7 (99.2%) 6-4 (44.4%) 9-2 (29.0%) 3 1 65 4 3 9 5 6 5 0 83 46 5
43 HiBalUIj, viBIjU 43 0-2 (18.0%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-4 (5%) 1 3 65 8 4 4 4 8 5 8 64 85 5
9 oDiQisha, KRa 48 4-0 (15%) 3-2 (05%) 4-4 (655%) 5 8 8 3 4 4 4 5 5 0 86 67 5
4 KishaTiDa, AhajsuVR 81 6-4 (44.4%) 6-1 (61.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 0 4 5 4 6 5 3 0 6 5
48 oVRdi, YuaZha 86 5-8 (5%) 5-3 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 -1 5
62 bIQaa, KRjUi 69 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 3 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5
61 WiUijiMR, eFujIsuVR 63 6-1 (61.9%) 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 6 0 1 5 5 6 5 6 6 5 4 0 5
66 tJiTi, zuj 66 5-5 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 8-8 (655%) 5 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 2 65 5
63 oshaa, AhujpRa 9 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 9 5
8 YiBiDuZha, YuVa  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   69-44 (06.0%) 66-87 (49.7%) 64-69 (91.0%) 64 84 41 85 69 60 7 0 6 69 25 78  


  TOYAMA GROUSES (coach: David Gomez)71
  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 +/-
5 vFIjs, vRI 35 1-68 (05%) 6-0 (85%) 66-68 (76.9%) 1 8 2 3 3 9 8 5 8 0 81 80 5
43 ABaUh, zIshui 40 7-86 (38.7%) 5-6 (5%) 0-1 (24.4%) 9 9 63 3 3 4 8 5 5 4 84 80 5
83 PUsuVi, YuUI 82 5-5 (5%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5
9 SMR, wIBIViJu 80 5-6 (5%) 4-2 (49.0%) 3-3 (655%) 8 6 4 6 6 4 5 5 6 8 64 65 5
66 tUI, XiIVa 83 8-1 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 8 8 3 4 6 6 5 5 8 0 4 5
1 yujFu, ARaFi 67 6-8 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 3 3 6 6 6 4 6 6 5 8 2 5
7 baUI, wiVRsha 60 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 3 8 5 5 5 5 6 5 8 5
80 KuJuhiQi, giaZha 9 5-6 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
2 YiBidi, giana 3 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 3 5
46 SIjI, yuBahaVI  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
64 HalVR, KRjna  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   67-33 (34.8%) 3-86 (67.6%) 86-83 (29.0%) 61 85 41 86 60 61 7 6 0 64 96 91  



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)