Japan

Regular Season Round 6: Saitama - Fukui B. 78-74

Date: October 22, 2023
Second defeat of league's leader Fukui B. (4-2) against ninth ranked Saitama (4-2) 78-74 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Fukui B.. Saitama made 18-of-20 free shots (90.0 percent) during the game. It was a good game for Nigerian-American power forward Maxie Esho (206-1991, college: UMass) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 10 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). Naturalized American center Will Creekmore (205-1989, college: Missouri St.) contributed with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. American forward Perry Ellis (203-1993, college: Kansas) replied with 15 points and 8 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Tray Boyd III (193-1998, college: ETSU) added 17 points and 4 assists in the effort for Fukui B.Four Fukui B. players scored in double figures. Fukui B.'s coach Tsutomu Isa tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Saitama moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 5 other teams including defeated Fukui B. Fukui B. will play next round against strong Tokyo HT trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Saitama will try to continue on its current victory against first ranked Tachikawa on the road.

  FUKUI B.74
  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 +/-
43 viTsIj, mRjniBaj 43 3-9 (09.6%) 5-6 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 3 1 65 6 4 5 6 6 5 4 65 66 5
5 HIsIFi, bisisha 89 6-3 (80%) 8-3 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 6 6 8 4 6 5 5 5 5 8 7 0 5
45 qllas, ORQQF 83 3-1 (11.9%) 8-1 (44.4%) 6-6 (655%) 4 0 2 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 60 61 5
61 WiUijiMR, eFujIsuVR 61 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 6 8 4 5 6 5 5 8 5 4 4 4 5
94 wiTiUiQa, AhuUI 60 6-6 (655%) 5-8 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 8 6 4 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 4 3 5
1 HisRDiTi, wIBIjIMu 81 6-3 (80%) 8-0 (35%) 8-8 (655%) 6 6 8 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 65 9 5
6 mIFd ooo, wQiF 83 9-63 (05%) 6-2 (68.0%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 3 8 5 6 5 5 8 69 9 5
88 KIsiVi, SVahasi 88 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 3 5 8 5 5 5 5 -6 5
62 yunasiTi, XiIFuVa 64 6-8 (05%) 6-3 (80%) 8-8 (655%) 5 5 5 6 8 5 8 5 5 5 9 3 5
86 baUsudi, zIUiQI 3 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
21 AhafuUi, HiQuUI 8 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 5
wIUil   67-47 (32.9%) 2-46 (80.2%) 68-61 (90.5%) 64 85 44 68 67 5 2 4 5 66 93 04  


  SAITAMA (coach: Shugaku Izumi)78
  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 +/-
8 CQRRVBIQR, Wall 82 4-9 (38.7%) 8-4 (11.9%) 9-2 (29.0%) 8 7 66 8 8 5 6 6 5 8 67 83 5
1 WiUVajs, eFij 82 6-0 (85%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 1 7 60 4 4 5 8 5 5 6 0 61 5
5 YiBiJiVa, eRI 80 6-0 (85%) 4-2 (49.0%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 4 6 5 5 5 5 1 66 -6 5
69 wiVihisha, Yuna 85 6-6 (655%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 8 5 6 5 5 5 8 5 5
48 XIDuZha, eFuUiQI 62 6-4 (44.4%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 8 -9 5
62 qshI, bixaR 81 2-68 (11.9%) 6-6 (655%) 2-2 (655%) 8 2 65 8 8 5 5 6 5 4 89 46 5
82 KiTiMR, eFIhRa 88 4-4 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 8 6 5 6 5 5 4 1 0 5
60 HiBidi, SQuBi 67 4-0 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 8 6 5 8 5 5 8 1 7 5
63 AiUI, yuBaFi 67 5-6 (5%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 -3 5
wIUil   86-38 (05.5%) 1-67 (46.1%) 62-85 (75.5%) 68 87 36 63 61 5 2 8 5 62 92 94  


74Fukui B.
TOP PERFORMANCE
Saitama78
24MINS26
15POINTS27
5D.REB8
3O.REB2
8T.REB10
1ASSISTS2
0BLOCKS1
33.3% (2/6)3FGP100% (1/1)
66.7% (4/6)2FGP66.7% (8/12)
100% (1/1)FTP100% (8/8)
#30 PERRY ELLIS
Height: 203 cm / 6'8''
Position: F
Born: Sep 14, 1993
Weight: 102 kg / 224.4 lbs
COMPARE PLAYERS #18 MAXIE ESHO
Height: 206 cm / 6'9''
Position: F/C
Born: Feb 28, 1991
Weight: 102 kg / 224.4 lbs

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)