B3 League Round 29: Top-ranked Nagasaki wins another game

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

B3 League top team - Nagasaki (26-2) had no problems winning another game on Sunday. This time they crushed tenth ranked Gifu (10-18) 121-75. Nagasaki shot 61.6 percent from the field. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Gifu's players. American players dominated the game. Forward Matt Bonds (196-95, college: St.Michael's, agency: Duran International) orchestrated the victory by scoring 24 points and 9 rebounds. Forward Jeffrey Gibbs (188-80, college: Otterbein) contributed with 19 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Nagasaki's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Jerrell Wright (204-91, college: La Salle) answered with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for Gifu. Nagasaki have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Newly promoted Nagasaki maintains first place with 26-2 record. Gifu at the other side keeps the tenth position with 18 games lost. They share it with Yokohama EX. Nagasaki are looking forward to face Kagoshima (#3) in Renova in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Gifu will play at home against Yokohama EX (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 29: Yamaguchi was beaten by Saitama on the road 102-87. Iwate destroyed Shinagawa on its own court 83-64. Toyoda unfortunately lost to Yokohama EX in Tokyo 83-93.

Saitama - Yamaguchi 102-87

No shocking result in a game when seventh ranked Saitama (16-10) beat at home 12th ranked Yamaguchi (8-20) 102-87 on Sunday. Saitama looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American players dominated the game. Center Will Creekmore (205-89, college: Missouri St.) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Power forward Ryan Watkins (206-91, college: Boise St.) contributed with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. Forward Robert Sampson (203-92, college: Georgia Tech) answered with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks and center Nicholas Evans (210-88, college: S.Indiana) added 13 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists in the effort for Yamaguchi. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Saitama moved-up to sixth place. Newly promoted Yamaguchi keeps the twelfth position with 20 games lost. Saitama will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Yamaguchi will play on the road against Toyoda (#13) in Aichi and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Yamaguchi: R.Sampson 25+17reb, A.Yamada 18+4reb+4ast, N.Evans 13+9reb+5ast, M.Wesley 10+1reb, R.Yamaguchi 6+3ast, M.Keisuke 6+1reb+1ast
Saitama: W.Creekmore 21+10reb+5ast, S.Fumiya 19+1reb, R.Watkins 18+12reb+2ast, K.Nakano 13, Y.Jo 10+1reb+4ast, N.Ren 8+3reb+3ast

Iwate - Shinagawa 83-64

Very expected game when 14th ranked Shinagawa (2-26) was smashed on the road by fifth ranked Iwate (18-10) 83-64 on Sunday. Iwate dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Shinagawa's 30. Iwate forced 23 Shinagawa turnovers. It was a great shooting night for Iwate especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 57.1 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American Kyle Richardson (200-91, college: Portland St.) orchestrated the victory by scoring 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. DR Congolese center Kalongi Patrick (206-99) contributed with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Forward Abu Philip (198-97) answered with 7 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists and point guard Kunitatsu Ogata (179-97) added 11 points in the effort for Shinagawa. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Iwate moved-up to fourth place. Shinagawa lost twenty second consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the fourteenth position with 26 games lost. Iwate are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Kanazawa (#15) in Ishikawa in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Shinagawa will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Shinagawa: O.Kunitatsu 11+4reb+2ast, Y.Masuda 10+2reb+1ast, S.Sekiguchi 8+1reb, K.Ogawa 8, P.Abu 7+14reb+5ast, B.Gjio 7+6reb+1ast
Iwate: P.Kalongi 15+11reb, K.Richardson 14+8reb+4ast, S.Komatsu 11+2ast, K.Takabatake 9+3reb+3ast, Y.Toshiki 8+4reb+5ast, R.Ito 6+2ast

Yokohama EX - Toyoda 93-83

Rather predictable result when eleventh ranked Yokohama EX (10-18) won against 13th ranked Toyoda (6-20) in Tokyo 93-83 on Sunday. Yokohama EX made 19-of-21 free shots (90.5 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. Canadian forward Mamadou Gueye (201-93, college: Alberta) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. American Isaac Copeland (206-95, college: Nebraska) contributed with 25 points and 5 assists for the winners. American center Joe Wolfinger (214-85, college: Citadel) answered with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 15 rebounds (was perfect 13-for-13 from the free throw line !!!) and the other American import power forward Jalen Billups (200-92, college: NKU, agency: BIG) added 27 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Toyoda. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Yokohama EX have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Gifu. Toyoda at the other side keeps the thirteenth position with 20 games lost. Yokohama EX is looking forward to face Gifu (#10) on the road in the next round. Toyoda will play against Yamaguchi and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Toyoda: J.Billups 27+7reb+2ast, J.Wolfinger 27+15reb+1ast, H.Hiroki 15+3reb+7ast, H.Kenya 10+3reb+4ast, E.Sumihiro 2+1reb+2ast, Y.Ibayashi 2+1ast
Yokohama EX: I.Copeland 25+4reb+5ast, M.Gueye 17+10reb+7ast, S.Makoto 16+3reb, D.Taguchi 11+3reb+5ast, H.Higuchi 8+2reb+2ast, A.Hayate 7+2reb+5ast

Gifu - Nagasaki 75-121

B3 League top team - Nagasaki (26-2) had no problems winning another game on Sunday. This time they crushed tenth ranked Gifu (10-18) 121-75. Nagasaki shot 61.6 percent from the field. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Gifu's players. American players dominated the game. Forward Matt Bonds (196-95, college: St.Michael's, agency: Duran International) orchestrated the victory by scoring 24 points and 9 rebounds. Forward Jeffrey Gibbs (188-80, college: Otterbein) contributed with 19 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Nagasaki's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Jerrell Wright (204-91, college: La Salle) answered with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists and forward Alex Floresca (203-96, college: San Diego) added 13 points and 13 rebounds in the effort for Gifu. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Nagasaki have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Newly promoted Nagasaki maintains first place with 26-2 record. Gifu at the other side keeps the tenth position with 18 games lost. They share it with Yokohama EX. Nagasaki are looking forward to face Kagoshima (#3) in Renova in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Gifu will play at home against Yokohama EX (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Gifu: K.Morito 17+3reb, J.Wright 17+12reb+5ast, A.Floresca 13+13reb+3ast, T.Masahiro 12+1reb, F.Kosuke 8+1ast, T.Kaisei 6+2reb+2ast
Nagasaki: M.Bonds 24+9reb+1ast, E.Yamamoto 20+1reb+5ast, J.Gibbs 19+6reb+3ast, J.Carter 13+10reb+1ast, M.Karimata 12+3reb+2ast, M.Tomoya 11



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