B3 League Round 29 (Regular Season): Kagoshima is defeated by Yokohama

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The game between second ranked Kagoshima (22-7) and fourth ranked Excellence (20-9) was the most important one in the last round on Saturday night. Kagoshima was defeated by Excellence in Yokohama 92-75. Yokohama looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Kagoshima helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Latvian center Klavs Cavars (208-1996) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 16 rebounds for the winners and American Grant Sitton (206-1993, college: Victoria) chipped in 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. American Kyle Richardson (200-1991, college: Portland St.) responded with 18 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Excellence have a solid series of four victories in a row. Yokohama maintains fourth place with 20-9 record, which they share with Tokushima Gam. Kagoshima at the other side dropped to the third position with seven games lost. Yokohama is again looking forward to face higher ranked Kagoshima (#3) in Renova in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Kagoshima will have a break next round.
B3 League top team - Blowinds (26-3) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat seventh ranked Broncos (17-12) in Fukui 106-93. American guard Tray Boyd III (193-1998, college: ETSU) nailed 22 points and 7 assists for the winning side and Benjamin Lawson accounted for 21 points and 8 rebounds. American forward Jordan Faison (201-1994, college: CPP) came up with a double-double by scoring 30 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists for Saitama in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Blowinds have an impressive series of nineteen victories in a row. Newly promoted Fukui B. maintains first place with 26-3 record. Saitama at the other side keeps the seventh position with 12 games lost. Fukui B. will play against Saitama (#7) at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Saitama will have a break next round.
An interesting game took place in Tokyo where higher ranked Earthfriends (13-17) were upset on its own court by fourteenth ranked Try Hoop (10-20) 87-77 on Thursday. The best player for the winners was Jeffrey Parmer who scored 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Jacob Lampkin produced a double-double by scoring 28 points and 13 rebounds for the hosts. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Try Hoop. Okayama maintains fourteenth place with 10-20 record. Loser Earthfriends keeps the tenth position with 17 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 29: Okayama lost to Tokyo Z on the opponent's court 77-88. Tokyo was outscored by Kagawa in a home game 74-93. Kagawa rolled over Tokyo on the road 95-71. Yamaguchi was crushed by Tokushima Gam. on its own court 69-111. Shinagawa beat Tachikawa in a road game 88-81. Toyoda destroyed Gifu at home 96-70. Shanan Utd managed to outperform Veertien Mie on the opponent's court 80-68.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 21 points and 18 rebounds by Josh Martin of Veertien Mie.



Tokyo Z - Okayama 77-87

An interesting game took place in Tokyo where higher ranked Earthfriends (13-17) were upset on its own court by fourteenth ranked Try Hoop (10-20) 87-77 on Thursday. The best player for the winners was American forward Jeffrey Parmer (203-1985, college: FAU) who scored 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. New Zealand forward Taane Samuel (200-1999) chipped in 15 points and 6 assists. American forward Jacob Lampkin (206-1996, college: Alaska-Anch.) produced a double-double by scoring 28 points and 13 rebounds and the other American import guard Cameron Parker (188-1998, college: Portland St.) added 22 points and 11 assists respectively for the hosts. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Try Hoop. Okayama maintains fourteenth place with 10-20 record. Loser Earthfriends keeps the tenth position with 17 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Tokyo Z: J.Lampkin 28+13reb+3ast, C.Parker 22+3reb+11ast, K.Ryota 13+1reb+1ast, S.Faye 5+6reb+1ast, N.Allen 4+2reb, I.Takumi 3+2reb+1ast
Okayama: J.Parmer 16+8reb+5ast, T.Samuel 15+3reb+6ast, K.Takabatake 14+1ast, S.Sora 9+1reb, M.Lado 8+2reb, M.Phillips 8+2reb+1ast

Tokyo Z - Okayama 88-77

Very expected game in Tokyo where 14th ranked Try Hoop (10-20) was defeated by tenth ranked Earthfriends (13-17) 88-77 on Friday. Tokyo Z outrebounded Okayama 41-27 including 28 on the defensive glass. Tokyo Z looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was American guard Cameron Parker (188-1998, college: Portland St.) who scored 25 points and 7 assists. His fellow American import forward Jacob Lampkin (206-1996, college: Alaska-Anch.) chipped in 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. New Zealand forward Taane Samuel (200-1999) produced 25 points and 9 rebounds and American forward Jeffrey Parmer (203-1985, college: FAU) added 11 points respectively for the guests. Try Hoop's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Tokyo Z maintains tenth place with 13-17 record. Loser Try Hoop keeps the fourteenth position with 20 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Okayama: T.Samuel 25+9reb+1ast, K.Takabatake 11+3reb, J.Parmer 11+2reb+2ast, M.Phillips 8+3reb, S.Taisei 6+2reb+3ast, M.Yusuke 6+1reb+1ast
Tokyo Z: C.Parker 25+3reb+7ast, Z.Moore 12+5reb+1ast, K.Ryota 11+1reb+1ast, J.Lampkin 10+8reb+4ast, S.Faye 9+11reb+1ast, I.Takumi 8+4reb+2ast

Tokyo HT - Kagawa FA 74-93

Very predictable result in Tokyo where third ranked Five Arrows (22-6) smashed 9th ranked Hachioji Trains (14-16) 93-74 on Friday. Kagawa made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was American power forward Evan Ravenel (204-1989, college: Ohio St.) who had a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds. Beninese power forward Muusa Dama (207-1996, college: EIU, agency: Blacktop Management) chipped in 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Five Arrows players scored in double figures. Spanish center David Doblas (208-1981) produced 23 points and 8 rebounds and Nigerian-American power forward TK Edogi (203-1994, college: Iona) added 12 points and 8 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Five Arrows. Kagawa moved-up to second place. Tokyo lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the ninth position with 16 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Tokyo HT: D.Doblas 23+8reb+2ast, T.Edogi 12+8reb, O.Yusaku 11+1reb+1ast, K.Takahashi 7+3reb+3ast, D.Bamba 6+3reb, I.Shuto 5+1ast
Kagawa FA: E.Ravenel 21+10reb+3ast, M.Dama 13+8reb+4ast, A.Randall 13+6reb+5ast, K.Kimura 13+3ast, M.Fofana 8+1reb, S.Rikihisa 6+2reb

Tokyo HT - Kagawa FA 71-95

Not a big story in a game in Tokyo where 9th ranked Hachioji Trains (14-16) were rolled over by third ranked Five Arrows (22-6) 95-71 on Saturday. Kagawa looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Tokyo's players. The best player for the winners was Beninese power forward Muusa Dama (207-1996, college: EIU, agency: Blacktop Management) who had a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). American forward Andrew Randall (198-1990, college: Temple) chipped in 21 points and 5 assists. Four Five Arrows players scored in double figures. Nigerian-American power forward TK Edogi (203-1994, college: Iona) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds and Spanish center David Doblas (208-1981) added 14 points and 10 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) respectively for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Five Arrows. Kagawa moved-up to second place. Tokyo lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the ninth position with 16 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Tokyo HT: T.Edogi 16+10reb+1ast, D.Doblas 14+10reb+3ast, K.Takahashi 12+1reb+2ast, Y.Ueta 8+1reb, N.Ishikawa 6+1ast, A.Yuta 6+3reb+1ast
Kagawa FA: M.Dama 21+11reb+2ast, A.Randall 21+4reb+5ast, E.Ravenel 15+5reb+3ast, S.Jr Kedrick 11+2reb+1ast, M.Fofana 9, S.Rikihisa 6+3reb+4ast

Yokohama EX - Kagoshima 92-75

The game between second ranked Kagoshima (22-7) and fourth ranked Excellence (20-9) was the most important one in the last round on Saturday night. Kagoshima was defeated by Excellence in Yokohama 92-75. Yokohama looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Kagoshima helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Latvian center Klavs Cavars (208-1996) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 16 rebounds for the winners and American Grant Sitton (206-1993, college: Victoria) chipped in 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Excellence players scored in double figures. American Kyle Richardson (200-1991, college: Portland St.) responded with 18 points and 9 rebounds and the other American import swingman Anthony Gaines Jr (195-1993, college: LCU) scored 21 points and 5 steals. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Excellence have a solid series of four victories in a row. Yokohama maintains fourth place with 20-9 record, which they share with Tokushima Gam. Kagoshima at the other side dropped to the third position with seven games lost. Yokohama is again looking forward to face higher ranked Kagoshima (#3) in Renova in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Kagoshima will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Kagoshima: A.Gaines Jr. 21+2reb+2ast, K.Richardson 18+9reb, T.Guers 13+3reb, H.Fujita 6+3reb+1ast, L.Routt 6+6reb, M.Yuji 5+2ast
Yokohama EX: K.Cavars 21+16reb+1ast, G.Sitton 17+5reb+6ast, D.Taguchi 16+5reb+4ast, C.Sow 12+6reb+1ast, T.Ozawa 8+2ast, Y.Ide 7+1reb+6ast

Yamaguchi - Tokushima Gam. 69-111

Everything went according to plan in Yamaguchi where fifth ranked Gambarous (20-9) outscored 13th ranked Pats Five (10-19) 111-69 on Saturday. Tokushima Gam. dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Pats Five's 44. Tokushima Gam. forced 21 Yamaguchi turnovers and outrebounded them 49-30 including 18 on the offensive glass. Tokushima Gam. looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Americans were the main players on the court. The best player for the winners was power forward Tavrion Dawson (202-1996, college: CSUN, agency: One Motive Sports) who had a double-double by scoring 28 points and 11 rebounds. Power forward Jeremy Combs (201-1995, college: Texas Southern) chipped in a double-double by scoring 26 points and 10 rebounds (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field). Four Gambarous players scored in double figures. Forward Deandre Abram (203-1997, college: Milwaukee) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds and swingman Jelan-Miguel Kendrick (201-1991, college: UNLV, agency: Interperformances) added 13 points and 8 rebounds respectively for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for Gambarous. Tokushima Gam. moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Yokohama. Yamaguchi lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the thirteenth position with 19 games lost. Tokushima Gam. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Yamaguchi will play against Tokushima Gam. (#5) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Yamaguchi: D.Abram 21+10reb, J.Kendrick 13+8reb+1ast, T.Konosuke 7+1reb, D.Jackson 6+3reb, D.Shimoyama 6, R.Yamaguchi 5+2reb
Tokushima Gam.: T.Dawson 28+11reb+2ast, J.Combs 26+10reb+2ast, C.Coleman 11+4reb+2ast, W.Kouki 10+3reb+2ast, N.Toshiki 8+2reb+1ast, A.Teruya 7+2reb+1ast

Tachikawa - Shinagawa 81-88

There was an upset when higher ranked Tachikawa (14-15) was defeated at home by seventeenth ranked Shinagawa (8-21) 88-81 on Saturday. Shinagawa forced 24 Tachikawa turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Shinagawa made 8 blocks. The best player for the winners was guard Ikumi Takahashi (186-1998) who scored 26 points and 7 assists. U.S. Virgin Islands forward Shaquan Jules (201-1999, college: Radford) chipped in 27 points and 6 rebounds. American power forward Andrew Fitzgerald (202-1990, college: Oklahoma, agency: Octagon Europe) produced 19 points and 8 rebounds and guard Yoshiki Ametani (190-1999) added 14 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Four Tachikawa players scored in double figures. Tachikawa's coach Takeo Mabashi rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Shinagawa moved-up to sixteenth place. Newly promoted Tachikawa keeps the eighth position with 15 games lost. Shinagawa will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Tachikawa will play again against Shinagawa (#16) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Tachikawa: A.Fitzgerald 19+8reb+1ast, M.Ousu 16+1reb+3ast, A.Yoshiki 14+6reb+3ast, A.Falzon 13+3reb+4ast, E.Rickman 8+11reb, M.Sei 6+3reb+2ast
Shinagawa: S.Jules 27+6reb+2ast, T.Ikumi 26+3reb+7ast, H.Koval 11+7reb+2ast, R.Dixon 9+1reb+1ast, R.Ito 9+6reb+4ast, O.Kunitatsu 4+5reb+4ast

Fukui B. - Saitama 106-93

B3 League top team - Blowinds (26-3) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat seventh ranked Broncos (17-12) in Fukui 106-93. Fukui B. made 22-of-27 charity shots (81.5 percent) during the game. American guard Tray Boyd III (193-1998, college: ETSU) nailed 22 points and 7 assists for the winning side and British forward Benjamin Lawson (216-1995, college: WKU) accounted for 21 points and 8 rebounds. Five Blowinds players scored in double figures. American forward Jordan Faison (201-1994, college: CPP) came up with a double-double by scoring 30 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists and the other American import power forward Ryan Watkins (206-1991, college: Boise St., agency: Slash Sports) added 23 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Saitama in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Blowinds have an impressive series of nineteen victories in a row. Newly promoted Fukui B. maintains first place with 26-3 record. Saitama at the other side keeps the seventh position with 12 games lost. Fukui B. will play against Saitama (#7) at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Saitama will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Saitama: J.Faison 30+13reb+5ast, R.Watkins 23+7reb, W.Creekmore 11+8reb+3ast, N.Ryutaro 10, A.Hikaru 9+1reb+2ast, M.Esho 8+5reb+1ast
Fukui B.: P.Ellis 23+4reb, T.Boyd III 22+4reb+7ast, B.Lawson 21+8reb+2ast, M.Hosoya 12+1reb+4ast, S.Tawatari 11+1reb, T.Hasegawa 10+2reb

Toyoda - Gifu 96-70

There was a surprise result in Aichi where sixteenth ranked Scorpions (7-20) outleveled higher ranked Swoops (12-17) 96-70 on Saturday. Toyoda made 23-of-29 free shots (79.3 percent) during the game, while Gifu only scored four points from the stripe. Strangely Gifu outrebounded Toyoda 43-30 including 30 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was Guamanian-American guard Earnest Ross (198-1991, college: Missouri, agency: Haylett Sports) who scored 21 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 steals. American Daniel Laster (199-1996, college: Gardner-Webb) chipped in 16 points and 8 rebounds. American center Baylee Steele (213-1997, college: Duquesne, agency: One Motive Sports) produced a double-double by scoring 25 points and 13 rebounds and American-Dominican forward AJ Bramah (201-1999, college: Nevada) added 16 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Despite that victory Toyoda went down to seventeenth position due to points difference. Loser Swoops keeps the eleventh place with 17 games lost. They share the position with Shanan Utd. Toyoda will meet at home higher ranked Gifu (#11) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Gifu will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Gifu: B.Steele 25+13reb+1ast, A.Bramah 16+15reb+4ast, T.Kaisei 9+1reb+3ast, S.Andre 8+8reb, H.Cort 6+5reb+2ast, A.Ryoya 4+2ast
Toyoda: E.Ross 21+9reb+6ast, D.Kokubu 17+1reb, D.Laster 16+8reb+1ast, T.Ren 8+1reb+7ast, A.Ferguson 8+1reb+1ast, H.Kaiki 8+3reb+5ast

Veertien Mie - Shanan Utd 68-80

Rather expected game in Yokkaichi where 15th ranked Veertien Mie (9-20) was defeated by twelfth ranked Shanan Utd (12-17) 80-68 on Saturday. Strangely Veertien Mie outrebounded Shanan Utd 38-25 including 27 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was Lithuanian power forward Rokas Gustys (206-1994, college: Hofstra) who scored 18 points and 6 assists. Ukrainian forward Oleksandr Antypov (203-1995, agency: BIG) chipped in 17 points and 6 rebounds. American forward Josh Martin (201-1995, college: Santa Clara) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 18 rebounds and guard Riku Sasayama (185-2001) added 19 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Shanan Utd moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Gifu. Veertien Mie lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the fifteenth position with 20 games lost. Shanan Utd will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Veertien Mie will play again against Shanan Utd (#12) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Veertien Mie: J.Martin 21+18reb+1ast, S.Riku 19+6reb+3ast, D.Dodd 12+8reb+3ast, T.Yuki 6+1reb+2ast, K.Ryu 5+3reb, Y.Miyazaki 3+1reb+1ast
Shanan Utd: R.Gustys 18+4reb+6ast, O.Antypov 17+6reb+3ast, T.Shinya 11+1reb+1ast, Z.Jackson 9+1reb+1ast, K.Nakano 9+2reb, I.Shinpei 8+4reb+5ast