B3 League Round 33 (Regular Season): Kagawa beat Kagoshima in the most crucial game of the week

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Takamatsu. Third ranked Five Arrows faced second-best Kagoshima. Host Five Arrows (25-7) defeated guests from Renova (25-9) 75-57. Kagawa outrebounded Kagoshima 44-32 including 33 on the defensive glass. The game was dominated by American players. The best player for the winners was power forward Evan Ravenel (204-1989, college: Ohio St.) who had a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds. Forward Andrew Randall (198-1990, college: Temple) chipped in 10 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Kyle Richardson (200-1991, college: Portland St.) who recorded a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Five Arrows have a solid series of three victories in a row. Kagawa moved-up to second place. Kagoshima at the other side dropped to the third position with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Takamatsu. Third ranked Five Arrows faced second-best Kagoshima. Host Five Arrows (25-7) defeated guests from Renova (25-9) 63-59. It was a good game for Beninese power forward Muusa Dama (207-1996, college: EIU, agency: Blacktop Management) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 17 rebounds. Evan Ravenel contributed with 15 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. American guard Tim Guers (190-1996, college: St.Anselm, agency: Diamond Sports) answered with 11 points and 6 rebounds for Kagoshima. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Five Arrows have a solid series of three victories in a row. Kagawa moved-up to second place. Kagoshima at the other side dropped to the third position with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Leader Blowinds delivered the twenty eighth victory on Saturday night. This time they beat 11th ranked Earthfriends (14-19) 96-82 in Fukui. Tray Boyd III stepped up and scored 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. The best for the losing side was Jacob Lampkin with 17 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Blowinds (28-3) have an impressive series of twenty one victories in a row. Newly promoted Fukui B. maintains first place. Loser Earthfriends keeps the eleventh position with 19 games lost. They share it with Gifu. Fukui B. will meet at home Tokyo Z (#12) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Tokyo Z will have a break next round.

Other games of round 33 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Yamaguchi was crushed by Saitama in a road game 93-64. Tokyo was beaten by Shinagawa at home 78-84. Shinagawa lost to Tokyo on the opponent's court 81-94. Tokushima Gam. unfortunately lost to Toyoda in a home game 73-76. Yokohama recorded a loss to Okayama on the road 86-90. Tachikawa defeated Veertien Mie on its own court 92-82. Bottom-ranked Kanazawa was beaten by Gifu in a road game 88-87. Tokyo Utd destroyed Shanan Utd at home 82-57. Yamaguchi unfortunately lost to Saitama on the opponent's court 73-83.
The best stats of 33th round was 17 points and 22 rebounds by Ryan Watkins of Saitama.



Saitama - Yamaguchi 93-64

There was no surprise in Saitama where 14th ranked Pats Five (11-23) was crushed by sixth ranked Broncos (21-13) 93-64 on Friday. The game was also dominated by American players. Power forward Ryan Watkins (206-1991, college: Boise St., agency: Slash Sports) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 15 rebounds for the winners and forward Jordan Faison (201-1994, college: CPP) chipped in 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists (perfect from the field making all six shots). Four Broncos players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was swingman Jelan-Miguel Kendrick (201-1991, college: UNLV) with 20 points and 5 rebounds and guard Desmond Jackson (185-1992, college: AAMU) scored 11 points and 7 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Broncos have a solid series of four victories in a row. Saitama maintains sixth place with 21-13 record. Yamaguchi lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fourteenth position with 23 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Saitama: R.Watkins 25+15reb, A.Hikaru 19+1reb+2ast, J.Faison 18+9reb+4ast, N.Ryutaro 18+1reb+1ast, Y.Reo 7+1ast, M.Beni 2+1reb
Yamaguchi: J.Kendrick 20+5reb, D.Jackson 11+7reb, D.Abram 10+7reb+1ast, T.Konosuke 7+4reb+1ast, R.Yamaguchi 6+1reb+1ast, S.Yuuki 5+3reb

Tokyo HT - Shinagawa 78-84

There was a surprise result in Tokyo where sixteenth ranked Shinagawa (9-25) defeated higher ranked Hachioji Trains (16-18) 84-78 on Friday. Shinagawa made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. Strangely Tokyo outrebounded Shinagawa 44-26 including 29 on the defensive glass. Point guard Ito Ryota (177-1992) stepped up and scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and American center Hayden Koval (216-1997, college: Cincinnati, agency: Diamond Sports) chipped in 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks. The best for the losing side was Nigerian-American power forward TK Edogi (203-1994, college: Iona) with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds and Spanish center David Doblas (208-1981) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. Four Shinagawa and five Tokyo players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Shinagawa maintains sixteenth place with 9-25 record. Loser Hachioji Trains dropped to the ninth position with 18 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Shinagawa: H.Koval 19+6reb+1ast, R.Dixon 19+2reb, R.Ito 15+5reb+6ast, T.Ikumi 10+4reb+3ast, S.Jules 7+3reb+1ast, N.Yuma 6+2reb+2ast
Tokyo HT: T.Edogi 20+10reb, H.Ogane 11+1reb+2ast, D.Doblas 11+11reb+7ast, D.Bamba 10+7reb+1ast, M.Igbanu 10+6reb+1ast, N.Ishikawa 6+2ast

Kagawa FA - Kagoshima 75-57

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Takamatsu. Third ranked Five Arrows faced second-best Kagoshima. Host Five Arrows (25-7) defeated guests from Renova (25-9) 75-57. Kagawa outrebounded Kagoshima 44-32 including 33 on the defensive glass. The game was dominated by American players. The best player for the winners was power forward Evan Ravenel (204-1989, college: Ohio St.) who had a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds. Forward Andrew Randall (198-1990, college: Temple) chipped in 10 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Kyle Richardson (200-1991, college: Portland St.) who recorded a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds and swingman Anthony Gaines Jr (195-1993, college: LCU) added 11 points and 7 rebounds respectively. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Five Arrows have a solid series of three victories in a row. Kagawa moved-up to second place. Kagoshima at the other side dropped to the third position with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Kagawa FA: E.Ravenel 18+12reb+1ast, K.Matsui 16+1reb, A.Randall 10+8reb+7ast, M.Dama 8+12reb+3ast, M.Fofana 8, U.Junki 8+3reb+1ast
Kagoshima: K.Richardson 15+12reb, A.Gaines Jr. 11+7reb, T.Guers 11+3reb+2ast, M.Yuji 6+1reb, L.Routt 5+4reb, Y.Nakajima 3

Tokyo HT - Shinagawa 94-81

Very expected game in Tokyo where 16th ranked Shinagawa (9-25) was defeated by tenth ranked Hachioji Trains (16-18) 94-81 on Saturday. Tokyo shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 57.1 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Nigerian power forward Martins Igbanu (203-1997, college: Tulsa) stepped up and scored 24 points and 8 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners and Spanish center David Doblas (208-1981) chipped in 14 points. Four Hachioji Trains players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Canadian center Renaldo Dixon (206-1990, college: NM State) with 21 points and 5 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and U.S. Virgin Islands forward Shaquan Jules (201-1999, college: Radford) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Tokyo moved-up to ninth place. Loser Shinagawa keeps the sixteenth position with 25 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Tokyo HT: M.Igbanu 24+8reb+3ast, D.Doblas 14+4reb+3ast, D.Bamba 12+4reb+2ast, H.Ogane 10+3reb+5ast, O.Yusaku 9+2ast, K.Takahashi 8+1reb+3ast
Shinagawa: R.Dixon 21+5reb+2ast, S.Jules 16+10reb, H.Koval 14+3reb+1ast, N.Akihisa 9+2reb, T.Ikumi 6+2reb, N.Yuma 5+2ast

Tokushima Gam. - Toyoda 73-76

There was a surprise result in Tokushima where seventeenth ranked Scorpions (8-23) edged higher ranked Gambarous (21-12) 76-73 on Saturday. Guamanian-American guard Earnest Ross (198-1991, college: Missouri, agency: Haylett Sports) stepped up and scored 33 points (!!!), 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and American Daniel Laster (199-1996, college: Gardner-Webb) chipped in 17 points. The best for the losing side was American power forward Jeremy Combs (201-1995, college: Texas Southern) with 25 points and 7 rebounds and the other American import power forward Tavrion Dawson (202-1996, college: CSUN, agency: One Motive Sports) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Toyoda maintains seventeenth place with 8-23 record. Loser Gambarous keeps the fifth position with 12 games lost. Toyoda will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Tokushima Gam. will play against Toyoda (#17) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Toyoda: E.Ross 33+8reb+4ast, D.Laster 17+4reb+2ast, S.Yuto 7+2reb, D.Kokubu 5+2reb, M.Getto 5+4reb, T.Shunsuke 4+1reb+3ast
Tokushima Gam.: J.Combs 25+7reb, T.Dawson 11+10reb+6ast, T.Yutaka 11+1reb+6ast, A.Kuerban 6+3reb+3ast, B.Aoki 6+1reb, C.Coleman 6+7reb+1ast

Kagawa FA - Kagoshima 63-59

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Takamatsu. Third ranked Five Arrows faced second-best Kagoshima. Host Five Arrows (25-7) defeated guests from Renova (25-9) 63-59. It was a good game for Beninese power forward Muusa Dama (207-1996, college: EIU, agency: Blacktop Management) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 17 rebounds. American power forward Evan Ravenel (204-1989, college: Ohio St.) contributed with 15 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. American guard Tim Guers (190-1996, college: St.Anselm, agency: Diamond Sports) answered with 11 points and 6 rebounds and the other American import Kyle Richardson (200-1991, college: Portland St.) added 8 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Kagoshima. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Five Arrows have a solid series of three victories in a row. Kagawa moved-up to second place. Kagoshima at the other side dropped to the third position with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Kagawa FA: E.Ravenel 15+7reb+1ast, M.Dama 14+17reb+2ast, K.Matsui 14+3reb+2ast, A.Randall 8+6reb+4ast, M.Fofana 6+1reb+1ast, S.Jr Kedrick 4+2reb
Kagoshima: M.Yuji 11+1ast, T.Guers 11+6reb+1ast, K.Richardson 8+7reb+2ast, N.Mitsuki 7+1reb+2ast, Y.Nakajima 7+1reb+2ast, S.Muto 5+3reb+1ast

Okayama - Yokohama EX 90-86

There was an upset in Okayama where 4th placed Excellence (22-11) was defeated by thirteenth ranked Try Hoop (12-21) 90-86 on Saturday. New Zealand forward Taane Samuel (200-1999) stepped up and scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and guard Keisuke Takabatake (183-1990) chipped in 20 points and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was American forward Cherif Sow (201-1992) with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds and the other American import Grant Sitton (206-1993, college: Victoria) scored 16 points and 8 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Okayama maintains thirteenth place with 12-21 record. Loser Excellence keeps the fourth position with 11 games lost. Okayama will meet at home higher ranked Yokohama (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Yokohama will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Okayama: K.Takabatake 20+2reb+4ast, T.Samuel 15+7reb+4ast, J.Parmer 13+6reb, M.Phillips 13+3reb, O.Rikuto 7+4reb+1ast, M.Yusuke 6+1reb
Yokohama EX: G.Sitton 16+8reb+3ast, K.Cavars 15+8reb+1ast, C.Sow 15+11reb+2ast, D.Taguchi 10+1reb, T.Nishiyama 9+2reb+3ast, Y.Ide 8+1reb+1ast

Tachikawa - Veertien Mie 92-82

Everything went according to plan when eighth ranked Tachikawa (18-15) won against at home 15th ranked Veertien Mie (10-23) 92-82 on Saturday. Tachikawa looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American power forward Andrew Fitzgerald (202-1990, college: Oklahoma, agency: Octagon Europe) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 12 rebounds for the winners and guard Yoshiki Ametani (190-1999) chipped in 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Tachikawa players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American forward Josh Martin (201-1995, college: Santa Clara) with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 13 rebounds and the other American import power forward Damonte Dodd (211-1994, college: Maryland) scored 25 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Tachikawa have a solid series of four victories in a row. Newly promoted Tachikawa maintains eighth place with 18-15 record. Loser Veertien Mie keeps the fifteenth position with 23 games lost. Tachikawa will again meet at home Veertien Mie (#15) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Veertien Mie will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Tachikawa: A.Fitzgerald 28+12reb+2ast, A.Falzon 16+5reb+1ast, A.Yoshiki 15+5reb+5ast, A.Kouta 12+1reb+3ast, M.Jouta 9+3ast, M.Ousu 6+1reb+5ast
Veertien Mie: D.Dodd 25+9reb+1ast, J.Martin 22+13reb+2ast, S.Riku 14+1reb+3ast, T.Yuki 7+3reb+6ast, Y.Miyazaki 6+1reb+6ast, K.Ryu 3+1reb

Fukui B. - Tokyo Z 96-82

Leader Blowinds delivered the twenty eighth victory on Saturday night. This time they beat 11th ranked Earthfriends (14-19) 96-82 in Fukui. Fukui B. forced 19 Tokyo Z turnovers. Strangely Tokyo Z outrebounded Fukui B. 45-30 including 32 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American guard Tray Boyd III (193-1998, college: ETSU) stepped up and scored 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and guard Jotaro Mitsuda (188-1994) chipped in 17 points. The best for the losing side was American forward Jacob Lampkin (206-1996, college: Alaska-Anch.) with 17 points and 8 rebounds and the other American import guard Cameron Parker (188-1998, college: Portland St.) scored 20 points. Five Tokyo Z players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Blowinds (28-3) have an impressive series of twenty one victories in a row. Newly promoted Fukui B. maintains first place. Loser Earthfriends keeps the eleventh position with 19 games lost. They share it with Gifu. Fukui B. will meet at home Tokyo Z (#12) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Tokyo Z will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Fukui B.: T.Boyd III 25+7reb+5ast, J.Mitsuda 17+1reb+2ast, S.Tawatari 9+1reb+1ast, B.Lawson 9+4reb+2ast, P.Ellis 9+4reb+2ast, T.Hasegawa 8+3reb+2ast
Tokyo Z: C.Parker 20+1reb+3ast, J.Lampkin 17+8reb+3ast, K.Ryota 17+2reb+1ast, U.Yuya 13+5reb+3ast, N.Allen 11+9reb+1ast, Z.Moore 4+7reb+1ast

Gifu - Kanazawa 88-87

There was no surprise in Gifu where 18th ranked Kanazawa (4-21) was edged by twelfth ranked Swoops (14-19) 88-87 on Saturday. However just one-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Gifu looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American forward Noah Dahlman (202-1989, college: Wofford) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 18 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners and guard Hunter Cort (191-1999) chipped in 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Swoops players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American forward Chris Olivier (202-1992, college: OK State, agency: Octagon Europe) with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) and Senegalese forward Dou Gueye (206-1997, college: Louisiana) scored 16 points and 4 assists. Kanazawa's coach Huraya Ito tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Gifu moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Tokyo Z. Kanazawa lost their fifth game in a row. They stay dead last with 21 lost games. Gifu will again meet at home bottom-ranked Kanazawa (#18) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Kanazawa will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Gifu: N.Dahlman 21+18reb+9ast, I.Eitaro 17+1reb+1ast, S.Asuka 17+1reb+1ast, H.Cort 15+6reb+6ast, T.Masahiro 6+1ast, M.Yuta 6+3reb+2ast
Kanazawa: C.Olivier 20+12reb+4ast, D.Gueye 16+4reb+4ast, K.Takuto 10+1reb, S.Park 9+5reb, I.Boyarkin 8+3reb+5ast, H.Koki 8+2reb+3ast

Tokyo Utd - Shanan Utd 82-57

No shocking result in a game in Tokyo where seventh ranked United (19-12) smashed 9th ranked Shanan Utd (15-18) 82-57 on Saturday. Tokyo Utd dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Shanan Utd's 22. Tokyo Utd forced 20 Shanan Utd turnovers. American swingman Michael Craig (196-1991, college: Southern Miss) stepped up and scored 16 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and point guard Ren Kawashima (180-1994) chipped in 14 points and 4 assists. Four United players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Lithuanian power forward Rokas Gustys (206-1994, college: Hofstra) with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists and Ukrainian forward Oleksandr Antypov (203-1995, agency: BIG) scored 12 points and 7 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Newly promoted Tokyo Utd maintains seventh place with 19-12 record. Shanan Utd at the other side, also newcomer in the league, dropped to the tenth position with 18 games lost. Tokyo Utd will again meet at home Shanan Utd (#10) in the next round. Shanan Utd will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Tokyo Utd: M.Craig 16+7reb+7ast, I.Hajime 15+2reb, K.Ren 14+3reb+4ast, C.Maduabum 12+5reb+1ast, G.Bula 8+5reb, T.Shinnosuke 8+4reb+1ast
Shanan Utd: R.Gustys 17+14reb+4ast, O.Antypov 12+7reb, I.Shinpei 9+2reb+6ast, A.Tanno 7+1reb+4ast, H.Reiji 5+4reb+1ast, T.Shinya 3+1reb

Saitama - Yamaguchi 83-73

Very expected game in Saitama where 14th ranked Pats Five (11-23) was defeated by sixth ranked Broncos (21-13) 83-73 on Saturday. Saitama outrebounded Yamaguchi 46-33 including 18 on the offensive glass. The game was also dominated by American players. Power forward Ryan Watkins (206-1991, college: Boise St., agency: Slash Sports) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 22 rebounds for the winners and forward Jordan Faison (201-1994, college: CPP) chipped in 27 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was guard Desmond Jackson (185-1992, college: AAMU) with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 11 rebounds and forward Deandre Abram (203-1997, college: Milwaukee) scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Broncos. Saitama maintains sixth place with 21-13 record. Yamaguchi lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the fourteenth position with 23 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Saitama: J.Faison 27+7reb+4ast, R.Watkins 17+22reb, N.Ryutaro 15+4reb, A.Hikaru 9+2reb+3ast, Y.Takahashi 5+2reb+3ast, K.Ryohei 5+3reb+1ast
Yamaguchi: D.Abram 28+7reb+4ast, D.Jackson 28+11reb+2ast, S.Yuuki 7+2reb, D.Uematsu 4+2reb+2ast, R.Yamaguchi 3+6reb+2ast, D.Shimoyama 3+2reb+1ast