B1 League Round 2 of Quarter-Finals. Nagasaki, Nagoya and Ryukyu make it into semis

Nagasaki - Alvark Tokyo 96-56

Velca made 25-of-30 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game, while Alvark only scored five points from the stripe. They outrebounded Alvark 45-21 including a 39-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was South Korean swingman Hyunjung Lee (201-2000, college: Davidson) who had a double-double by scoring 27 points and 10 rebounds (was perfect 14-for-14 from the free throw line !!!). American Stanley Johnson (201-1996, college: Arizona) chipped in a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. American-Ugandan center Brandon Davies (208-1991, college: BYU) produced 15 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) and Spanish Sebastian Saiz (205-1994, college: Ole Miss) added 8 points and 5 rebounds 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.
Top scorers:
Nagasaki: L.Hyunjung 27+10reb+3ast, J.Stanley 20+10reb+5ast, B.Jarrell 19+4reb+3ast, K.Ko 7+1reb+2ast, M.Akil 6+7reb+2ast, K.Koya 4+2reb
Alvark Tokyo: B.Davies 15+2reb+1ast, S.Saiz 8+5reb, A.Shuto 8+1reb+3ast, M.Foster 6+1ast, O.Sota 5+1reb+1ast, F.Kohei 5

Sea Horses M. - Ryukyu GK 79-82

Golden Kings outrebounded SeaHorses 37-26 including 22 on the defensive glass. Americans were the main players on the court. Forward Victor Law (201-1995, college: Northwestern, agency: Pensack Sports) notched a double-double by scoring 16 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort and power forward Jack Cooley (206-1991, college: Notre Dame, agency: Pensack Sports) supported him with 13 points and 14 rebounds. Four Golden Kings players scored in double figures. Even 30 points and 5 rebounds by power forward Davante Gardner (203-1991, college: Marquette) did not help to save the game for SeaHorses. Forward Jake Layman (206-1994, college: Maryland) added 18 points and 9 rebounds for the hosts. SeaHorses' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Ryukyu GK: L.Victor 16+10reb+5ast, C.Jack 13+14reb+3ast, K.Alex 12+2reb+1ast, R.Kishimoto 11+1reb+3ast, D.Damyean 9+1reb+3ast, Y.Matsuwaki 7+1reb+1ast
Sea Horses M.: D.Gardner 30+5reb+2ast, J.Layman 18+9reb+3ast, K.Yoshiaki 8+7ast, N.Yudai 8+3reb+5ast, T.Kennedy 7+2reb, N.Satoshi 2+3ast

Chiba Jets - Gunma CT 85-79

The best player for the winners was American forward Nassir Little (199-2000, college: UNC, agency: Pensack Sports) who scored 33 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds. The other American import forward DJ Hogg (203-1996, college: Texas A&M) chipped in 22 points and 7 rebounds. American forward Kerry Blackshear Jr (208-1997, college: Florida) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists and international point guard Takuto Nakamura (184-2001, agency: Schafer Sports) added 14 points and 4 assists respectively for the guests.
Top scorers:
Chiba Jets: L.Nassir 33+7reb+3ast, H.DJ 22+7reb+3ast, S.Hara 9+1reb, W.Yuta 9+4reb+3ast, R.Segawa 5+1reb, T.Naoki 3+2reb+1ast
Gunma CT: K.Blackshear Jr. 21+15reb+5ast, H.Kazuki 15+2reb, T.Nakamura 14+2reb+4ast, T.McKinney-Jones 9+5reb+2ast, K.Flippin 8+4reb+4ast, T.Naoto 6+1ast

Tochigi Brex - Nagoya DD 66-75

American forward Aaron Henry (198-1999, college: Michigan St., agency: Diamond Sports) had a double-double by scoring 17 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the former international swingman Keita Imamura (191-1996) chipped in 23 points during the contest. American guard DJ Newbill (193-1992, college: Penn State) responded with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and his fellow American import power forward Gavin Edwards (206-1988, college: UConn, agency: Octagon Europe) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Nagoya DD: I.Keita 23+4reb+1ast, H.Aaron 17+11reb+5ast, T.Saito 12+3reb+6ast, R.Kyle 8+6reb+2ast, W.Alan 7+8reb+3ast, S.Takuma 6+3reb
Tochigi Brex: D.Newbill 16+8reb+4ast, G.Jerrett 13+8reb+3ast, G.Edwards 12+10reb+2ast, T.Shinji 8+4reb, M.Hiejima 6+3reb+4ast, E.Yusuke 5+1ast