B1 League Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Nagasaki and Ryukyu earn wins

Nagasaki - Chiba Jets 82-74

Velca made 18-of-19 charity shots (94.7 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 Jets turnovers. Velca players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. American Stanley Johnson (201-1996, college: Arizona) nailed a double-double by scoring 22 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals for the winning side and South Korean swingman Hyunjung Lee (201-2000, college: Davidson) accounted for 22 points and 8 rebounds (made all of his nine free throws !!!). The former international forward Yuta Watanabe (206-1994, college: GWU) came up with 24 points and 5 rebounds and American forward Nassir Little (199-2000, college: UNC, agency: Pensack Sports) added 11 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Jets in the defeat. Jets' coach rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Nagasaki: J.Stanley 22+13reb+5ast, L.Hyunjung 22+8reb+1ast, B.Jarrell 14+4reb+7ast, B.Yudai 9+3reb+6ast, M.Akil 6+5reb+1ast, K.Matsumoto 6+1ast
Chiba Jets: Y.Watanabe 24+5reb, D.Hogg 15+2reb+2ast, N.Little 11+8reb+2ast, Y.Togashi 8, N.Tashiro 5+1reb+2ast, G.Brooks 5+9reb+3ast

Ryukyu GK - Nagoya DD 85-65

Golden Kings made 24-of-26 free shots (92.3 percent) during the game, while Dolphins only scored four points from the stripe. American forward Victor Law (201-1995, college: Northwestern, agency: Pensack Sports) stepped up and scored 13 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import swingman Damyean Dotson (196-1994, college: Houston) chipped in 17 points. Five Golden Kings players scored in double figures. At the losing side American forward Aaron Henry (198-1999, college: Michigan St., agency: Diamond Sports) responded with 13 points and 9 rebounds and naturalized American Kyle Richardson (200-1991, college: Portland St.) scored 12 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Ryukyu GK: D.Damyean 17+4reb+3ast, C.Jack 14+6reb+3ast, L.Victor 13+9reb+3ast, R.Kishimoto 13+4reb+1ast, K.Alex 10+5reb, Y.Matsuwaki 8+1ast
Nagoya DD: A.Henry 13+9reb+3ast, K.Richardson 12+8reb+1ast, T.Kato 7, S.Takumi 7+7ast, A.Williams 6+6reb+2ast, K.Imamura 5+1reb+3ast