Japan

Regular Season Round 51: Yamaguchi - Saitama 107-118

Date: April 9, 2023
Very expected game when 15th ranked Yamaguchi (13-39) was defeated at home by second ranked Saitama (43-9) 118-107 on Sunday. Saitama made 30-of-39 free shots (76.9 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was naturalized American center Will Creekmore (205-1989, college: Missouri St.) who had a double-double by scoring 26 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists. American power forward Ryan Watkins (206-1991, college: Boise St., agency: Slash Sports) chipped in a double-double by scoring 28 points and 12 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was American power forward Michael Phillips (202-1990, college: Howard) who recorded a double-double by scoring 39 points (!!!) and 14 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line) and the other American import forward Robert Sampson (203-1992, college: Georgia Tech) added 22 points and 14 rebounds respectively. Five Saitama and four Yamaguchi players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Saitama maintains second place with 43-9 record having just two points less than leader Iwate. Yamaguchi lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the fifteenth position with 39 games lost.

  SAITAMA (coach: Shugaku Izumi)118
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
1 WiUVajs, eFij 42 65-61 (18.0%) 5-5 (5%) 2-65 (25%) 1 1 68 5 3 5 5 6 5 3 82 80 5
8 CQRRVBIQR, Wall 49 1-65 (15%) 6-4 (44.4%) 66-63 (92.1%) 1 65 61 1 3 5 6 5 5 8 81 43 5
4 KiUI, wiVRUI 82 4-1 (05%) 8-1 (44.4%) 3-3 (655%) 4 8 0 0 4 5 8 5 5 5 61 62 5
63 AiUI, yuBaFi 88 6-6 (655%) 0-2 (18.0%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 6 6 5 5 67 69 5
45 XIDuZha, eFuUiQI 1 6-8 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 5
5 AaUUIj, GQijU 41 5-3 (5%) 3-64 (45.2%) 3-3 (655%) 6 66 68 4 5 5 8 6 5 4 61 62 5
82 KiTiMR, eFIhRa 67 5-6 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 5
6 YiBiJiVa, eRI 63 8-4 (11.9%) 5-8 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5 6 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 8 3 5 5
33 wijjI, SaVa 63 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5 6 6 6 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 -6 5
2 oDiQisha, wiVisha 66 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5
48 PViBIUI, bisihaQI 1 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 -6 5
wIUil   84-30 (06.6%) 63-41 (42.7%) 45-47 (91.7%) 69 41 04 85 62 5 1 4 5 68 662 669  


  YAMAGUCHI (coach: Yasutaka Shiori)107
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
9 Ohallaps, baZhiRl 35 63-88 (14.1%) 6-6 (655%) 2-2 (655%) 3 65 63 5 0 5 4 5 5 6 47 38 5
64 AiBpsIj, eIMRQU 42 4-1 (05%) 0-61 (46.4%) 6-4 (44.4%) 0 7 63 4 0 5 6 5 5 3 88 60 5
2 HaViQu, gIa 48 8-1 (44.4%) 8-2 (80%) 3-3 (655%) 8 0 9 3 3 5 6 8 5 4 63 66 5
48 YIshaViTi, zI 81 8-3 (05%) 5-8 (5%) 5-4 (5%) 6 5 6 9 5 5 5 5 5 6 3 3 5
66 YiBiDuZha, eaVaFi 86 6-3 (80%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 4 0 5 6 5 5 6 0 -6 5
7 AhaDRUIBa, YuuVa 82 8-1 (44.4%) 5-4 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 6 6 8 1 4 5 5 5 5 8 3 -6 5
99 KiTiViBa, KaaZha 69 8-3 (05%) 8-0 (35%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 65 3 5
80 wijiVi, KIjIsuVR 65 5-5 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 8-8 (655%) 5 6 6 6 8 5 6 5 5 5 0 3 5
68 qjIh, SjUhIjF 7 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 3 0 5 8 5 5 6 5 5 6 4 5
46 wIBadi, ossRa 1 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 8 6 4 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5
6 YiBishaUi, HiFiUR 4 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
wIUil   81-04 (37.6%) 64-38 (46.5%) 61-84 (17.1%) 69 48 37 83 46 5 9 4 5 68 659 23  


118Saitama
TOP PERFORMANCE
Yamaguchi107
37MINS40
26POINTS39
10D.REB10
6O.REB4
16T.REB14
6ASSISTS0
1STEALS3
33.3% (1/3)3FGP100% (1/1)
60% (6/10)2FGP63.6% (14/22)
78.6% (11/14)FTP100% (8/8)
#2 WILL CREEKMORE
Height: 205 cm / 6'9''
Position: C
Born: Apr 9, 1989
Weight: 118 kg / 259.6 lbs
COMPARE PLAYERS #7 MICHAEL PHILLIPS
Height: 202 cm / 6'8''
Position: F/C
Born: Nov 27, 1990
Weight: 103 kg / 226.6 lbs

Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)