Japan

Regular Season Round 43: Tokyo Z - Gifu 91-59

Date: March 8, 2026
We should mention about the upset which took place in Tokyo, where higher ranked Swoops (18-22) were outleveled in a road game by twelfth ranked Earthfriends (15-27) 91-59 on Sunday. Tokyo Z had a 33-22 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 51.6 percentage. Tokyo Z looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Gifu's players. It was a great evening for American forward Malik Benlevi (198-1997, college: Georgia St.) who led his team to a victory scoring 21 points and 9 rebounds (perfect behind the arc making all five shots). His fellow American import power forward Jeremy Combs (201-1995, college: Texas Southern) helped adding 17 points and 12 rebounds. Benlevi is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Five Earthfriends players scored in double figures. At the losing side New Zealand forward Daniel Fotu (203-1999, college: SMC) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds and American forward Jordan Giles (200-1998, college: UMKC, agency: One Motive Sports) scored 17 points and 5 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Tokyo Z maintains twelfth place with 15-27 record. Gifu lost their seventh game in a row. They dropped to the ninth position with 22 games lost. They share it with Kanazawa. Tokyo Z will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Gifu will play against Tokushima Gam. (#3) having rather not much hope for a victory.

  GIFU (coach: Masaki Hayamizu)59
  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 GalRs, zIQdij 48 4-65 (45%) 8-2 (80%) 0-0 (655%) 4 8 0 4 6 5 6 6 5 6 69 68 5
38 yIUu, gijaRl 45 8-1 (44.4%) 4-1 (05%) 8-4 (11.9%) 4 2 66 5 4 5 6 5 5 4 60 64 5
8 KIDi, bIQaUI 81 5-3 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 8 6 4 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 8 5 5
4 wiVihisha, KIdia 67 8-4 (11.9%) 5-1 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 5 3 3 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 3 5
66 wiViDa, eFI 67 5-6 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 8 5 8 5 5 5 5 -8 5
6 YiBiJiVa, eRI 83 4-1 (05%) 5-4 (5%) 4-4 (655%) 6 5 6 4 3 5 5 5 5 8 7 6 5
84 AiBMIu, SjdQR 67 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 8 1 2 6 0 5 6 3 5 8 4 9 5
2 wijiVi, bisihaQI 64 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 8-8 (655%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 0 3 5
83 tQiMR, KRjshaj 68 5-5 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 6 5
5 PVuMI, AIuUi 68 5-6 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 -0 5
wIUil   66-43 (48.3%) 9-44 (86.8%) 61-62 (22.7%) 66 88 44 68 67 5 1 0 5 65 07 40  


  TOKYO Z (coach: Anthony Kent)91
  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 +/-
4 ApRjZRQ, ziBRs 40 5-6 (5%) 4-2 (49.0%) 6-8 (05%) 5 4 4 3 6 5 6 5 5 5 65 65 5
6 CIBMs, zRQRBF 45 1-2 (90%) 5-6 (5%) 0-9 (96.3%) 8 65 68 8 4 5 5 6 5 4 69 86 5
9 mRjlRLa, bilaV 87 4-1 (05%) 0-0 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 8 9 7 8 6 5 8 5 5 8 86 82 5
86 bisuVI, wiVuBa 88 5-5 (5%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 5
82 odR, wiVuBa 86 4-4 (655%) 4-0 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 2 6 5 5 5 5 8 60 86 5
63 AhaBIdiaQi, AhI 62 8-4 (11.9%) 4-0 (15%) 8-8 (655%) 5 4 4 5 0 5 4 5 5 6 60 68 5
80 yunaTiQi, eFIDi 62 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 4 8 0 5
2 HaViQu, gIa 69 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 6 1 9 5
5 wiVRBIUI, YIsha 2 5-6 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 -8 5
66 KIDI, SdRasIj 4 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 8 5
44 wijiVi, HiQuUi 8 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 0 5
3 PDuBi, KRjUI 8 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
wIUil   69-89 (14.5%) 61-46 (06.1%) 7-64 (17.8%) 0 44 42 89 62 5 9 6 5 68 76 650  


Height: 198 cm
Position name: F
Born: Mar 20,1997
Weight: 102kg / 224.4lbs
29
MINS
30
21
POINTS
15
7
D.REB
8
2
O.REB
3
9
T.REB
11
2
ASSISTS
0
2
STEALS
1
2
TO
3
0
BLOCKS
0
3/6
50.0%
2FGP
2/6
33.3%
5/5
100.0%
3FGP
3/6
50.0%
0/0
0%
FT
2/3
66.7%
28
RANK
13
Height: 203 cm
Position: F
Born: Jul 24,1999
Weight: 102kg / 224.4lbs
Tokyo Z  91
VS
59  Gifu
91
Points Scored
59
63
Starting Five Points
39
28
Bench Points
20
33
Defensive Rebounds
22
5
Offensive Rebounds
11
38
Rebounds
33
27
Assists
12
7
Steals
6
12
Turnovers
10
1
Blocked Shots
5
18
Personal fouls
19
17/27
63.0%
2FGP
11/34
32.4%
16/31
51.6%
3FGP
7/33
21.2%
9/13
69.2%
FT
16/18
88.9%
105
Rank
35

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)