Japan

Regular Season Round 45: Kobe S. - Yamagata 85-70

Date: March 14, 2026
B2 League top team - Storks (40-5) managed to deliver another win on Saturday. This time they beat seventh ranked Wyverns (8-37) in Hyogo 85-70. Kobe S. dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Wyverns's 26. Kobe S. outrebounded Yamagata 41-28 including 27 on the defensive glass. Kobe S. looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American players dominated the game. Yoeli Childs (203-1998, college: BYU) nailed a double-double by scoring 23 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and Luke Maye (203-1997, college: UNC, agency: Slash Sports) accounted for 26 points and 7 rebounds. Storks' coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Center Noah Waterman (211-2000, college: Louisville) came up with 28 points and 6 rebounds and James Bell (196-1992, college: Villanova, agency: Slash Sports) added 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) respectively for Yamagata in the defeat. Four Yamagata players scored in double figures. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Storks. Kobe S. maintains first place with 40-5 record. Yamagata lost their thirteenth game in a row. They keep the seventh position with 37 games lost. Kobe S. will meet at home Yamagata (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Yamagata will have a break next round.

  KOBE S.85
  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 +/-
84 Chalds, YIRla 42 7-60 (15%) 6-8 (05%) 8-0 (35%) 1 9 64 0 6 1 6 8 5 6 84 42 60
3 wRQiJIjI, AhuUI 87 0-0 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 7 4 8 6 5 5 5 64 80 9
48 biFR, vuVR 82 8-9 (82.1%) 9-68 (02.4%) 6-6 (655%) 5 9 9 8 5 6 8 5 5 4 81 80 9
68 KaBuQi, KRaDI 80 6-6 (655%) 8-7 (88.8%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 8 4 5 6 5 5 5 2 0 9
2 HiZhaBuQi, SlRj 85 6-6 (655%) 5-3 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 6 8 5 5 5 5 8 8 -8 2
45 KijRdi, eFuFi 85 5-5 (5%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 6 4 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 8
0 muUUs, osiiZ 61 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 4 4 1 6 4 8 8 5 6 5 0 65 2
44 AisiVuQi, eRanu 65 5-8 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 -3 0
88 AilRB, zaBBF 7 3-3 (655%) 5-8 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5 5 5 8 6 8 5 5 5 5 2 2 7
64 gIhiQi, XIQaiVa 2 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 -8 3
75 XIBaJI, eaaZha 4 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
8 tBRBuQi, waB  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
7 wija, XiIVa  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   83-42 (14.8%) 66-41 (45.1%) 3-7 (33.3%) 63 89 36 83 67 60 9 8 6 9 20 654  


  YAMAGATA (coach: Yuichi Ishikawa)70
  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 mRll, ziBRs 44 8-1 (44.4%) 8-1 (44.4%) 9-9 (655%) 5 0 0 3 8 9 5 5 5 3 69 67 -2
64 SMR, eFusRa 46 4-9 (38.7%) 6-6 (655%) 6-6 (655%) 5 4 4 4 8 3 5 5 6 8 65 66 -65
66 AhaQiUI, wiasRa 45 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 6-8 (05%) 6 6 8 5 6 8 6 5 5 6 65 66 -63
74 WiURQBij, XIih 87 9-68 (02.4%) 3-9 (09.6%) 8-3 (05%) 6 0 1 6 3 3 5 5 6 5 82 83 -88
48 vRR, zIjDhFuj 81 5-8 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 8 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 4 -7
8 gIIQsIj, AhiEuallR 67 6-4 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 3 0 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 8 5 5
65 zajDiIVi, wIa 62 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 8 8 5 6 5 5 5 4 0 -9
9 XiViUi, AhuVa 68 5-6 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 -8 -2
62 KiTiMiUi, AIUiQI 1 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 4
83 HaQIsR, AhIaZha  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
49 YIshadi, KRjUiQI  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
1 AiUI, wiVuBa  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   64-48 (35.1%) 66-84 (39.2%) 66-63 (92.1%) 3 83 82 64 60 67 4 6 8 68 95 96  


TOP PERFORMANCE
Yoeli Childs #23
Kobe S.
VS
#93 Noah Waterman
Yamagata
Height: 203 cm
Position name: PF
Born: Jan 13,1998
Weight: 102kg / 224.4lbs
38
MINS
29
23
POINTS
28
7
D.REB
5
6
O.REB
1
13
T.REB
6
5
ASSISTS
1
1
STEALS
0
1
TO
0
2
BLOCKS
0
9/15
60.0%
2FGP
7/12
58.3%
1/2
50.0%
3FGP
4/7
57.1%
2/5
40.0%
FT
2/4
50.0%
38
RANK
24
COMPARE PLAYERS
Height: 211 cm
Position: C
Born: Apr 2,2000
Weight: 100kg / 220lbs
Kobe S.  85
VS
70  Yamagata
85
Points Scored
70
72
Starting Five Points
65
13
Bench Points
5
27
Defensive Rebounds
24
14
Offensive Rebounds
4
41
Rebounds
28
24
Assists
13
7
Steals
3
7
Turnovers
12
2
Blocked Shots
1
19
Personal fouls
15
24/38
63.2%
2FGP
13/32
40.6%
11/36
30.6%
3FGP
11/23
47.8%
4/9
44.4%
FT
11/14
78.6%
103
Rank
71

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)