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Shows a strong defense, but loses in the reverse with 1 minute remaining

The 7th section of the Kanto University league match (league match) is a match against Takudai, who has no white star yet. For Waseda University, which has been struggling with 1 win and 5 losses so far, it was a “match that must be won” (G Kanda Seihito, company 3 = Shizuoka / Hamamatsu Kaiseikan), but from the beginning, Takushoku’s onslaught Received, 14 points difference in the first quarter (Q). However, after that, he scored points in Waseda’s running basket and finally reversed in the 3rd quarter. At the beginning of the 4th quarter, it was a competitive development, but when Takushoku’s zone defense and three points took away the flow and allowed a reversal, the buzzer at the end of the game rang without catching up. He lost with a final score of 57-62.

As F Miyamoto Kazuki (Sport 4 = Kanagawa / Tokogakuen) recalled, “Our thoroughness was not good,” Waseda started the fight with 17 points behind in 7 minutes. Even so, when the three points of G Tsuchiya Daiki (Sport 3 = Fukuoka University Ohori) and F Ono Fumiya (Company 1 = Niigata / Kaishi Kokusai) were decided, the impatience disappeared and the defense gradually began to function. In addition, he countered the opponent’s zone defense with an attack that made use of Miyamoto’s high post, and the 1st Q ended 12-26. In the following 2Q, Waseda’s defense and rebound shined. Starting from the intense pressure on the ballman of F Ishizaka Yuzuki (Sport 1 = Tokyo, Kokugakuin Kugayama), Takudai shows a solid defense that does not allow paint touch. Miyamoto also struggled in the rebound under the goal and kept the goal in this quarter to 9 points. Despite being behind with 29-35 and 6 points, Waseda was sure to keep the flow and the match went to the second half.

Miyamoto hits a middle shot

Waseda shows a fierce pursuit in the 3rd quarter. Thanks to the success of the 2-3 zone defense, the number of ring attacks by Takushoku was greatly reduced, and Waseda’s predominant time zone continued. Tsuchiya and F Hoshikawa Confirmation (Sport 3 = Kyoto, Rakunan) sank three points, and Ono shook the opponent with various attacks such as deciding an alley-oop from haste. In addition, haste and skillful steps from Kanda’s steel also jumped out. Making full use of Waseda’s characteristic running basket, he reversed at 49-45 and finished the 3rd Q. At the beginning of the 4th quarter, the situation of progress and retreat where the feelings of both sides collided continued. However, three points attacked where Waseda’s score stagnated due to Takushoku’s fierce zone defense. When he was able to catch up with the tie in the remaining 3 minutes, he was reversed with 57-60 in the remaining 1 minute. Waseda aimed for a chance in the foul game, but the last three points released by Tsuchiya did not reach the ring. Just one step away, I missed the white star.

Tsuchiya who boldly attacks

Kanda said, “I couldn’t win because I loosened a little when the last point difference was far away.” On the other hand, in the 2nd and 3rd quarters, he recalls, “I saw a lot of breaks by taking steal or rebound from the zone. That was one harvest.” At the beginning and end of the match, the whole team felt the importance of aiming for victory. However, in the middle of the game, a basket with a fairly good finish should have been made even in this tournament. The opponent of the next round is Tokai University, who is currently second in the first division league. Miyamoto expressed his enthusiasm with a calm expression, “I want to switch and do my best tomorrow.”

(Article Shun Ochiai, Photograph Naoya Yoshioka)

97th Kanto University League Match October 30 (vs Takudai)
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G # 1 Masahito Kanda (Company 3 = Shizuoka / Hamamatsu Kaiseikan)

F # 7 Kazuki Miyamoto (Sport 4 = Kanagawa / Tokogakuen)

G # 12 Daiki Tsuchiya (Sport 3 = Fukuoka University Ohori)

F # 13 Confirmation Hoshikawa (Sport 2 = Kyoto, Rakunan)

F # 14 Koki Ono (Company 1 = Niigata / Kaishi Kokusai)

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Kazuki Miyamoto (Sport 4 = Kanagawa / Tokogakuen)

――How do you look back on today’s game?

I say every game, but today was quite a mountain. At the pre-match meeting, he said that he had only one win in four games without today, and that this is a crucial moment. I didn’t get into every match, and I did it today, and I got a good feeling in the second half, but I’m very disappointed that I couldn’t win there.

――In the 1st Q, you were far apart, but was it hard because it was the first match in a long time?

In practice, we couldn’t do much what the head coach Osamu Kuraishi (Osamu Kuraishi, graduated from Sho 54) said, and we were hit by about 4 layups at the help of 3 lines. We weren’t very thorough in the fact that we had to take a useless time-out over there.

――I was able to return the point difference after the 2nd Q, but what was your particular awareness about defense?

In the 1st Q, I was taken against the offense rebound, and there were many goals from that, so I was conscious of the rebound anyway. After gradually starting to rebound, we ran in the transition and conversely scored in the layup. From that point on, the point difference gradually narrowed, so I think it was very good to be able to run.

――It was a matchup with an international student today, but how was your inside consciousness?

Unlike other international students, he is an outside player, and three hit about 38% during this season, so he can’t hit three. I sometimes come in from the pick, so I was fighting with the intention of never losing the body tension and rebound there.

――Please give us your enthusiasm for the next race.

We played practice games in spring and summer. Many of the opponents were injured, but I was able to play a pretty good game there, so I am accustomed to the collision of the bodies and the characteristics of the opponent players. I will reflect on what I lost today, switch to it, and do my best tomorrow.

Seihito Kanda (Company 3 = Shizuoka / Hamamatsu Kaiseikan)

――Looking back on the match, please tell us your frank feelings now.

Takushoku-san didn’t win and I definitely wanted to win, and we had to win while we had only one win, so I feel regretful that we couldn’t win.

――The 1st Q was far apart, but was it hard because it was the first match in a long time?

I had an image of the team, but I think it was a solid match because it was an official match.

――Since the 2nd Q, you have narrowed the point difference, but have you been aware of it as a team or an individual?

It is to fix the defense that got 21 points in the 1st Q. I thought that offense would get better and better if the defense went well. Anyway, he was talking about going back to defense and rebound again.

――I think you were doing a couple of zone defenses along the way, but did you feel that it was working?

After all the zone was very effective, and I saw many breaks by taking steal or rebound from the zone. I think that was one harvest.

–Did you have to fix it as a team?

I have to fix the flow of 4-21 at the beginning, and since it is an issue so far, I have to continue to work on the part that can not be fixed. Also, I couldn’t win because I loosened a little when the last point difference was far away, or I couldn’t defend and win at the point of the game. I would like to raise awareness as a team in the part where the game is entered and the part where the game wins or loses.

――I think the league match will continue, but what kind of role do you think Mr. Kanda is assigned to?

After all, I think that it will continue to be required to hustle in defense and aim for steel, or to stretch your body and take a rebound. On the offense side, there are shooters, so you can see how much you can shoot at the shooter, attack the ring from yourself and paint touch, kick out and hit the shooter, or shoot yourself. I think that the place like that will continue to be important.

――Next is the match against Tokai University. What kind of match do you want to make?

Regardless of the opponent, we are aiming for a basket that will score 80 points from the defense anyway. It is a reflection that I got only about 50 points today, so I will do a reliable offense at a fast tempo so that I can get closer to 80 points. The defense is thorough, and Tokai University is strong and good at the outside, but I would like to do what I should do while scouting firmly and aim for victory.

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