We would like to inform you of the match results for Game 2 against the Yokohama B-Corsairs on March 24th (Sunday), Round 27 of the 2023-24 season.
【Score】
Nagasaki Veruca 69-102 Yokohama B Corsairs
(1Q:14-30、2Q:23-18、3Q:25-32、4Q:7-22)
【venue】
Yokohama International Pool
[Number of spectators]
5,034 people
[Starting 5]
Nagasaki: Kenji Matsumoto Rion, Yukiya Kobari, Matt Bonds, Yudai Baba, Jeremy Evans
Yokohama BC: Jerod Yuthoff, Yuki Kawamura, Kaisotto, Devin Oliver, Koya Sudo
◎Nagasaki Veruca
◾️Score
Matt Bonds 26 points
Yudai Baba 13 points
Nick Perkins 12 points
◾️Rebound
Matt Bonds 7 rebounds
Jeremy Evans 7 rebounds
Masaya Kanamata 6 rebounds
◾️Assist
Yukiya Kobari 3 assists
Yudai Baba 3 assists
Matt Bonds 2 assists
◎Yokohama B Corsairs
◾️Score
Devin Oliver 21 points
Jerod Yutov 18 points
Yuki Kawamura 13 points
Kaisotto 13 points
◾️Rebound
Jerod Yutov 13 rebounds
Kaisotto 6 rebounds
Devin Oliver 3 rebounds
◾️Assist
Yuki Kawamura 13 assists
Devin Oliver 4 assists
Kenta Morii 3 assists
◾️Battle review
・1st Q
At the start, #11 Sotto had a second chance and #15 Oliver scored consecutive points, but soon #18 Baba and #5 Bonds scored and the battle for points continued. Yokohama BC #30 Sudo allowed consecutive three-point shots, and Sotto’s second chance quickly opened up a point difference going into the second quarter at 14-30.
・2nd Q
From the start, #40 Evans and Bonds scored and created a good flow. Furthermore, #1 Matsumoto’s fast break and #33 Perkins continued to score on the inside, but they were unable to stop Yokohama BC from scoring and the point difference could not be narrowed. In the final stages, Baba scored consecutive points with three-point shots and the score was 37-48 going into the second half.
・3Q
From the start of the second half, Bonds continued to count baskets and Evans continued to score. Furthermore, Bonds made a fast break and caught up to 5 points, but he could not stop Yokohama BC #23 King and #5 Kawamura from scoring and the point difference widened again. Bonds scored from inside and outside, but the score was 62-80 heading into the final quarter.
・4th Q
Even after the start of the final quarter, the offense continued to struggle due to turnovers and was unable to rebuild. Bonds’ fast break and #2 Kobari got a second chance, but they only scored 7 points in the quarter, and they were unable to stop Yokohama BC from scoring until the very end, ending the game at 69-102.
◾️Comments from the press conference
Kenjiro Maeda HC
“In the first quarter, we were forced to do something we didn’t want to do, an easy two-point basket, and let them comfortably make the three-point shot first.That’s when we allowed Yokohama BC to take the lead, so we had to make an easy two-point basket. I think it all came down to the situation where it was difficult to pull things together from both inside and outside.However, there were times when we were close and we were down to 5 points, which I think was very good, but there was another one-stop game. I’m very disappointed that we weren’t able to keep up and let the game take away.We have another match coming up on Wednesday, so we used the frustration of this loss to make a comeback as a team and get better, and on Wednesday we showed our improved performance. I want to go and grab the victory.”
Yudai Baba
“Yokohama BC is a very young team with a lot of energy, and they gained momentum in the first half as if to take away their frustration from yesterday.I had the impression that they let them play the basketball they wanted to play throughout the 40 minutes. I think the reason for our loss was that we couldn’t continue playing at a high intensity.”
2024-03-24 22:18:32
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