[Match Results]12/3 (Sun) B.LEAGUE 2023-24 Season B2 League Round 10 vs Iwate Big Bulls

12/3 (Sun) Niigata 69-80 Iwate

■Score
Niigata Albirex BB 69-80 Iwate Big Bulls

1Q 19‐18
2Q 17‐22
3Q 21-20
4Q 12‐20

■Starting 5
“Niigata”
#4 Katsumi Takahashi
#5 Stacey Davis
#24 Tanaka Shigeya
#34 Zen Endo
#55 Kyle Hunt

“Iwate”
#1 Shohei Goto
#10 Takumi Nipei
#14 Martin Krampol
#30 Toshiki Yokokawa
#34 Kelvin Martin

■Main individual results

▶Box score (B.LEAGUE official website）

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■Post-match comments
[Comment from Head Coach Casey Owens]
Q. Review of today
There were some good moments on defense, and I think it wasn’t a bad game overall. However, a combination of small mistakes such as a turnover in the 4th quarter and a missed layup cost us the victory. Today we gave young players a chance and they performed very well. I think that practicing hard on a daily basis led to my results. Also, for the first time in a while, we were able to have three foreign nationals play in good condition, and as we continue to assemble our roster, I think we will be able to win games if we improve ourselves little by little.

[#3 Kotaro Oya player comment]
Q. Review of today
Just like the match against Nara, this match was a match we absolutely had to win, but our opponent took control of the match. I think our defense was good, but I have the impression that there were many periods where we were unable to convert our defense into points. Stacey has joined us and we have only been able to practice three times so far, but we are starting to see his strengths, so we will make use of his strengths and try to score points in a well-balanced manner both inside and outside. I think it is our weakness that we have lost consecutive games even though we had many winnable games. I think it will be difficult for us to rise from the bottom unless we do something to win. We will continue to fight as a team without looking down.

[#99 Ayumu Omoto player comment]
Q. Review of today
I am grateful that I was given long playing time for the first time in the game. Although I was lacking in many areas compared to other players in the limited time available, I played while being conscious of reducing turnovers, which is also an issue for the team. I will do my best to contribute to the team’s victory by playing to my strengths.

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■Information from the next section onwards
12/2 (Sat) & 3 (Sun) vs Iwate Big Bulls (City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka)
https://www.albirex.com/news/detail/id=21109

12/9 (Sat) & 10 (Sun) vs Kumamoto Volters (City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka)
https://www.albirex.com/news/detail/id=21127

12/20(Wed) vs Koshigaya Alphars
https://www.albirex.com/news/detail/id=21136

12/30 (Sat) & 31 (Sun) vs Aomori Watts (City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka)

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