Match summary — JAPAN B.LEAGUE 2025-2026
RYUKYU GOLDEN KINGS lost to SENDAI 89ers 72-80 on in the JAPAN B.LEAGUE 2025-2026. SENDAI 89ers won by a 8-point margin. Jarrett Culver led all scorers with 28 points. RYUKYU GOLDEN KINGS shot 38.9% from the field while SENDAI 89ers managed 41.7%. RYUKYU GOLDEN KINGS collected 29 rebounds and SENDAI 89ers grabbed 38. This game was played as part of the JAPAN B.LEAGUE 2025-2026 season in Japan. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
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Box score
RYUKYU GOLDEN KINGS
72 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | * Ryo Sadohara | 32:12 | 13 | 6/15 | 6/7 | 0/8 | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 45 | * Jack Cooley | 30:51 | 16 | 6/13 | 6/13 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 |
| 18 | * Masahiro Waki | 24:06 | 6 | 2/7 | 2/4 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 21 | * Damyean Dotson | 23:14 | 14 | 5/11 | 1/3 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | * Ryuichi Kishimoto | 18:48 | 6 | 2/8 | 1/1 | 1/7 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 53 | Alex Kirk | 20:42 | 8 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 17 | Shuto Sakihama | 17:41 | 4 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 34 | Shota Onodera | 15:39 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Yoshiyuki Matsuwaki | 09:16 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | Shogo Taira | 04:10 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Hayate Arakawa | 03:21 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 72 | 28/72 | 22/39 | 6/33 | 10/11 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 73 | |
SENDAI 89ers
80 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | * Jarrett Culver | 34:15 | 28 | 8/21 | 6/12 | 2/9 | 10/11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 21 |
| 45 | * Nathan Boothe | 27:30 | 13 | 5/8 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 15 | * Shota Watanabe | 26:09 | 3 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | * Yusei Sugiura | 25:04 | 10 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 2/5 | 4/4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 9 | * Sergio El Darwich | 23:43 | 10 | 3/9 | 1/5 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 21 | Boubacar Toure | 18:15 | 6 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 23 | Ryota Hanzawa | 14:12 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Kazuma Okajima | 13:51 | 6 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 4/6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Hirohide Araya | 11:56 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 75 | Soichiro Inoue | 05:05 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 80 | 25/60 | 16/32 | 9/28 | 21/24 | 28 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 90 | |