Match summary — JAPAN B.LEAGUE 2025-2026
SAGA BALLOONERS defeated GUNMA CRANE THUNDERS 84-78 on in the JAPAN B.LEAGUE 2025-2026. SAGA BALLOONERS won by a 6-point margin. Tanner Groves led all scorers with 19 points. SAGA BALLOONERS shot 46.7% from the field while GUNMA CRANE THUNDERS managed 41.8%. SAGA BALLOONERS collected 32 rebounds and GUNMA CRANE THUNDERS grabbed 30. This game was played as part of the JAPAN B.LEAGUE 2025-2026 season in Japan. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
SAGA BALLOONERS
84 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | * Dave Dudzinski | 31:44 | 17 | 5/10 | 4/8 | 1/2 | 6/6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 25 | * Taiki Sumida | 27:02 | 5 | 1/5 | 0/3 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | * Tanner Groves | 21:02 | 19 | 6/9 | 4/6 | 2/3 | 5/6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23 |
| 13 | * Ryo Abe | 17:42 | 4 | 1/8 | 0/2 | 1/6 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | * Sori Uchio | 11:54 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Reynaldo Garcia | 27:11 | 16 | 6/11 | 6/9 | 0/2 | 4/4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 55 | Josh Harrellson | 25:32 | 6 | 3/5 | 3/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| 14 | Kosuke Kanamaru | 22:56 | 10 | 3/8 | 1/2 | 2/6 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Rui Todoroki | 07:33 | 5 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 34 | Ryota Inoue | 07:22 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Toshiki Tomiyama | 00:03 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 200:01 | 84 | 28/60 | 20/36 | 8/24 | 20/22 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 106 | |
GUNMA CRANE THUNDERS
78 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | * Kerry Blackshear Jr. | 30:46 | 19 | 7/15 | 7/12 | 0/3 | 5/6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | * Takuto Nakamura | 30:32 | 7 | 3/10 | 2/6 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 30 | * Terrance Woodbury | 28:20 | 7 | 3/6 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | * Naoto Tsuji | 24:17 | 17 | 5/8 | 0/0 | 5/8 | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 15 | * A.j. Edu | 24:01 | 10 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 0 | Yuma Fujii | 22:26 | 13 | 3/10 | 0/0 | 3/10 | 4/4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 29 | Kazuki Hosokawa | 20:37 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 25 | Kenny Lawson Jr | 13:45 | 3 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Kenny Asano | 04:04 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 55 | Daichi Taniguchi | 01:13 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 200:01 | 78 | 28/67 | 17/34 | 11/33 | 11/13 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 87 | |