Match summary — JAPAN B.LEAGUE 2023-2024
SAGA BALLOONERS lost to AKITA NORTHERN HAPPINETS 65-66 on in the JAPAN B.LEAGUE 2023-2024. AKITA NORTHERN HAPPINETS won by a 1-point margin. Josh Harrellson led all scorers with 20 points. SAGA BALLOONERS shot 35.5% from the field while AKITA NORTHERN HAPPINETS managed 30.6%. SAGA BALLOONERS collected 37 rebounds and AKITA NORTHERN HAPPINETS grabbed 46. This game was played as part of the JAPAN B.LEAGUE 2023-2024 season in Japan. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
SAGA BALLOONERS
65 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Josh Harrellson | 33:00 | 20 | 8/15 | 6/8 | 2/7 | 2/2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| * Taiki Sumida | 31:32 | 12 | 5/12 | 5/9 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| * Reynaldo Garcia | 31:06 | 17 | 4/8 | 3/5 | 1/3 | 8/10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
| * Chase Fieler | 26:14 | 4 | 1/10 | 1/3 | 0/7 | 2/4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2 |
| * Daichi Kuzuhara | 07:01 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yoeli Childs | 21:37 | 4 | 2/8 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 0/9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -9 |
| Ryota Inoue | 18:05 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Yusuke Karino | 15:02 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Atsuki Kishida | 06:23 | 2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Gaku Aihara | 06:11 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yuki Mitsuhara | 03:49 | 3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 65 | 22/62 | 17/33 | 5/29 | 16/29 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 61 |
AKITA NORTHERN HAPPINETS
66 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Steve Zack | 32:09 | 5 | 2/7 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 1/6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| * Ryuto Yasuoka | 23:06 | 8 | 2/8 | 0/1 | 2/7 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| * Takatoshi Furukawa | 22:24 | 11 | 4/10 | 2/7 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| * Robert Baker Jr | 19:41 | 4 | 2/5 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| * Noboru Hasegawa | 19:08 | 5 | 1/5 | 0/3 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jerome Tillman | 26:06 | 12 | 4/9 | 2/4 | 2/5 | 2/2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Kumagai Ko | 22:28 | 5 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Shigehiro Taguchi | 17:12 | 11 | 2/8 | 0/2 | 2/6 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Akaho Raita | 15:41 | 5 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 1/3 | 2/4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Weijia Wang | 02:04 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team totals | 199:59 | 66 | 19/62 | 8/31 | 11/31 | 17/24 | 36 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 66 |