Match summary — JAPAN B.LEAGUE 2025-2026
AKITA NORTHERN HAPPINETS lost to GUNMA CRANE THUNDERS 48-81 on in the JAPAN B.LEAGUE 2025-2026. GUNMA CRANE THUNDERS won by a 33-point margin. Yanni Wetzell led all scorers with 23 points. AKITA NORTHERN HAPPINETS shot 35.3% from the field while GUNMA CRANE THUNDERS managed 44.3%. AKITA NORTHERN HAPPINETS collected 24 rebounds and GUNMA CRANE THUNDERS grabbed 39. 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
AKITA NORTHERN HAPPINETS
48 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Yanni Wetzell | 31:25 | 23 | 8/11 | 7/9 | 1/2 | 6/6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| * Takuya Nakayama | 30:35 | 3 | 1/8 | 0/5 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| * Taiyo Motoda | 27:11 | 5 | 2/8 | 2/5 | 0/3 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| * Keanu Pinder | 25:53 | 7 | 3/8 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| * Teru Sugawara | 12:42 | 3 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 |
| Alistair Tokio Tsuchiya | 23:47 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kanji Takahira | 21:04 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2 |
| Alexander Gaku Aihara | 14:03 | 3 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 |
| Ali Mezher | 13:20 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 48 | 18/51 | 13/35 | 5/16 | 7/9 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 40 |
GUNMA CRANE THUNDERS
81 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Kerry Blackshear Jr. | 24:24 | 14 | 4/4 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 5/6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| * Yuma Fujii | 23:48 | 13 | 3/10 | 0/2 | 3/8 | 4/5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| * Takuto Nakamura | 23:37 | 10 | 5/13 | 5/10 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| * A.j. Edu | 21:52 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| * Naoto Tsuji | 15:27 | 7 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Kazuki Hosokawa | 23:36 | 5 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Trey Mckinney Jones | 22:18 | 7 | 3/10 | 2/6 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Terrance Woodbury | 18:58 | 18 | 6/11 | 4/7 | 2/4 | 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Kenny Asano | 12:29 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Daichi Taniguchi | 10:10 | 2 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Makoto Sato | 03:21 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 81 | 27/61 | 16/31 | 11/30 | 16/18 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 111 |