JAPAN B.LEAGUE 2025-2026
November 8, 2025
Match Summary
SAGA BALLOONERS defeated OSAKA EVESSA 87-82 on November 8, 2025 in the JAPAN B.LEAGUE 2025-2026. SAGA BALLOONERS won by a 5-point margin. Tanner Groves led all scorers with 32 points. SAGA BALLOONERS shot 52.2% from the field while OSAKA EVESSA managed 45.2%. SAGA BALLOONERS collected 36 rebounds and OSAKA EVESSA grabbed 31. This game was played as part of the JAPAN B.LEAGUE 2025-2026 season in Japan.
Points Leader
Tanner Groves PF C
26 yrs (1999) 6'10" - 2.08m
Efficiency Leader
Tanner Groves PF C
26 yrs (1999) 6'10" - 2.08m
SAGA BALLOONERS
| Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Taiki Sumida | 29:30 | 7 | 3/10 | 3/7 | 0/3 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| * Tanner Groves | 28:51 | 32 | 14/16 | 13/14 | 1/2 | 3/5 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| * Dave Dudzinski | 27:14 | 11 | 4/8 | 4/5 | 0/3 | 3/4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| * Sori Uchio | 17:18 | 3 | 1/6 | 0/2 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * Toshiki Tomiyama | 10:31 | 3 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryo Abe | 26:35 | 9 | 3/6 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 3/6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Kosuke Kanamaru | 25:01 | 6 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Chase Fieler | 14:11 | 9 | 4/8 | 4/7 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Atsuki Kishida | 10:36 | 5 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Josh Harrellson | 10:13 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 87 | 35/67 | 30/46 | 5/21 | 12/20 | 25 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 104 |
OSAKA EVESSA
| Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Matt Bonds | 34:36 | 28 | 11/19 | 9/15 | 2/4 | 4/6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| * Ryan Luther | 30:51 | 22 | 8/13 | 5/7 | 3/6 | 3/3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| * Ray Parks | 29:42 | 11 | 3/12 | 2/6 | 1/6 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| * Yasunori Aoki | 21:06 | 4 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/3 | 4/4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| * Seiga Sakamoto | 18:45 | 5 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Makoto Kinoshita | 23:56 | 6 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Tatsuya Suzuki | 17:21 | 4 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Joji Takeuchi | 12:23 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rei Goda | 07:09 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Yoshiya Uematsu | 04:10 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 199:59 | 82 | 28/62 | 18/35 | 10/27 | 16/19 | 22 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 99 |
* Players marked with * are starters.