Match summary — JAPAN B.LEAGUE 2025-2026
SAGA BALLOONERS lost to OSAKA EVESSA 81-83 on in the JAPAN B.LEAGUE 2025-2026. OSAKA EVESSA won by a 2-point margin. Matt Bonds led all scorers with 33 points. SAGA BALLOONERS shot 45.3% from the field while OSAKA EVESSA managed 41.4%. SAGA BALLOONERS collected 32 rebounds and OSAKA EVESSA 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
81 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Dave Dudzinski | 30:34 | 20 | 6/9 | 2/5 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 |
| * Taiki Sumida | 27:09 | 6 | 2/8 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| * Tanner Groves | 27:06 | 13 | 3/7 | 3/6 | 0/1 | 7/9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| * Sori Uchio | 17:32 | 3 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| * Toshiki Tomiyama | 04:56 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryo Abe | 28:44 | 11 | 3/9 | 1/6 | 2/3 | 3/4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Kosuke Kanamaru | 25:48 | 20 | 6/8 | 3/5 | 3/3 | 5/5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Atsuki Kishida | 15:51 | 5 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Josh Harrellson | 13:37 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Chase Fieler | 08:43 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 81 | 24/53 | 12/30 | 12/23 | 21/26 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 93 |
OSAKA EVESSA
83 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Matt Bonds | 36:19 | 33 | 10/24 | 6/14 | 4/10 | 9/12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| * Ryan Luther | 31:39 | 24 | 9/21 | 7/15 | 2/6 | 4/4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
| * Yasunori Aoki | 23:19 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| * Seiga Sakamoto | 22:09 | 2 | 1/5 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| * Ray Parks | 21:04 | 11 | 4/8 | 1/4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Tatsuya Suzuki | 17:18 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Yoshiya Uematsu | 14:38 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Makoto Kinoshita | 13:43 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Rei Goda | 11:35 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Joji Takeuchi | 08:16 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 83 | 29/70 | 18/41 | 11/29 | 14/18 | 16 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 91 |