Match summary — JAPAN B.LEAGUE 2025-2026
SANEN NEOPHOENIX defeated RYUKYU GOLDEN KINGS 83-81 on in the JAPAN B.LEAGUE 2025-2026. SANEN NEOPHOENIX won by a 2-point margin. David Nwaba led all scorers with 30 points. SANEN NEOPHOENIX shot 46.4% from the field while RYUKYU GOLDEN KINGS managed 42.2%. SANEN NEOPHOENIX collected 31 rebounds and RYUKYU GOLDEN KINGS grabbed 38. 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
SANEN NEOPHOENIX
83 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * David Nwaba | 34:30 | 30 | 12/24 | 10/17 | 2/7 | 4/6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
| * Steve Zack | 30:11 | 10 | 3/9 | 3/9 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| * Hirotaka Yoshii | 30:03 | 11 | 5/11 | 4/8 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| * Kazuma Tsuya | 28:18 | 9 | 3/7 | 0/1 | 3/6 | 0/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| * Sota Oura | 26:46 | 2 | 0/6 | 0/1 | 0/5 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Dai Nemoto | 17:55 | 13 | 5/6 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| Hayato Wakugawa | 15:55 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tshilidzi Nephawe | 12:38 | 8 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 0/3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Jordan Dallas | 03:44 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 83 | 32/69 | 23/43 | 9/26 | 10/18 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 89 |
RYUKYU GOLDEN KINGS
81 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Ryuichi Kishimoto | 28:57 | 18 | 6/14 | 3/5 | 3/9 | 3/4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| * Vic Law | 27:39 | 20 | 7/14 | 5/9 | 2/5 | 4/4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| * Jack Cooley | 24:58 | 10 | 5/8 | 5/8 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| * Yoshiyuki Matsuwaki | 22:08 | 8 | 2/7 | 0/1 | 2/6 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| * Shota Onodera | 15:49 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scootie Randall | 25:20 | 12 | 2/6 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 7/9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Alex Kirk | 20:30 | 6 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Ryo Sadohara | 17:08 | 5 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Shuto Sakihama | 09:36 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayate Arakawa | 07:55 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 81 | 27/64 | 18/34 | 9/30 | 18/23 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 89 |