Photo credit: Japan B.League
Hiroshima Dragonflies (32-12) leaned on a balanced attack to beat the Toyama Grouses (8-36), 81-70 in the Japan B.League 2023 on Saturday, March 25 at the Kurobe City General Education Center in Toyama, Japan. [Full Japan B.League Schedule - CLICK HERE]
Import Nick Mayo led the Dragonflies with 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists while Dwayne Evans had a double-double of 19 points, ten rebounds and three assists. Kai Sotto finished with 4 points (2/5fg) along with nine rebounds, six assists, one steal, two blocks with three turnovers in 24 minutes of play.
Former PBA/TNT import Joshua Smith paced the Grouses in the losing effort with a double-double of 17 points (7/11fg, 3/12ft), to go with twelve rebounds, one assist, one steal and two blocks.
Kai Sotto and the Dragonflies will be back in action again on Sunday, March 26 against the Toyama Grouses. (2nd game update: Hiroshima def. Toyama, 94-77 [VIDEO]
The Scores:
HIROSHIMA 81 - Mayo 21, Evans 19, Blackshear Jr 14, Kamisawa 12, Tsuji 5, Sotto 4, Terashima 2, Funyu 2, Nakamura 2, Asayama 0, Murphy 0.
TOYAMA 70 – Hesson 19, Smith 17, Nozaki 9, Gadson 7, Faye 5, Kishinaga 5, Ono 3, Hareyama 3, Mito 2, Ametani 0, Matsui 0.
Quarters: 20-18, 36-34, 62-51, 81-70. [KAI SOTTO HIGHLIGHTS] [BUY JORDAN SHOES]
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