Photo credit: Japan B.League
Kai Sotto and the Hiroshima Dragonflies (39-15) survived Shiga Lakes (13-41) late run, 99-88 in the Japan B.League 2023 at the Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Hiroshima, Japan on Wednesday, April 19. [Full Japan B.League Schedule - CLICK HERE]
The Dragonflies leaned on a balanced attack led by Nick Mayo with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Dwayne Evans had a double-double of 19 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists while Kai Sotto had a solid game of 14 points (6/12fg, 2/2ft), along with 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and a block in 25 minutes of play.
Kerry Blackshear finished with 16 points to go with 6 rebounds, 5 assists and a steal. Local guard Ryo Terashima added 11 points, 1 rebound, 8 assists and 1 steal for the Dragonflies.
DeQuan Jones paced the Lakes in the losing effort with 24 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals while Kiefer Ravena had 9 points on 3-of-11 shooting from the field including 3-of-6 from beyond the arc to go with 3 rebounds and 8 assists in 26 minutes.
The Scores:
HIROSHIMA 99 - Mayo 20, Evans 19, Blackshear 16, Sotto 14, Terashima 11, Asayama 5, Sadohara 5, Funyu 4, Kamisawa 3, Nakamura 2, Murphy 0.
SHIGA 88 – Jones 24, Karino 16, Toews 15, Ravena 9, Kawamata 8, Moriyama 6, Wakugawa 4, Kashiwagura 3, Nomoto 3, Sugiura 0, Hoshino 0.
Quarters: 29-16, 59-34, 84-57, 99-88. [VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS] [BUY JORDAN SHOES]
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