Sendai 89ers — Saga Ballooners 87:66: match report and statistics
Japan. B League Premier · 05.04.2026 05:05 · Finished
Compare teamsAbe Kiyoshi (Japan)
Who will win?
Votes: 0- Sendai 89ers0%
- Draw0%
- Saga Ballooners0%
Overview
Final score Sendai 89ers 87:66 Saga Ballooners, Japan. B League Premier, 05.04.2026 05:05 (UTC). The win went to Sendai 89ers.
Sendai 89ers, last 6 games: won 3, drawn 0, lost 3. Saga Ballooners, last 6 games: won 4, drawn 0, lost 2.
All meetings of Sendai 89ers and Saga Ballooners: 5 (wins of Sendai 89ers: 0, wins of Saga Ballooners: 5, draws: 0). The last meeting on 04.04.2026 06:05 ended Sendai 89ers 66:82 Saga Ballooners.
Sendai 89ers in the standings: place 6, points 0, played 60. Saga Ballooners in the standings: place 6, points 0, played 60.
Related pages: Sendai 89ers results and fixtures, Saga Ballooners results and fixtures, Japan. B League Premier.
See also Basketball matches today. Scores and statistics come from a live 3D match tracker.
Score by periods
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sendai 89ers | 22 | 16 | 26 | 23 | 87 |
 Saga Ballooners | 23 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 66 |
Match statistics
- 71 Field goals attempted 66
- 32 Field goals scored 24
- 45.07% Field goals 36.36%
- 32 2-point field goals attempted 33
- 18 2-point field goals scored 16
- 56.25% 2-pt 48.48%
- 39 3-point field goals attempted 33
- 14 3-point field goals scored 8
- 35.9% 3-pt 24.24%
- 17 Free throws attempted 16
- 9 Free throws scored 10
- 52.9% Free throws 62.5%
- 12 Offensive rebounds 12
- 32 Defensive rebounds 30
- 44 Total rebounds 42
- 22 Assists 18
- 1 Blocks 1
- 9 Turnovers 14
- 4 Steals 5
- 19 Personal fouls 19
Box score
| Player | Ast | Pts | +/- | UT | I | MP | FGA | FGS | 3PFG.A | 3PFGM | FTM | OR | DR | TR | BP | F | 2PFG.A | 2PFGM | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Darwich | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | — | 24:12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
  Culver | 4 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 28:31 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
 Booth | 6 | 7 | 20 | 2 | — | 26:26 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
  Watanabe | 2 | 17 | -1 | — | — | 21:48 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
 Funyu | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 19:19 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
 Okajima | 4 | — | 19 | 1 | 1 | 18:05 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
 Aratani | 2 | 6 | 15 | 1 | — | 17:22 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
 Sugiura | — | 17 | 19 | 1 | — | 12:04 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
 Toure | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 23:26 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
 Hanzawa | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5:45 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Niinuma | — | — | -2 | 1 | — | 1:36 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Инуэ | — | — | -2 | — | — | 1:26 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Lineups
Sendai 89ers1-2Saga Ballooners1-2 Starting line-up
Substitutes
- 3Kazuma Okajima
- 11Hirohide Aratani
- 14Yunari Sugiura
- 21Babacar Toure
- 23Ryota Hanzawa
- 24Kosei Niinuma
- 75Soichiro Inoue
Coach
Daniel Tacheny
Starting line-up
Substitutes
- 7
Kosuke Hashimoto - 9
Davon Reed - 11
Futa Takedomi - 20
Atsuki Kishida - 21
Toshiki Tomiyama - 34
Ryota InoueC - 55
Josh Harrellson
Coach
Yuta Miyanaga
Lead tracker
Sendai 89ers +23Biggest lead+10 Saga Ballooners
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Head-to-head
Sendai 89ers?LWLLW
Matches played: 5
draws: 0
0 / 5
Wins
5 / 5330 / 727
Points
397 / 727
Saga Ballooners?WWWLL
Matches
Previous matches: Sendai 89ers
Previous matches: Saga Ballooners
Match info
- Tournament
- Japan. B League Premier
- Attendance
- 4,180
- Referee
- Abe Kiyoshi
Upcoming matches: Sendai 89ers
Upcoming matches: Saga Ballooners
Japan. B League Premier
Western conference
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nagasaki Velca | 60 | 47 | 0 | 13 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | LWWWW |
| 2 |  Mikawa Seahorses | 60 | 43 | 0 | 17 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | LWWWW |
| 3 |  Ryukyu Golden Kings Okinawa | 60 | 42 | 0 | 18 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | WLWWW |
| 4 |  Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | 60 | 41 | 0 | 19 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | LLLLL |
| 5 |  SAN-EN NeoPhoenix | 60 | 36 | 0 | 24 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | WWLLW |
| 6 | Saga Ballooners | 60 | 32 | 0 | 28 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | WWLLW |
| 7 |  Hiroshima Dragonflies | 60 | 31 | 0 | 29 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | LLLLW |
| 8 |  Shimane Susanoo Magic | 60 | 28 | 0 | 32 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | LWWLL |
| 9 |  Osaka Evessa | 60 | 23 | 0 | 37 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | LLWLL |
| 10 |  Shiga Lakestars | 60 | 23 | 0 | 37 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | LWLLL |
| 11 |  Kyoto Hannaryz | 60 | 20 | 0 | 40 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | WLLWL |
| 12 |  Toyama Grouses | 60 | 18 | 0 | 42 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | WWWWL |
| 13 |  Nagoya Fighting Eagles | 60 | 18 | 0 | 42 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | WLLLL |
Eastern conference
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Utsunomiya Brex | 60 | 45 | 0 | 15 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | LWWWW |
| 2 |  Chiba Jets | 60 | 42 | 0 | 18 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | WWWWW |
| 3 |  Gunma Crane Thunders | 60 | 42 | 0 | 18 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | WWLWW |
| 4 |  Toyota Alvark Tokyo | 60 | 41 | 0 | 19 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | LWWWW |
| 5 |  Levanga Hokkaido | 60 | 37 | 0 | 23 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | WLWLW |
| 6 | Sendai 89ers | 60 | 35 | 0 | 25 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | LLLWW |
| 7 |  Yokohama B-Corsairs | 60 | 26 | 0 | 34 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | LLWLL |
| 8 |  Tokyo Sunrockers | 60 | 25 | 0 | 35 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | WLLWL |
| 9 |  Koshigaya Alphas | 60 | 21 | 0 | 39 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | WLWWL |
| 10 |  Ibaraki Robots | 60 | 19 | 0 | 41 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | WWLWW |
| 11 |  Altiri Chiba | 60 | 19 | 0 | 41 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | LLWLL |
| 12 |  Toshiba Kawasaki Brave Thunders | 60 | 16 | 0 | 44 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | WWLLL |
| 13 |  Akita Northern Happinets | 60 | 10 | 0 | 50 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 | LLLLL |
- Promotion - Japan. B League Premier (Play-off: Round of 8)
Trends
- Both teams scored in 6 matches in a row100%
- Over 2.5 in 6 matches in a row100%
- Scored in 6 matches in a row100%
- Both teams scored in 6 matches in a row100%
- Over 2.5 in 6 matches in a row100%
- Scored in 6 matches in a row100%
- 3 wins in a row100%
- Unbeaten in 3 matches100%
- Under 165.5 goals in 5 of 6 matches83%
- Over 155.5 goals in 5 of 6 matches83%
- Scored over 78.5 in 5 of 6 matches83%
- Conceded under 86.5 in 5 of 6 matches83%
Based on recent matches: home team — 6, away team — 6
Markets by recent matches
Sendai 89ersmatches: 4 · 4Saga Ballooners
matches: 4 · 4Saga Ballooners159.3Avg match total163.0
75%3/4Over 149.5—
25%1/4Under 149.5—
—Over 153.575%3/4
—Under 153.525%1/4
75%3/4Over 154.5—
25%1/4Under 154.5—
—Over 158.550%2/4
—Under 158.550%2/4
75%3/4Over 159.5—
25%1/4Under 159.5—
—Over 163.525%1/4
—Under 163.575%3/4
0%0/4Over 164.5—
100%4/4Under 164.5—
—Over 168.525%1/4
—Under 168.575%3/4
0%0/4Over 169.5—
100%4/4Under 169.5—
—Over 173.525%1/4
—Under 173.575%3/4
Share of each team's recent matches where the match total went over / under the line.
Scoring by period
matches: 4 · 4
| Sendai 89ers | Saga Ballooners | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | Ag. | % | Period | % | For | Ag. |
| 74 | 73 | 100% | Period 1 | 100% | 106 | 79 |
| 83 | 96 | 100% | Period 2 | 100% | 77 | 77 |
| 92 | 65 | 100% | Period 3 | 100% | 70 | 82 |
| 80 | 74 | 100% | Period 4 | 100% | 85 | 76 |
- • Sendai 89ers scores most in Period 3: 92 of 329 goals (28%).
- • Sendai 89ers concedes most in Period 2: 96 of 308 conceded.
- • Saga Ballooners scores most in Period 1: 106 of 338 goals (31%).
- • Saga Ballooners concedes most in Period 3: 82 of 314 conceded.
- Framed — the period where the team scores / concedes the most. % — share of matches with an event in the period.
Markets in head-to-head
100%Over 1.55 of 5
100%Over 2.55 of 5
100%Over 3.55 of 5
100%Both teams to score5 of 5
0%Sendai 89ers wins0 of 5
100%Saga Ballooners wins5 of 5
0%Draw0 of 5
Head-to-head matches: 5 · 145.4 goals per match on average.
Lead tracker
Biggest lead: +23 Biggest lead: +10Lead changes: 8