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UNDERMANNED San-En NeoPhoenix was simply no match for Sun Rockers Shibuya on Sunday, losing by 41 points, 105-64, in the 2020-21 B League at Aoyama Gakuin Memorial Hall.
With Thirdy Ravena out of the game due to a broken right index finger, the visitors were unable to regain their thunder from the first game as they incurred their fifth loss in a row.
Kyle Hunt was the best for San-En with 14 points, three rebounds and two assists, while Stevan Jelovac added a double-double with his 13 points and 12 rebounds before suffering a sprained ankle.
Former national team member Atsuya Ota also had 13 points and four rebounds, but that wasn’t enough as the NeoPhoenix fell to a 5-22 record.
Unlike their first game the day before, where Shibuya needed a game winner from James Michael McAdoo to pull off the 81-80 screech, the Sun Rockers had little ease in taking this win as they shot 40 percent from deep. to the coast to the coast. sweep of two games in this family home.
Charles Jackson led Shibuya with 21 points, seven rebounds and three assists, while former Los Angeles Laker Ryan Kelly had 16 points, five rebounds and a block.
Leo Vendrame also scored 13 points, three steals, two rebounds and two assists in the victory to help the Sun Rockers improve to 19-8.
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San-En, however, gets a much-needed reboot to start the new year, as a three-week break is needed before returning home to face the Hiroshima Dragonflies (4-23) at the General Gymnasium of the Toyohashi City, hoping that Ravenna will finally be licensed for That game.
