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Dwight Ramos and the Toyama Grouses extended their winning streak to three games after a thrilling 90-89 victory over Thirdy Ravena and the San-En NeoPhoenix in the Japan B. League on Sunday, November 14 at the Toyama City Gymnasium.
Toyama escaped a sensational 26-point performance by Ravena, who came up short at the end and missed a potential game-tying free throw for San-En with no more time left on the clock.
The NeoPhoenix star Ravena finished on a very efficient 11-of-14 shooting, to go with 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals in the losing effort.
Ramos also came up big for the Grouses as he put up a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds, to go with 3 assists in the win.
With the Grouses leading by just a point, 86-85, Ramos converted on a crucial layup to put their lead back up to three, 88-85, with 52 seconds remaining.
The red-hot Ravena then calmly sank a pull-up three-pointer for the NeoPhoenix with just 2.2 seconds left to tie the game at 88-all.
Keijuro Matsui quickly responded with the eventual game-winning jumper to give the lead back to Toyama, 90-88, before Ravena was sent to the free-throw line at the buzzer.
Unfortunately for Ravena, the second of his two free throws rattled out as the NeoPhoenix now dropped to 3-11 in the standings after losing their sixth game in a row.
Former TNT import Joshua Smith led the way for the Grouses with a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Julian Mavunga also came up with his own double-double of 12 points and 11 assists as they improved their record to 4-10.
Robert Carter backstopped Ravena’s monster game with 20 points, while Yoshiyuki Matsuwaki and Justin Knox chipped in 14 and 12 points, respectively.
The Grouses and the NeoPhoenix will get a much-needed three-week break before they hit the courts once again on Saturday, December 4 against the Ryukyu Golden Kings and the Seahorses Mikawa, respectively.
The Scores
Toyama 90 – Smith 19, Ramos 16, Mavunga 12, Matsui 11, Uto 11, Hareyama 8, Johnson 7, Mito 6, Kamisawa 0, Ono 0, Abe 0.
San-En 89 – Ravena 26, Carter 20, Matsuwaki 14, Knox 12, Tsuyama 7, Tsuya 5, Yamauchi 3, Tawatari 2, Ota 0.
Quarters: 19-18, 40-38, 65-66, 90-89.
– Rappler.com
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