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FILE–Kyoto Hannaryz Player Matthew Wright. Photo from B.League
MANILA, Philippines – Matthew Wright was hot to end the Kyoto Hannaryz’s two-game skid as they edged Osaka Evessa, 89-82, in the 2022-23 B League at the Kyoto Gymnasium.
The Filipino-Canadian shooter poured in 22 points, highlighted by four three-pointers, and dished out six assists to go with two rebounds and two steals in 35 minutes.
Wright’s playmaking fueled Kyoto’s balanced attack with Cheick Diallo scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds. Jarrod Uthoff also had a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Kanta Mizuno and Jotaro Mitsuda scored 13 and 12 points, respectively.
The Hannaryz rebounded with a 15-23 record, bouncing back from an 81-68 loss to Osaka, where Wright was limited to just two points on 2 of 12 shooting.
Makoto Kinoshita led Osaka with 26 points, while Sean O’mara had 20 points and seven rebounds as they fell to 18-20.
Meanwhile, Dwight Ramos was held scoreless in nine minutes of playing time, but Levanga Hokkaido still snapped a three-game winning streak with a 77-64 win over Utsonomiya Brex.
Ramos missed all four of his shots and had only one assist with Shawn Long carrying the Hokkaido cudgels with 29 points and 16 rebounds, while Brock Motum had 25 points and seven rebounds to improve his record to 9-29.
Utsonomiya failed to maintain the momentum from Saturday’s 101-73 victory as they fell to a 20-18 record.
However, Bobby Ray Parks Jr. and Thirdy Ravena were not as lucky as their fellow Filipinos as their respective teams continued to struggle.
Parks posted 10 points, two assists, one rebound, and a steal as the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins outlasted the Chiba Jets, 94-76.
Parks and the Diamond Dolphins dropped to a 27-11 slate after the Jets completed a weekend sweep.
Ravena, on the other hand, dropped 15 points but it wasn’t enough to save San-En NeoPhoenix from absorbing its third straight loss at the hands of the Ryukyu Golden Kings, 73-63.
Ravena played an efficient game with 7-of-12 shooting and collected five rebounds and four assists but San-En fell to a 16-22 record.
Ryukyu, still waiting for the arrival of Carl Tamayo, leaned on Josh Duncan and Allen Durham, who scored 23 and 21 points, respectively, to extend the winning streak to five games, rising to a record of 29-9.
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