Filipino imports led the best way because the Asia All-Stars emerged victorious over the Rising Stars, 118-114, within the Japan B.League’s Asia Rising Star sport on Friday in Mito, Japan.
The Asia All-Stars, which consists of brothers Kiefer and Thirdy Ravena, Ray Parks, Roosevelt Adams, Kobe Paras, Jordan Heading, and Matthew Wright, together with different Asian quota gamers, relied on a robust first half which ended at 69-49.
The league’s Rising Stars outscored the Asian quota gamers, 31-17, within the third interval to trim the deficit 86-80 by the top of the third interval.
The Asia All-Stars had the lead, 116-103, with lower than two minutes within the sport earlier than the native Rising Stars made an 11-0 run to inch nearer, 116-114, on the final 38-second mark. A Weijia Wang shot sealed the deal for the Asia All-Stars staff.
Wang topped in scoring with 18 factors, whereas 5 Filipino gamers scored in double digits.
Wright and Slaughter each flirted with a double-double. The former turned in a 14-point, nine-rebound efficiency whereas the latter tallied 12 factors and 9 boards.
Paras listed 12 markers whereas Parks and Heading tallied 11 factors every. Kiefer and Thirdy made eight and 7 factors, respectively.
Taiki Okada led the native Rising Stars with 26 factors whereas Yudai Nishida added 18 factors.
In the opposite occasions, Heading positioned third within the 3-point contest with 17 factors, two factors shy of high scorer Takumi Saito’s 19. Kiefer, in the meantime, positioned fifth within the expertise problem with 29.8 seconds. Yuki Kawamura topped the abilities contest with 20.9 seconds.
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
