Lost to powerhouse Daito University; failed to advance to the top 8/Kanto University Championship
After overcoming the first match against Meigaku Taisen, the team will come together as one to face Daito University in a big match. Although they struggled against Daito University’s strong defense from the first half, they continued to score points with 3-point shots at key points. In the second half, they gained momentum with consecutive points and steals, but Daito University took control from beginning to end, scoring 56 points.―73It was a defeat.
◆４・13~5.5 73rd Kanto University Championship (Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports Ground Indoor Ball Stadium, etc.)
▼5.2 Battle against Daito (Musashino Forest Sports Plaza)
Meiji University 56 {10-20, 9-15, 11-24, 26-14} 73 Daito University○
The starters are PG Katsuki Hiramatsu (Jokomi 4 = Fukudai Ohori), SG Daisho Koshida (Politics and Economics 4 = Sendai Daimeisei, SF Shuntaro Muto (Politics and Economics 2 = Kaishi Kokusai), PF Daisei Tsukada (Politics and Economics 2 = Tsuchiura Nihon University) ), PF Kanta Ogawara (Eng. 4 = Yachiyo Shoin).
If we win, we will move on to the second round of the top eight, and our opponent will be the powerful Daito University. In the first quarter, Meiji University was able to score points in good rhythm from Ogawara’s 3-point shots, but struggled against the opponent’s pressure defense and made a series of mistakes. They allowed consecutive points and ended the first quarter with a score of 10-20. In the second quarter, Meiji University’s forwards fell into foul trouble while battling for rebounds with the opposing big men. The score did not increase as expected, and the first half ended with a low score of 19-35.
“At halftime, there was talk that we were going to turn things around from the lead in the third,” (Muto) said, and Meiji University, aiming to make a comeback in the second half, scored consecutive points from Muto’s basket count early in the third quarter to keep the momentum going. Attract. However, after that, the opponent’s 3-point shots were made one after another, and the point difference widened to 30-59. In the final quarter, Meiji University took control from their defense. He started to fight back by scoring steals and making free throws one by one, but he could not turn things around and the game ended at 56-73. I didn’t reach my goal of reaching the top 8.
“The challenge is to be conscious of an offense that can attack firmly and finish with a shot” (Ogawara), and this game revealed some issues on the offensive side. Although the result was disappointing, there was also a benefit. I look forward to seeing how they will utilize what they learned from this match in future tournaments.
[Yurina Taira]
Comments after the match
Muto
──How do you look back on the match?
“We all had a goal of winning today and breaking the barrier of the top eight, and we were all in it, but I think we lost because of our opponent’s tactics or our emotions.”
──Are there any areas you would like to strengthen for the upcoming rookie game or the upcoming league game?
“First of all, I want to improve my physical ability, my shooting ability, and my IQ to be able to deal with opponents.I want to improve those areas before the league and intercollegiate games.”
Ogawara
──How did you respond to your opponent’s strong inside team?
“As expected, I’ll be picking up rebounds from players who are bigger or heavier than me, so rather than trying to grab them myself, I’m more conscious of holding back and letting the players in the third and fourth positions around me grab them. was doing”
──I think the final fourth quarter went really well, but what did you talk about on the bench?
“There are a lot of people who are supporting me a lot, people who are watching me, former people, and all kinds of people, so I’m keeping in mind that I’m going to finish until the end, and I’m going to connect from the defense (until the end), and I’m going to do it even if it’s just a little bit. We were talking about trying to close the gap.”
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2024-05-03 12:12:57
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