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Akita v Brave Thunders
Thursday 8 October 2026, 19:30 Japan time
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Match summary
Brave Thunders won 87-81 at Akita.
Akita have won one of their last four league matches. Brave Thunders have won one of their last four league matches.
Match info
- Competition
- B.League Premier
- Start
- Thursday 8 October 2026, 19:30Japan time
- Ground
- Not in our data yet
- Referee
- Not published for this league
Box score
By quarter, then every player's numbers
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akita | 16 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 81 |
| Brave Thunders | 26 | 14 | 27 | 20 | 87 |
Akita · Players
| Player | minutes | points | total_rebounds | assists | steals | blocks | turnovers | field_goals_made | field_goals_attempts | threepoint_goals_made | threepoint_goals_attempts | freethrows_goals_made | freethrows_goals_attempts | plus_minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shigehiro Taguchi | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -10 |
| Raita Akaho | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Yanni Wetzell | 34 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | -3 |
| Mark Smith | 35 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -3 |
| Reid Travis | 27 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Naohide Hotta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -7 |
| Baiqing Zhao | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -11 |
| Taiyo Motoda | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| Yori Iwaya | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryota Komatsu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brave Thunders · Players
| Player | minutes | points | total_rebounds | assists | steals | blocks | turnovers | field_goals_made | field_goals_attempts | threepoint_goals_made | threepoint_goals_attempts | freethrows_goals_made | freethrows_goals_attempts | plus_minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirohide Araya | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| Jaedon LeDee | 31 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Matt Bonds | 34 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Alex Kirk | 35 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 |
| Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman | 34 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Roy Hideki Igwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Shun Matsuyama | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Ryusei Shinoyama | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| Reoto Yonesu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shota Tsuyama | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takumi Hasegawa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Jaheru Ryuto Yamauchi | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Starters first, in bold. Numbers from our data feed.
Match stats
Full match
- 32Rebounds33
- 13Assists20
- 5Steals4
- 2Blocks1
- 7Turnovers13
- 25Field goals made32
- 67Field goals attempted68
- 13Three-pointers made10
- 31Three-pointers attempted26
- 18Free throws made13
- 21Free throws attempted19
Form
Last five league matches, newest first
Akita
- W2Tokyo SunrockersA76-86L
- W2Tokyo SunrockersA63-90L
- W1SendaiA75-73W
- W1SendaiA55-81L
Brave Thunders
- W2Altiri ChibaA82-74W
- W2Altiri ChibaA90-99L
- W1Diamond DolphinsH78-90L
- W1Diamond DolphinsH63-93L
Head-to-head
League meetings
These two teams have not met in this league in the seasons we hold.
B.League Premier table
Latest table · Eastern Conference
| # | Team | P | Diff | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Tokyo Sunrockers | 7 | +47 | .571 |
| 7 | Utsunomiya Brex | 6 | +19 | .500 |
| 8 | Levanga Hokkaido | 6 | +4 | .500 |
| 9 | Brave Thunders | 6 | -49 | .333 |
| 10 | Akita | 6 | -56 | .333 |
| 11 | Chiba | 7 | -47 | .286 |
| 12 | Altiri Chiba | 7 | -53 | .286 |
| 13 | Ibaraki Robots | 7 | -51 | .000 |
Squad news
Injuries, suspensions and ban risk
Injuries and suspensions aren't published for the B.League Premier.
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Akita v Brave Thunders questions.
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What was the score in Akita v Brave Thunders?
Brave Thunders won 87-81 at Akita.
When do Akita and Brave Thunders play next?
Akita: Akita v Shinshu, 17 October at 05:05 UTC; Brave Thunders: Brave Thunders v Ibaraki Robots, 16 October at 10:05 UTC.
Are there live scores for Akita v Brave Thunders?
Yes: the score on this page updates during the match.