MANILA, Philippines — It was an off shooting night for Filipino import Kobe Paras as his Niigata Albirex BB skidded to their seventh straight loss, falling to the Ryukyu Golden Kings, 86-75, on Saturday.
Paras tallied only seven points on 3-of-13 shooting clip in 26 minutes of action in the defeat.
Related Stories
While Albirex BB were within five at the half against Ryukyu, 46-41, they were outscored 20-13 in the third.
This helped the Golden Kings build enough distance to keep themselves comfortable until the final buzzer.
Dwayne Evans and Keita Imamura paced Ryukyu with 26 and 23 points, respectively, in the win.
Meanwhile, Gilas prospect Kemark Cariño scored his first points in Japan but his Aomori Wat's absorbed a beatdown at the hands of the Koshigaya Alphas, 109-56.
Cariño had two points and four rebounds in nine minutes for the Wat's.