Yokohama Excellence Advances to "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS SEMIFINALS 2025-26" for First Time in Club History!
Yokohama Excellence defeated Ehime Orange Vikings in the B2 Playoff Quarterfinals, securing their first-ever advancement to the B2 Playoff Semifinals in club history. This victory marks a significant step towards their B2 Championship goal.
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Thank you for always supporting Yokohama Excellence.
We would like to report the results of the "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS QUARTERFINALS 2025-26" against the Ehime Orange Vikings.
Thank you for your enthusiastic support during the away tournament game, which also included a public viewing at "Yokohama Budokan"!
As a result, Yokohama Excellence has advanced to the "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS SEMIFINALS 2025-26"!
We look forward to your continued enthusiastic support for the Best 4 stage, where we will be challenging for our club's first-ever "B2 Championship"!!
Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS QUARTERFINALS 2025-26 vs. Ehime Orange Vikings
Game 1: ⚪︎ Ehime 83-95 Yokohama EX (Victory)
Yokohama EX finished the "Resona Group B.LEAGUE 2025-26 B2 League Season" in 3rd place in the East Division with 39 wins and 21 losses, securing their first-ever appearance in the "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS 2025-26" in the club's history.
The first game of the best-of-two tournament, contested by eight clubs for the B2 championship, was an away match against the "Ehime Orange Vikings".
Ehime is a strong team that secured 2nd place in the West Division in the final game of the regular season, and for Yokohama EX, it was a rematch against an opponent they had lost to in all four previous encounters this season in the "Resona Group B.LEAGUE 2025-26 B2 League Season".
In this intense match, "#21 Elijah Williams" opened the scoring with a 3-pointer, and although they never trailed from that point, the game remained tight, with the score at "Ehime 14-15 Yokohama EX" with 1:36 remaining, neither team giving an inch.
Amidst the tense development, Yokohama EX seized the momentum in the latter half of the quarter!
"#6 Cheikh Keita," who joined Yokohama EX in March and was playing against Ehime for the first time personally, continuously scored to extend the lead, and finally, "#1 Trey Boyd III" hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to end the 1st quarter with "Ehime 14-22 Yokohama EX"!
They carried this momentum into the 2nd quarter, setting themselves up for a good start to secure their first away victory against Ehime, an opponent they had struggled against with four consecutive losses.
Maintaining the momentum gained at the end of the 1st quarter, Yokohama EX successfully extended their lead to "Ehime 25-39 Yokohama EX" by the official timeout in the first half!
However, after the official timeout, Ehime gained pace and quickly narrowed the gap, closing in to "Ehime 33-39 Yokohama EX" with 2:40 remaining.
With a 3-pointer from "#8 Tatsuya Nishiyama" and other plays, they never allowed Ehime to take the lead, but the 2nd quarter ended with a close score of "Ehime 40-47 Yokohama EX".
Despite the opponent being decided just last week and the away game in Ehime taking place during Golden Week, many EXs supporters came to the venue, and with enthusiastic support from various locations, including public viewings at Yokohama Budokan, the team aimed for victory in the second half and maintained their lead with teamwork!
Led by "#21 Elijah Williams," who scored 4 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists in the 3rd quarter, six players contributed to the scoring, and the 3rd quarter ended with a score of "Ehime 18-21 Yokohama EX," making the overall score "Ehime 58-68 Yokohama EX".
They wanted to secure their first away win in the 4th quarter, but the momentum shifted significantly to home team Ehime.
Ehime scored the first points of the 4th quarter with a 3-pointer, narrowing the gap to a single digit again at "Ehime 61-68 Yokohama EX," and then closing in further to "Ehime 69-70 Yokohama EX."
However, with 3-pointers from "#10 Iori Nagano" and others, they never allowed Ehime to take the lead, but the game continued with Yokohama EX extending their lead only for it to be cut to one point repeatedly.
Nevertheless, with 3-pointers from "#8 Tatsuya Nishiyama" and "#20 Zach Ryo Moore," and even a spectacular block from "#6 Cheikh Keita," they fought tenaciously on both offense and defense, never allowing a reversal!
And then, they regained momentum in the final stages, with "#1 Trey Boyd III" scoring a game-high 23 points despite heavy marking, "#21 Elijah Williams" achieving a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds, and rookie "#18 Coulibaly Serignemourtala" contributing a team-high 14 points for a Japanese player, leading to victory!
The team united to clinch a significant first away victory!
Post-game comment
#1 Trey Boyd III
We prepared a lot for this game, and especially on defense, we were able to execute our plan, which I believe led to today's result.
We would like to report the results of the "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS QUARTERFINALS 2025-26" against the Ehime Orange Vikings.
Thank you for your enthusiastic support during the away tournament game, which also included a public viewing at "Yokohama Budokan"!
As a result, Yokohama Excellence has advanced to the "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS SEMIFINALS 2025-26"!
We look forward to your continued enthusiastic support for the Best 4 stage, where we will be challenging for our club's first-ever "B2 Championship"!!
Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS QUARTERFINALS 2025-26 vs. Ehime Orange Vikings
Game 1: ⚪︎ Ehime 83-95 Yokohama EX (Victory)
Yokohama EX finished the "Resona Group B.LEAGUE 2025-26 B2 League Season" in 3rd place in the East Division with 39 wins and 21 losses, securing their first-ever appearance in the "Resona Group B2 PLAYOFFS 2025-26" in the club's history.
The first game of the best-of-two tournament, contested by eight clubs for the B2 championship, was an away match against the "Ehime Orange Vikings".
Ehime is a strong team that secured 2nd place in the West Division in the final game of the regular season, and for Yokohama EX, it was a rematch against an opponent they had lost to in all four previous encounters this season in the "Resona Group B.LEAGUE 2025-26 B2 League Season".
In this intense match, "#21 Elijah Williams" opened the scoring with a 3-pointer, and although they never trailed from that point, the game remained tight, with the score at "Ehime 14-15 Yokohama EX" with 1:36 remaining, neither team giving an inch.
Amidst the tense development, Yokohama EX seized the momentum in the latter half of the quarter!
"#6 Cheikh Keita," who joined Yokohama EX in March and was playing against Ehime for the first time personally, continuously scored to extend the lead, and finally, "#1 Trey Boyd III" hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to end the 1st quarter with "Ehime 14-22 Yokohama EX"!
They carried this momentum into the 2nd quarter, setting themselves up for a good start to secure their first away victory against Ehime, an opponent they had struggled against with four consecutive losses.
Maintaining the momentum gained at the end of the 1st quarter, Yokohama EX successfully extended their lead to "Ehime 25-39 Yokohama EX" by the official timeout in the first half!
However, after the official timeout, Ehime gained pace and quickly narrowed the gap, closing in to "Ehime 33-39 Yokohama EX" with 2:40 remaining.
With a 3-pointer from "#8 Tatsuya Nishiyama" and other plays, they never allowed Ehime to take the lead, but the 2nd quarter ended with a close score of "Ehime 40-47 Yokohama EX".
Despite the opponent being decided just last week and the away game in Ehime taking place during Golden Week, many EXs supporters came to the venue, and with enthusiastic support from various locations, including public viewings at Yokohama Budokan, the team aimed for victory in the second half and maintained their lead with teamwork!
Led by "#21 Elijah Williams," who scored 4 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists in the 3rd quarter, six players contributed to the scoring, and the 3rd quarter ended with a score of "Ehime 18-21 Yokohama EX," making the overall score "Ehime 58-68 Yokohama EX".
They wanted to secure their first away win in the 4th quarter, but the momentum shifted significantly to home team Ehime.
Ehime scored the first points of the 4th quarter with a 3-pointer, narrowing the gap to a single digit again at "Ehime 61-68 Yokohama EX," and then closing in further to "Ehime 69-70 Yokohama EX."
However, with 3-pointers from "#10 Iori Nagano" and others, they never allowed Ehime to take the lead, but the game continued with Yokohama EX extending their lead only for it to be cut to one point repeatedly.
Nevertheless, with 3-pointers from "#8 Tatsuya Nishiyama" and "#20 Zach Ryo Moore," and even a spectacular block from "#6 Cheikh Keita," they fought tenaciously on both offense and defense, never allowing a reversal!
And then, they regained momentum in the final stages, with "#1 Trey Boyd III" scoring a game-high 23 points despite heavy marking, "#21 Elijah Williams" achieving a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds, and rookie "#18 Coulibaly Serignemourtala" contributing a team-high 14 points for a Japanese player, leading to victory!
The team united to clinch a significant first away victory!
Post-game comment
#1 Trey Boyd III
We prepared a lot for this game, and especially on defense, we were able to execute our plan, which I believe led to today's result.