The second game of the playoff semifinals of the Women's Basketball W League was held, and DENSO, who ranked second in the regular season, comfortably defeated last year's champion ENEOS, 82-66, and advanced to the finals with their second straight victory.
The second round of the W League semi-finals, in which the first team to win two games advances to the finals, was held in Chofu, Tokyo on the 7th, with DENSO, who won the first match, facing ENEOS, who are aiming for a comeback.
In the first quarter of the game, DENSO found the pace and took a 21-15 lead thanks to a goal from Japan representative Ako Himawari.
In the second quarter, ENEOS counterattacked with consecutive points from Moeko Nagaoka and attacks that took advantage of the height of Raimu Tokashiki, who is 1 meter 93 cm tall, but DENSO also had shots from Japan representative Evelyn Mauri. Denso did not give up and ended the first half with a 6-point lead, 44-38.
In the third quarter, ENEOS found a flow with their zone defense and got close to a 5-point lead thanks to a drive by Japan representative Saori Miyazaki, but immediately after that, Miyazaki got her fourth foul and was sent to the bench. .
In the 4th quarter, ENEOS trailed by 8 points. ENEOS made mistakes from the start and did not score for nearly 4 minutes, but DENSO responded with three points from Japan representative Maki Takada and consecutive points from Ako Himawari. They pushed through and won an easy victory 82-66.
Ako Himawari scored 24 points, the most for either team, and DENSO secured their second straight victory and advanced to the finals for the first time in six years.
Although ENEOS showed tenacity, they were unable to catch up due to foul trouble among their key players and a low free throw success rate of 54.5%, and were unable to win their second straight league title.