I expect Kyoto's work around the basket to shape this matchup. Charles Jackson and Angelo Caloiaro give them more than one way to finish inside, and the ball has moved well through the rest of the team. Toyama's two games against Utsunomiya showed how sharply its defensive control can change when those possessions slip away.
Jackson scored 30 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in Kyoto's first win over Nagasaki. In the rematch, Caloiaro scored 23, with Jackson and Michael Phillips adding inside production. Kyoto recorded 24 assists in each game and won the rebounding battle in both.
Toyama held Utsunomiya to 67 points when it collected 13 steals and 43 rebounds. The rematch brought 99 points conceded and only 28 rebounds. Kyoto's passing and work on the glass meet the part of Toyama's game that has been hardest to sustain.
