The Iwate Big Bulls held off the host Yokohama B-Corsairs in overtime on Friday night, winning 89-84 in the bj-league series opener.
Reggie Okosa paced the Big Bulls (11-2) with 22 points and 17 rebounds (seven offensive boards). Carlos Dixon scored 19 points for Eastern Conference-leading Iwate, which had 19 OT points to Yokohama's 14.
Former Sendai 89ers guard Kenichi Takahashi canned 3 of 4 3-pointers and finished with 12 points for the Big Bulls and Dillion Sneed and Lawrence Blackledge had 10 points apiece. Blackledge also grabbed a team-high eight offensive rebounds at Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium.