The Osaka Evessa took care of business at both ends of the court on Saturday evening, defeating the visiting Shiga Lakestars 79-64.
Rick Rickert led the Evessa (5-18) with 18 points and 13 rebounds and Mike Bell and Masashi Obuchi each scored 13 points. Shota Konno had nine points and five assists and Dwayne Lathan had seven points for Osaka, which has won three of its past four games.
Ray Nixon paced Shiga (14-11) with 16 points, but was 2-for-7 on 3-point shots. The Lakestars were 6-for-31 from beyond the arc, including Shinya Ogawa's 1-for-7. Dionisio Gomez had 15 points and nine boards and Jumpei Nakama scored eight points in the loss.