Wendell White made a pair of big shots in crunch time to lift the Sendai 89ers to a 75-72 victory over the visiting Toyama Grouses on Saturday.
White's 3-pointer put the 89ers in front 73-72 with 1:40 remaining in the fourth quarter. With 1:05 left, he made another jumper to account for the game's final points
White, a two-time bj-league MVP, scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Sendai (12-32). Fumiya Sato scored 11 points, Manato Kikuchi finished with nine points and nine rebounds and Ryunosuke Yanagawa and Masaharu Kataoka each had seven points. Kaito Ishikawa led the team in assists (four) and White had three.