The Kanazawa Samuraiz made a pair of clutch baskets in the final minute, rallying to beat the visiting Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka by the slimmest of margins, 71-70, on Friday night.
Tsubasa Yonamine scored his only two points on a layup with 1 minute remaining. The Samuraiz still trailed 70-69 at that point.
And the Rizing didn't score again in the final regular-season series for the second-division rivals.