The Iwate Big Bulls extended their winning streak to 12 games by defeating the host Shimane Susanoo Magic 71-63 on Sunday afternoon.
Wayne Arnold knocked down four 3-pointers and scored a team-high 20 points for Eastern Conference-leading Iwate (13-1). Scootie Randall added 13 points and 10 rebounds and Lawrence Blackledge contributed 10 points, 14 boards, three assists and three blocks. Jun Nakanishi and Masato Tsukino added nine and eight points, respectively for the Big Bulls.
Randall, the league's leading scorer (23.1 points per game), scored all but four of his points at the free-throw line, where he was 9-for-11 in the series finale in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture.