The Niigata Albirex BB snapped a six-game losing streak on Saturday, beating the visiting Shimane Susanoo Magic 76-71.
Combo guard Russell Carter scored a team-high 16 points, Kimitake Sato added 13 and Shuhei Komatsu, Patrick Sullivan and Yuichi Ikeda all had 12 apiece for Niigata (9-8), which led 46-31 at halftime in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture.
Bingo Morriex paced Shimane (1-16) with 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Isiah Brown had 15 points and nine boards.