Ryo Takagi rushed 37 yards for the decisive score and defensive back Go Sano made a touchdown-saving pass defense on the final play as the IBM BigBlue improved to 2-1 with a 34-27 win over the Asahi Beer Silver Star on Sunday at Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki.
The Silver Star fell to 1-2.
Rookie BigBlue quarterback Yuki Masamoto started over former UCLA passer Kevin Craft, who is recovering from a shoulder injury, for the third consecutive game and completed 24 of 41 passes for 249 yards and two touchdowns while throwing two interceptions. IBM head coach Shinzo Yamada said Craft was ready to play if needed, but stayed on the sideline.