Fueled by a 9-0 run to open the second quarter, the Akita Northern Happinets bounced back from a series-opening loss on Monday night.

Akita defeated the Alvark Tokyo 78-64 in the B. League series finale at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2.

Shigehiro Taguchi and Kevin Palmer paced the Northern Happinets (3-11) with 13 points apiece, and the Tohoku-based club avenged Sunday's 31-point loss.