Ryan Rossiter nailed a 3-pointer with less than 2 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter on Saturday afternoon as the Tochigi Brex edged the Kawasaki Brave Thunders 86-85.
Kawasaki called a timeout after Rossiter's clutch shot to draw up a final play. Brave Thunders star Nick Fazekas missed a 3-pointer before the final buzzer.
Rossiter had struggled from 2-point range, making 2 of 10 shots in the series opener in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. But he sank 2 of 3 from beyond the arc, including Tochigi's final shot of the game. Rossiter scored 10 points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.