Justin Burrell scored a game-high 20 points, including 10 in the pivotal fourth quarter, as the visiting Nagoya Diamond Dolphins topped the Yokohama B-Corsairs 77-71 on Friday night.
Burrell, the 2011-12 bj-league MVP while playing for the B-Corsairs and leading them to the Final Four in their inaugural season, was 3 of 3 from the floor in the final quarter and sank all four of his free throws in the period. He finished 7-for-8 from the field.
Shuto Ando poured in 14 points for the Diamond Dolphins (29-27) and Craig Brackins had an eight-point outing. Seiya Funyu and Jerome Tillman each had seven points. Funyu and Takaya Sasayama both dished out four assists.