The Utsunomiya Brex used a 21-0 run in the first quarter to seize control of their game against the Niigata Albirex BB on Sunday.
The big scoring spurt started with a Jeff Gibbs inside bucket with 6:08 to play in the quarter. It ended with Takanori Tahara's in-the-paint jumper, courtesy of a Shuhei Kitagawa assist, that put the Brex ahead 32-7.
The Albirex trailed 34-12 after the opening stanza and lost their second game of the weekend, falling 85-76 in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture.