MANILA – Ilonggo Ferdinand “Thirdy” Ravena III and the San-en NeoPhoenix bagged their 11th straight win in Japan B.League Division 1 after a 103-68 rout of the Nagasaki Velca over the weekend at the Nagasaki Prefectural Gymnasium.
The former Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles tallied 15 points, eight rebounds, and five assists in 26 minutes of action as the NeoPhoenix improved to 29-4 in the standings.
Sota Oura led the way with a double-double of 21 points and 11 assists; Yante Maten added 18 points; and Coty Clarke and Kosuke Kanamaru had 14 and 12 markers, respectively.
Matt Bonds finished with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Nick Perkins and Yudai Baba added 13 and 11 points, respectively, as Nagasaki dropped to 14-19 win-loss slate.
Meanwhile, Kiefer Ravena’s offensive explosion went to waste as the Shiga Lakes bowed to the Fukushima Firebonds in overtime, 108-105, in Japan B.League Division 2 at the Shiga Daihatsu Arena.
The elder brother of Thirdy tallied 24 points, including four three-point conversions, to go with eight assists and four rebounds, but the Lakes still dropped to a 25-9 win-loss record.
Rapolas Ivanauskas carried the fight for the Firebonds with a double-double of 27 points and 17 rebounds; Daiki Tsuchiya added 19 markers; and Takeshi Tada, Terrance King, and Taketo Tako had 14, 11, and 10 markers, respectively, as they moved up to 13-21.
Brock Motum top-scored for the Lakes with a double-double of 26 points and 10 rebounds, while Ryan Kriener also tallied a double-double of 21 points and 13 rebounds in the loss.
Meanwhile, Dwight Ramos provided offensive spark for the Levanga Hokkaido (10-23) as they bounced back against the Shinshu Brave Warriors (6-27) with a 90-56 victory in Division 1 action at the Hokkai Kita-yale.
The Gilas Pilipinas forward connected for 18 points, including two three-pointers, to go with eight rebounds, four steals, two assists, and a block in an all-around effort for Hokkaido./PN
