Kenji Arakawa
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Chiba Jets edge Altiri Chiba 89-87 in an overtime derby
Yuki Togashi scored 22 and blocked D.J. Newbill's three with five seconds left. The Jets led by 17 in the fourth quarter, lost every inch of it, then won in overtime at LaLa arena TOKYO-BAY.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Nov 6, 2026 · 4 min read
Levanga Hokkaido come back from 20 down to beat Hiroshima 96-93 and end their unbeaten start, and Alvark Tokyo lose twice: B.League roundup
Hiroshima led 36-16 in the second quarter and were ahead 93-91 with 18 seconds left. Marques Bolden's three-point play and two Gary Clark free throws won it for Hokkaido. Alvark Tokyo lost at home to Ibaraki on Thursday and to Mikawa on Saturday, and Braian Angola scored Toyama's last eight points to beat Shimane.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 25, 2026 · 8 min read
Hiroshima score 12 straight in the third to beat Akita 98-84 and go 9-0, and Josh Hawkinson's 31 brings the SunRockers back from 14 down at Shinshu: B.League Wednesday roundup
Akita led by eight early and the game was tied seven times before the Dragonflies pulled away. Nine Premier games on Wednesday: Nagoya won by 29 at Utsunomiya to stay unbeaten at 7-0, Toyama scored 66 in the second half at Hokkaido, and Kawasaki beat Osaka by 34.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 21, 2026 · 8 min read
Ryo Yamazaki's three on the last play keeps Hiroshima perfect at 8-0, 77-75 over San-en, and the SunRockers win by 43 at Chiba Jets: B.League Monday roundup
San-en led 75-71 with 20 seconds left at Hiroshima Green Arena and lost its first game of the season. Nine Premier games on Monday: Jarrett Culver scored 38 for Sendai, Alvark Tokyo won a seventh straight, and Nagoya stayed unbeaten at 6-0.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 19, 2026 · 7 min read
Keisei Tominaga scores 35 as Levanga Hokkaido hit 109 for the second time in three days, Jarrett Culver's 34 lifts Sendai, and Hiroshima go 7-0: B.League weekend roundup
Thirteen B.League Premier games from Friday to Sunday. Hokkaido won at Saga and at Yokohama by 19 and 31, Sendai came back from 13 down to beat Utsunomiya, and Hiroshima stayed perfect with an 89-71 win at Altiri Chiba.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 18, 2026 · 9 min read
Isaiah Livers' three in overtime beats the Chiba Jets 108-106 as Gakuto Arai scores 33: B.League Monday roundup
Yokohama won the fourth quarter 33-27 to force overtime, then Livers' three with 30 seconds left put them ahead for good. Alvark Tokyo and Gunma both moved to 6-1 ahead of their meeting on Saturday, and Shiga and Nagasaki won at home.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 13, 2026 · 5 min read
Jarrett Culver scores Sendai's last three baskets in a 70-68 win at the SunRockers as Nagoya stay unbeaten
Culver finished with 32 and Sendai came back from 12 down at Toyota Arena Tokyo. Toyama beat Altiri Chiba 94-74, Nagoya won 90-78 at Ibaraki to move to 5-0, and Akita and Mikawa won on the road.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 11, 2026 · 5 min read
Hiroshima beat Shiga 111-105 in triple overtime to stay perfect as Nagasaki hand Gunma a first loss
Kofi Cockburn scored 42 with 21 rebounds, and Ryo Terashima forced the second and third overtimes with late baskets. Nagasaki beat Gunma 70-59, and San-en held on 83-81 at Shinshu to stay unbeaten.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 10, 2026 · 6 min read
Toyama come back from 29 down to beat Tokyo SunRockers 96-90 in overtime as Braian Angola scores 41
Toyama did not lead until 42 seconds before the end of regulation at Toyota Arena Tokyo. Kyoto won 74-73 on two late free throws to go 5-1, Altiri Chiba held off Osaka after leading by 24, and Jarrett Culver and Trey Kell scored 37 and 38.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 9, 2026 · 4 min read
Kobe close on an 11-0 run to beat Chiba Jets 94-86 as Gunma stay unbeaten
Fardaws Aimaq had 29 points and 16 rebounds at Glion Arena. Gunma won 76-65 in Okinawa to go 5-0, Nagasaki came from 14 down for their first win, Kawasaki won at Akita and Alvark Tokyo led Saga from start to finish.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 8, 2026 · 5 min read
Sendai close on a 6-0 run to beat Altiri Chiba 81-74
Seiya Funyu scored all 13 of his points after half-time, and Sendai won a fourth quarter with seven lead changes 30-21. Both teams came in at 1-3.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 7, 2026 · 3 min read
Kai Sotto and Altiri Chiba visit Sendai as five Filipino players take the floor on Wednesday
Sotto has two double-doubles in two games. Both Chiba and Sendai are 1-3, and Sendai have the league's fourth-highest scorer in Jarrett Culver. Unbeaten Hiroshima visit winless Ibaraki.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 6, 2026 · 2 min read
B.League Sunday: Mikawa win by 44, Kyoto hold Nagasaki to two first-quarter points, Shiga and Utsunomiya hit back
Every other B.League Premier game from Sunday, October 4, in brief. Mikawa, Kyoto, Nagoya, Hokkaido, the SunRockers, San-en and Gunma finished weekend sweeps, while Shiga, Utsunomiya and Shinshu split their series.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 4, 2026 · 7 min read
Keyontae Johnson scores 37 as Alvark Tokyo run away from the Chiba Jets 96-71
Johnson had 27 of Alvark's 47 points by halftime, part of a 13-0 run that turned a three-point deficit into a lead the visitors never gave back. D.J. Hogg then scored 10 in 83 seconds in the third quarter.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 4, 2026 · 3 min read
Kai Sotto grabs 14 rebounds but Kawasaki beat Altiri Chiba 82-74 to split the weekend series
Sotto scored 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting and took five offensive rebounds. Kawasaki led from the first quarter on, by as many as 16, and made 17 of 18 free throws to Chiba's three.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 4, 2026 · 3 min read
Kai Sotto dunks on his debut as Altiri Chiba climb out of a 14-point hole to beat Kawasaki 99-90
Chiba won the fourth quarter 30-17. Kotetsu Kurokawa scored 30, D.J. Newbill had 18 points and eight assists, and the 7-foot-3 Sotto finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds in 25 minutes.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Oct 3, 2026 · 4 min read
Yokohama score 11 of the last 12 points to beat Utsunomiya 74-71 and split their opening series
Narito Namizato made the go-ahead jumper with 23 seconds left and two free throws to seal it, a day after the Brex won the first game 88-78.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Sep 28, 2026 · 3 min read
SeaHorses Mikawa beat Levanga Hokkaido 78-77 to split the weekend
Marques Bolden's three with seven seconds left cut it to one, but Hokkaido never got another shot. A day earlier Keisei Tominaga scored 41 in a 106-97 Hokkaido win.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Sep 27, 2026 · 3 min read
Ryukyu beat Alvark Tokyo 85-74 to split the B.League Premier opening series
A day after losing 84-73 while making three of 12 free throws, the Golden Kings hit 14 threes to Alvark's four, and David Nwaba scored 51 points across the two games.
Kenji ArakawaDesk name · Sep 25, 2026 · 3 min read