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

The Akita Northern Happinets came to Hiroshima Green Arena and stayed with the league leaders for 23 minutes. Then the Dragonflies scored 12 points in a row. Ryosei Sato started it with a three, Dwayne Evans II scored six of the 12, and a 65-58 game became 77-58 in about four minutes. Hiroshima beat Akita 98-84 on Wednesday night in front of 3,734 and are 9-0.

Two Premier teams are still unbeaten. The other is Nagoya Diamond Dolphins, who won 98-69 at Utsunomiya and are 7-0. The Tokyo SunRockers fell 14 points behind at Shinshu in the first quarter and won anyway, 97-90, with 31 from Josh Hawkinson.

This follows Monday, when Ryo Yamazaki's three on the last play beat San-en 77-75 and took Hiroshima to 8-0.

Hiroshima 98, Akita 84

Akita first. Yanni Wetzell scored the game's first basket, and Akita led 15-7 with six minutes left in the first quarter. Mark Smith's three made it 7-14. Akita took a 25-22 lead into the second quarter.

A long, even half. The second quarter had lead after lead. Akita were up 45-41 with four minutes left in the half after two Smith baskets. Christopher Smith answered with a three, Evans and Nick Mayo scored, and Kofi Cockburn finished the half with four straight points. Hiroshima led 55-50 at the break. There were nine lead changes and seven ties in the game, all of them before halftime.

The run. Mark Smith hit a three to make it 65-58 with 6:40 left in the third. Sato answered from three. Mayo made a free throw and then a basket. Evans scored three times in a row, a basket, two free throws and another basket. Hiroshima led 77-58 with 2:34 left in the quarter and won it 26-11. The lead reached 23 at 87-64 early in the fourth.

Evans finished with 22 points, 16 rebounds and six assists. Mayo scored 15, Christopher Smith 14 and Cockburn 13. Mark Smith scored 27 for Akita, with four threes, and Wetzell added 14. Akita are 3-6 and have lost two in a row.

SunRockers 97, Shinshu 90

Shinshu's start. The Brave Warriors scored the first 12 points at White Ring. Kevon Harris made two threes in that run and Mike Daum one. A Marcus Kaishu Tobin three made it 21-7, and Shinshu led 57-47 at halftime.

Twelve in a row. Harris made two free throws for a 72-63 lead with 2:17 left in the third. Then the SunRockers scored 12 straight: a Sogo Yamagiwa three, a Hawkinson three, a Donte Grantham basket, two Hawkinson free throws and another Grantham basket. It was 75-72 for the visitors with 23 seconds left. Daum tied it with a three with one second on the clock.

The fourth. Hawkinson's putback and a Harris basket made it 77-77. Hawkinson then scored eight of the next 10 points, two threes and two free throws around a John Lawrence Harper Jr. basket, and the SunRockers led 87-77 with 6:50 left. Shinshu got within five three times, the last at 90-95 with 40 seconds left. Hawkinson made two free throws in the last 23 seconds to close it.

Hawkinson finished with 31 points and 10 rebounds and made nine of 11 free throws. Bryson Williams scored 18 and Grantham 17. Harris scored 28 for Shinshu and Daum 21. The SunRockers are 7-3 and have won three straight. Shinshu are 2-8 and have lost six in a row.

Nagoya 98, Utsunomiya 69

Utsunomiya led 40-39 late in the second quarter. Nagoya won the second half 50-24 and the lead was 29 at the end. Scott Eatherton had 22 points and 13 rebounds, and Takumi Saito scored 21. Otis Frazier III scored 19 for Utsunomiya, who are 4-5.

Toyama 105, Hokkaido 87

The game had 10 lead changes, and Levanga Hokkaido led 40-39 at halftime. Keisei Tominaga's basket put them up 55-54 midway through the third. Toyama scored the next 12, five of them from Braian Angola, and won the quarter 36-24. The lead reached 21 at 91-70. Angola scored 28, Aamir Simms 26 and Darral Willis Jr. 20. Gary Clark and Marques Bolden scored 17 each for Hokkaido, and Tominaga 13. Both teams are 5-4.

Kyoto 102, Chiba Jets 79

The biggest crowd of the night, 9,734 at LaLa arena TOKYO-BAY, saw Kyoto lead by 23 in the third quarter. Angelo Caloiaro had 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and Demetre Rivers scored 16. Nate Williams scored 25 for Chiba Jets. Kyoto are 7-2. Chiba Jets are 3-7.

Kawasaki 101, Osaka 67

Kawasaki won the first quarter 35-13 and led by 42 at 95-53 late in the game. Jaedon LeDee had 30 points and 12 rebounds. Kawasaki are 3-6. Osaka are 1-8 and have lost eight straight.

Shiga 92, Kobe 80

Kobe led 13-4 early and 26-18 after one quarter. There were 11 lead changes. Shiga won the fourth quarter 29-23 and led by 15 with 22 seconds left. Ryan Kriener scored 20. Yoeli Childs had 27 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists for Kobe, who have lost four straight.

Nagasaki 84, Saga 66

Saga never led at SAGA ARENA. Nagasaki were up 48-35 at halftime and by 23 late in the fourth. Jarrell Brantley scored 17. Nassir Little had 20 points and 14 rebounds for Saga, who are 1-9.

Ryukyu 94, Altiri Chiba 65

Ryukyu won the first quarter 33-21 in front of 7,635 at OKINAWA SUNTORY ARENA and led by 32 in the last minute. Sota Oura scored 19 and made four of six threes. Kiefer Ravena added 14. Dererk Pardon had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Altiri Chiba. Kai Sotto did not play, his fourth straight game out. Ryukyu are 5-4; Altiri Chiba are 3-7.

Scoring

Scoring: Hiroshima 98-84 Akita (Wednesday)

Hiroshima: Dwayne Evans II 22, Nick Mayo 15, Christopher Smith 14, Kofi Cockburn 13, Ryo Terashima 11, Ryo Yamazaki 8, Keijiro Mitani 6, Ryosei Sato 4, Kevin Hareyama 3, Tatsuya Ito 2, Kaine Roberts 0, Haruya Matsuno 0.

Akita: Mark Smith 27, Yanni Wetzell 14, Raita Akaho 12, Naohide Hotta 9, Baiqing Zhao 7, Taiyo Motoda 6, Yori Iwaya 5, Troy Murphy Jr. 4, Shigehiro Taguchi 0, Takuya Nakayama 0.

By quarter: Hiroshima 22, 33, 26, 17. Akita 25, 25, 11, 23.

Scoring: SunRockers 97-90 Shinshu (Wednesday)

SunRockers: Josh Hawkinson 31, Bryson Williams 18, Donte Grantham 17, Rawle Alkins 10, John Lawrence Harper Jr. 7, Reiya Nozaki 6, Leo Vendrame 5, Sogo Yamagiwa 3, Daiki Tanaka 0.

Shinshu: Kevon Harris 28, Mike Daum 21, Marcus Lee 14, Daiki Tsuchiya 6, Tshilidzi Kawata 5, Susumu Tokairin 5, Akitoshi Oguri 4, Marcus Kaishu Tobin 3, Eliet Donley 2, Takatoshi Furukawa 2, Kyosuke Hoshino 0.

By quarter: SunRockers 20, 27, 28, 22. Shinshu 29, 28, 18, 15.

Scoring: Nagoya 98-69 Utsunomiya (Wednesday)

Nagoya: Scott Eatherton 22, Takumi Saito 21, Ryan Luther 15, Aaron Henry 13, Taito Nakahigashi 9, Quentin Millora-Brown 6, Taketo Kato 5, Isaiah Murphy 3, Hiyuu Ozawa 2, Jake Koki Holtz 2, Tenketsu Harimoto 0, Keita Imamura 0, Eita Wakano 0.

Utsunomiya: Otis Frazier III 19, Makoto Hiejima 12, Hayate Arakawa 12, Gavin Edwards 11, Isaac Fotu 9, Atsuya Ogawa 6, Yusuke Endo 0, Kosuke Takeuchi 0, Shinji Takashima 0, Hironori Watanabe 0, Seiji Ikaruga 0, Sean Ichioka 0.

By quarter: Nagoya 24, 24, 31, 19. Utsunomiya 19, 26, 15, 9.

Scoring: Toyama 105-87 Hokkaido (Wednesday)

Toyama: Braian Angola 28, Aamir Simms 26, Darral Willis Jr. 20, Thirdy Ravena 8, Faraz Rashid 5, Daichi Kuzuhara 5, Yuzo Okada 4, Haruaki Tanaka 4, Yoshiyuki Nozaki 3, Kazuki Miyamoto 2, Kaito Morizane 0.

Hokkaido: Gary Clark 17, Marques Bolden 17, Keisei Tominaga 13, Dwight Ramos 10, John Harrar 10, Ren Shimatani 7, Shuto Ichiba 6, Hiroto Kikuchi 5, Teruchika Naito 2, Kohei Sekino 0, Yu Kibayashi 0, Yuta Osaki 0, Hiroki Matsuzaki 0.

By quarter: Toyama 17, 22, 36, 30. Hokkaido 17, 23, 24, 23.

Scoring: Kyoto 102-79 Chiba Jets (Wednesday)

Kyoto: Angelo Caloiaro 17, Demetre Rivers 16, Leon Shibuta 12, Michael Phillips 12, Satoru Maeta 10, Ryuichi Kishimoto 9, Charles Jackson 8, Mone Alex Hall 8, Shuma Nishibe 3, Hayato Kawashima 3, Kanta Mizuno 2, Ryunosuke Watanabe 2.

Chiba Jets: Nate Williams 25, Luke Maye 13, Yuki Togashi 11, Ren Kanechika 10, Shuta Hara 8, Riku Segawa 7, Naoki Tashiro 5, Takumi Sato 0, Nyika Williams 0, LG Gill 0.

By quarter: Kyoto 26, 28, 28, 20. Chiba Jets 21, 19, 24, 15.

Scoring: Kawasaki 101-67 Osaka (Wednesday)

Kawasaki: Jaedon LeDee 30, Reoto Yonesu 16, Alex Kirk 13, Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 13, Matt Bonds 10, Jaheru Ryuto Yamauchi 7, Hirohide Araya 6, Shun Matsuyama 5, Kengo Nomoto 1, Ryusei Shinoyama 0, Shota Tsuyama 0, Takumi Hasegawa 0.

Osaka: Makoto Kinoshita 17, Kyo-chang Song 11, Yoshiya Uematsu 11, James Palmer Jr. 10, Hayato Maki 9, Seiga Sakamoto 5, Kaisei Takahashi 2, Takeshi Sato 2, Damonte Dodd 0.

By quarter: Kawasaki 35, 21, 20, 25. Osaka 13, 18, 18, 18.

Scoring: Shiga 92-80 Kobe (Wednesday)

Shiga: Ryan Kriener 20, Xavier Sneed 16, Zach Auguste 15, Daichi Nomoto 15, Taiga Jack Komamizu 9, Taiki Okada 6, Hayate Komasawa 6, Ai-Che Yu 5, Tyrell Taku Sudo 0, Yosei Nishida 0, Takanori Tahara 0, Shintaro Ehara 0.

Kobe: Yoeli Childs 27, Fardaws Aimaq 16, Jalen McDaniels 14, Keigo Kimura 6, Shuto Terazono 5, Tsukasa Nakano 3, Asato Ogawa 3, Allen Hachimura 3, Ryuya Kaneda 3, Hayato Yamaguchi 0, Michiya Nakajima 0.

By quarter: Shiga 18, 22, 23, 29. Kobe 26, 17, 14, 23.

Scoring: Nagasaki 84-66 Saga (Wednesday)

Nagasaki: Jarrell Brantley 17, Levi Randolph 13, Masaaki Morikawa 11, Io Nagano 11, Yudai Baba 9, Alistair Tokio Tsuchiya 6, Kenshin Hoshikawa 5, Pablo Aguilar 5, Ko Kumagai 3, Kenji Leon Matsumoto 2, Lucas Tanaka 2, Kanji Takahira 0.

Saga: Nassir Little 20, Christopher Olivier 13, Atsuki Kishida 10, Kosuke Hashimoto 7, Ryo Abe 5, Toshiki Tomiyama 4, Sori Uchio 3, Futa Takedomi 2, Taiki Sumida 2, Ryota Inoue 0.

By quarter: Nagasaki 24, 24, 17, 19. Saga 20, 15, 17, 14.

Scoring: Ryukyu 94-65 Altiri Chiba (Wednesday)

Ryukyu: Sota Oura 19, Kiefer Ravena 14, Masahiro Waki 13, Kevin Jones 11, Ryo Sadohara 9, Yoshiyuki Matsuwaki 9, Jack Cooley 8, David Nwaba 4, Koya Kawamata 4, Morihisa Yamauchi 3, Shota Onodera 0, Ryunosuke Satori 0.

Altiri Chiba: Dererk Pardon 18, Seiya Ando 14, Naoya Kumagae 7, D.J. Newbill 6, Takaaki Kida 5, Alex Davis 5, Kei Sugimoto 5, Kotetsu Kurokawa 3, Tomoya Hasegawa 2, Blake Aoki 0, Leon Watanabe 0.

By quarter: Ryukyu 33, 18, 24, 19. Altiri Chiba 21, 16, 13, 15.

What is next

Alvark Tokyo, 8-1, host Ibaraki on Thursday, October 22, and Sendai host Yokohama. On Friday, Ryukyu host Gunma, Shiga host Nagasaki and the SunRockers visit Osaka. Hiroshima host Levanga Hokkaido on Saturday, October 24, and Altiri Chiba play at Ibaraki. On Sunday, October 25, unbeaten Nagoya visit the SunRockers.

Update: Hokkaido ended Hiroshima's unbeaten start 96-93 on Saturday.