By ADRIAN STEWART CO

Ilonggo Kiefer Ravena and the Shiga Lakes sustained their second consecutive defeat in the Japan B.League Division 2 as they bowed to the Kumamoto Volters, 104-101, at the YMIT Arena on Wednesday night, January 31.

The former NLEX Road Warriors guard finished with 18 points, including three outside shots, to go with four assists, three rebounds and a steal as the Lakes dropped to a 25-10 record.

Aaron White carried the fight for the Volters with a double-double of 27 points and 11 rebounds. Jamel McLean added 22 points and 10 boards, while Shota Yamamoto and Ren Nagashima had 20 and 15, respectively, as they improved to a 25-10 record.

Ryan Kriener top-scored for the Lakes with 35 points to go with seven rebounds, three steals and two assists, while Brock Motum chipped in 24 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.

Meanwhile, Gregory Slaughter and the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka notched their second consecutive victory as they took down Bambitious Nara at the ROHTO Arena in Nara.

The former Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings slotman logged just four minutes in the contest and converted two free throws as Fukuoka improved to a 23-12 record in the standings.

Bryce Washington finished with a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds. Pablo Aguilar added 19 points and 16 rebounds, while Shuki Shigetomi and Takayuki Kodama ended with 11 and 10, respectively.

Shaquille Hines tallied 20 points to lead the way for Nara. Cheikh Mbodj added a double-double of 15 points and 15 rebounds, and Eiji Hayashi contributed 12 points as they fell to a 14-21 record.

For their part, Roosevelt Adams and Yamagata Wyverns sustained their third consecutive defeat as they bowed to the Iwate Big Bulls, 78-62, at the Morioka Takaya Arena.

The former Terrafirma Dyip guard played for only seven minutes and failed to score a point, but had two rebounds and an assist as the Wyverns dropped to 18-17.

The Big Bulls moved up to 9-26./ASC, WDJ