By ADRIAN STEWART CO

Kiefer Ravena and the Shiga Lakes scored a bounce-back win against the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka with a score of 77-66 in Japan B.League Division 2 at the Kitakyushu Municipal Gymnasium on Tuesday night, March 12.

After causing their defeat with an ill-advised unsportsmanlike foul on Monday night, March 11, Ravena made up for it with a 14-point, three-rebound and three-assist performance in 31 minutes.

Brock Motum led the way with 22 points, including two three-point conversions, to go with five rebounds, while Hayato Wakugawa also delivered 14 points as the Lakes improved to a 34-13 record.

According to Lakes head coach Danny Gomez, it was a nice bounce-back victory for his squad as they dominated Fukuoka from start to finish, maintaining the upper hand in the standings.

“The most important thing was that we were able to control the game for 40 minutes in terms of score. It’s completely different from [last Monday]. We were able to continue to make shots that had a very low probability,” Gomez said.

“I think the attitude of the bench [on Tuesday night] was really good. I think the positive attitude from the bench brought us the victory,” he said.

“We were able to get a solid win, so we will move on to the next match,” he added.

Gavin Ware top-scored with 15 points, Bryce Washington added 14 markers, while Filipino-American center Gregory Slaughter continued to ride the bench as they dropped to 32-15.

Meanwhile, Roosevelt Adams and the Yamagata Wyverns secured a 94-88 victory over the Kumamoto Volters at the Yamagata Prefectural Sports Park.

The former PBA top-overall pick was efficient offensively as he finished with 17 points, four rebounds and one assist for Yamagata.

James Bell top-scored in the victory with 18 points. Michael Finke and Kazuma Okajima each ended with 15 markers, while Taisei Shirato ended with 12 points./ASC, WDJ