Dwight Ramos and Levanga Hokkaido are on a roll to start the 2025-26 B.LEAGUE season, winning three straight games.
Levanga Hokkaido survived a nail-biter on Sunday to defeat the Hiroshima Dragonflies, 98-97, completing their weekend sweep in Hiroshima and improving to 3-1 in the 2025-26 B.LEAGUE season.
The game was decided in the final seconds when Shuto Ichiba scored the game-winning putback after initial misses from Jahlil Okafor and John Harrar.
Keisei Tominaga and Okafor led the team with 24 and 20 points, respectively, while Dwight Ramos contributed 14 points, three rebounds, and five assists as Hokkaido won a third-straight game.
Ichiba added five points but delivered the crucial final basket to seal the win.
Nagoya-Yokohama double OT
Meanwhile, FE Nagoya pulled off a double-overtime road win against the Yokohama B-Corsairs, 91-88, moving to 2-2 on the season.
Francis Lopez had five points, two rebounds, and two blocks for Nagoya, while Kiefer Ravena was a key contributor for Yokohama with 18 points, four rebounds, and three steals, scoring back-to-back triples in the final minute of regulation to force the first overtime.
Ravena hit another three in the second OT to make it 90-88, but missed the final shot that would have forced a third overtime.
In other action, Gunma Crane Thunders defeated the Ibaraki Robots, 76-56, splitting the road series and moving to 2-2 for the season.
AJ Edu added eight points, nine rebounds, and three blocks for Gunma.
The Nagoya Diamond Dolphins downed Osaka Evessa, 87-70, as Ray Parks Jr. struggled, scoring just three points.
It was a tough weekend for Parks Jr. against his former team, as he opened the season with back-to-back 20-point games last week for Osaka.
Meanwhile, Shiga Lakes defeated Kyoto Hannaryz, 92-71, with Jamie Malonzo contributing two points and four rebounds for Kyoto, who dropped to 1-2.
Kyoto and Shiga will run it back for the lone Monday game in the B.LEAGUE slate.
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[Editor’s note: This article was written by a member of the One Sports Digital with the help of AI, and then checked by the staff to ensure accuracy.]