Dwight Ramos (Hokkaido) and Quentin Millora-Brown (Chiba) were unfortunate in their respective Japan B.LEAGUE games, but their teams held on to their top-3 spots in the Eastern Conference.
Dwight Ramos put up an all-around outing but Levanga Hokkaido bowed to the SeaHorses Mikawa, 97-75, in their 2025-26 Japan B.LEAGUE match on Saturday, Feb. 7.
The Gilas Pilipinas star turned in 10 points, five rebounds, four assists, three blocks for Hokkaido, who struggled to recover from an early 15-25 deficit.
It was Keisei Tominaga who topscored for Levanga with 15 points built on two triples, while John Harrar had 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Jahlil Okafor added 14 points, eight rebounds, and five assists for Hokkaido in the losing cause.
Still, Hokkaido remains tied for second place with the Chiba Jets in the Eastern Conference with a 26-10 win-loss mark, although the red-hot Alvark Tokyo are closing in with a 25-11 record.
Speaking of, the Jets suffered a heartbreaking 73-75 loss to Tokyo over at the LaLa Arena TOKYO-BAY.
In nearly 20 minutes of play, Quentin Millora-Brown contributed three points, five rebounds, and two steals for Chiba.
Former Portland Trail Blazer Nasir Little carried most of the load for the Jets with 26 points, 11 rebounds, and two assists.
DJ Hogg added 17 points and 12 rebounds in a game where Yuta Watanabe made an early exit and wound up scoreless in almost six minutes of action.
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Like most sportswriters, Jan Ballesteros once dreamed of becoming a professional hooper. But he learned the hard way that it’s not for everyone.
He continues to be involved in the sport he loves, but this time as a member of the PBA Press Corps. Aside from primarily covering the PBA, he is also assigned to cover Gilas Pilipinas.