The Osaka Evessa showed their championship mettle on Saturday when it mattered most: in the fourth quarter.

News photoOsaka Evessa's Matt Lottich goes up for a basket against the Oita HeatDevils at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on Saturday. The Evessa won 69-63 to advance to Sunday's bj-league championship game. YOSHIAKI MIURA PHOTO

They used a game-changing 11-0 run en route to a 69-63 victory over the Oita HeatDevils to earn a spot in Sunday's bj-league championship game.