Andy Ellis, the bj-league scoring leader, had 33 points and 13 rebounds to guide the Oita HeatDevils to a 80-73 victory over the Sendai 89ers at Sendai Aoba Gymnasium on Sunday. Elsewhere, the Osaka Evessa shrunk the gap to two points with two seconds left in the game but failed to catch up as the Ryukyu Golden Kings won 87-85 in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture. Guard Naoto Takushi had 16 points and seven boards for the Okinawa squad. In Takamatsu, with Saitama up by three, forward Andrew Feeley saved his team with a blocked shot with three seconds left as the Broncos defeated the host Five Arrows 71-68.