With five regular-season games remaining, the Takamatsu Five Arrows now occupy a share of first place in the bj-league's Western Conference.
The Five Arrows climbed into first place by beating the visiting Osaka Evessa 101-88 on Saturday.
Takamatsu (27-12) put on a clinic in old-fashioned winning basketball, jumping out to a 31-18 lead after one quarter and getting double-digit scoring from five players: Reggie Warren (22), Isaac Sojourner and Steve Horne (19 apiece), Hiroyuki Kikuchi (13) and Yu Okada (10).
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