Saturday's Osaka Evessa-Sendai 89ers game featured a playoff-like atmosphere at Osaka Central Gym.
A crowd of 5,336 fans provided an electric atmosphere for the bj-league's top two teams, who entered the game with identical 28-12 records and were in first place in their respective conferences.
The Evessa grabbed win No. 29, routing the out-of-towners 87-61.