Lynn Washington's triple-double sparked the Osaka Evessa to a 105-92 home win over the Toyama Grouses on Saturday night.
Washington finished with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, while Ryan Blackwell (26 points, 11 boards) and Nile Murry (20 points, 11 boards, seven assists) both posted double-doubles as the three-time defending champion Evessa improved to 23-14 in the bj-league.
Jerod Ward scored 34 points for the Grouses, who fell to 10-27. Terrence Woodyard added 25 points and Masayuki Kabaya contributed 13.