The Akita Northern Happinets' fourth-quarter comeback fell short in a 72-69 defeat to the host Yokohama B-Corsairs on Saturday in the bj-league.
The Happinets trailed 70-60 with 1:36 remaining, but 3-pointers by Ryosuke Mizumachi and Kazuhiro Shoji gave them a shot to pull off remarkable rally. Yokohama's Masayuki Kabaya, however, scored the game's final points on two free throws with 12 seconds left.
Akita's Stanley Ocitti missed a potential game-tying 3 that was off the mark with 2 seconds left.