The Osaka Evessa improved to .500 with their first series sweep of the young season by beating the Bambitious Nara 83-67 on Sunday.
Osaka's Olu Ashaolu had 23 points on 10-for-11 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds with three assists, two steals and two blocks. Shota Konno and Takuya Soma each had 16 points for the Evessa, who led 33-16 after one quarter. Narito Namizato dished out 11 assists with one turnover on the afternoon in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture.
Tatsuya Suzuki had 10 assists for Nara (0-4). Josh Ritchert led the hosts with 15 points.
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