The visiting Kyoto Hannaryz outlasted the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka in overtime on Friday night, winning 98-95.
Kevin Hareyama sank a pair of free throws at the 4:26 mark of OT to put Kyoto ahead 85-83, and coach Honoo Hamaguchi's club didn't relinquish the lead the rest of the way.
Kyoto forced overtime in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter. After Julian Mavunga missed a potential go-ahead basket on an inside jumper, big man David Simon corralled the offensive rebound and scored on a putback with 1 second remaining. That made it 83-83, and the game went into OT.
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