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Bay Area Dragons’ Myles Powell. – EASL PHOTOS
UTSUNOMIYA – Bay Area held together in the most critical moments on Friday night to outlast host Utsunomiya, 96-90, to stay alive in third place in the East Asian Super League Champions week here.
Andrew Nicholson finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds, while Myles Powell had 17 and seven on top of 10 assists.
Filipino-American Sedrick Barefield, who was a nonfactor in the previous game, poured in 20 points as the Dragons denied the B.League champion a point in the knockout phase.
Grant Jerrett scored 22 points, while Japan’s Makoto Hiejima added 15 more in a double-double loss.
Brex lost on home court and will not advance by tiebreaker rule in the standings despite having a 1-1 record.
Bay Area, also 1-1, will play for second place in group A, which could be Ryukyu, Anyang, Taipei, or San Miguel Beer.
The five-day exhibition now moves to Okinawa, which will host a total of four games, including the final and the battle for third place.
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