QUENTIN Millora-Brown and the Chiba Jets locked up the final playoff incentive after securing the second seed in the East on the last day of the Japan B.League regular season on Sunday.
The Jets completed a weekend sweep of Altiri Chiba with a 96-87 victory, even without Millora-Brown in the lineup.
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Chiba finished the season at 42-18 (win-loss) in a tie with the Gunma Crane Thunders, but earned the higher seed owing to a sweep of their season series.
Gunma, for its part, needed a narrow 87-86 escape over the Sendai 89ers to close out its campaign. AJ Edu struggled offensively with just five points but contributed nine rebounds and one assist.
Meanwhile, Levanga Hokkaido pulled off a 97-96 stunner over playoff-bound Alvark Tokyo, with Dwight Ramos posting eight points, four rebounds, and two assists.
Elsewhere, Kai Sotto capped his season with 18 points, eight rebounds, and six assists in leading the Koshigaya Alphas to a dominant 98-75 rout of the SeaHorses Mikawa.
The Nagoya Fighting Eagles also bounced back from a loss the night before, cruising to a 90-68 win over Shimane Susanoo Magic despite a scoreless outing from Francis Lopez, who still managed three rebounds and two assists.
In other games, Kiefer Ravena and the Yokohama B-Corsairs absorbed a second straight loss to the Kawasaki Brave Thunders, 88-84. Ravena finished with just two points, along with four assists and one rebound.
Ray Parks Jr.’s 14-point, six-rebound, three-assist effort went for naught as Osaka Evessa fell once more to the Ibaraki Robots, 91-79.
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