Host squad Shimane Susanoo Magic made sure to bounce back on their home court with an 81-74 victory over Thirdy Ravena-boosted San-en NeoPhoenix on Sunday, November 8, at the Yonago Industrial Gymnasium in Shimane.

The Magic now stand at 6-6 while San-en, which picked up a win in Ravena’s debut the day before, dropped to 2-10 in the standings.

Playing in back-to-back games, Ravena managed to contribute 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 1 assist on Sunday.

Shimane pulled away to a 17-point lead, 53-36, after American import De’mon Brooks drained a top-of-the-key three in the 3rd quarter.

San-en only managed to rally back in the last 2:23 minutes of the game with an 8-2 run capped off by Hunt’s and-1 play.

But Ravena’s unsportsmanlike foul brought Yasuhiro Yamashita to the line. Yamashita only sank 1/2 freebies and handed the possession to Shimane.

San-en Serbian center Jelovac then drew a crucial foul off Reid Travis which saw him cut the deficit back to 4, 78-74, but the Magic closed out the match to their favor.

Brooks continued to lead Shimane with 19 points off 5-of-8 shooting, while Travis chipped in 17 points and Perrin Buford put up 15 for the Magic.

Ravena stepped up for San-en in the 2nd quarter as he led the scoring to help his team that was struggling from beyond the arc with 1-of-10 shooting by the half.

San-en went into foul trouble early in the game when Jelovac picked up 3 fouls and American-Jamaican big man Kyle Hunt had two.

Hayato Kawashima was also sidelined momentarily after absorbing a blow to the eye from Brooks.

Jelovac led San-en with a double-double of 23 points and 10 boards, while Kawashima matched Ravena’s outing with 12 points.

Ravena will be playing his first home game with San-en NeoPhoenix on Wednesday, November 11, 6:05 pm Manila time, against the Osaka Evessa.

The Scores:

Shimane – Brooks 19, Reid 17 , Buford 15, Abe 13, Williams 10, Kitagawa 4, Yamashita 3, Hashimoto 0, Sugiura 0, Kosaka 0, Shirahama 0, Kamizato 0.

San-en – Jelovac 23, Ravena 12, Kawashima 12, Hunt 10, Suzuki 6, Ota 4, Okada 3, Nishikawa 2, Kitahara 2, Yamamoto 0, Terazono 0.

Quarters: 20-18, 44-34, 65-51, 81-74.

– Rappler.com