The Yokohama B-Corsairs controlled the tempo in crunch time and dominated key stretches of a 79-68 victory over the Sendai 89ers on Friday night in the bj-league.
The B-Corsairs relied on their Big Three — Draelon Burns, Thomas Kennedy and Masayuki Kabaya — to win the series opener, getting a combined 64 points from them on Thursday.
A day later, Kennedy had 23 points, Burns had 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to complete a triple-double, while Kabaya scored 17. All three had two steals.