When a big title is on the line, a winner is often decided by how resilient it is.

On Monday afternoon, both the Toshiba Brave Thunders and Toyota Motors Alvark exhibited this before a big crowd of over 7,500 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.

But on this particular day, the Brave Thunders came out on top, with an 82-79 victory over Toyota Motors, for their third-ever title in the annual single-elimination tournament.