The Brex players gave it their all for the entire game, and sent their loyal fans nuts with an emotional victory.

Guard Hironori Watanabe had a team-high 23 points, going 3-for-6 from outside the 3-point arc, and veteran big man Daiji Yamada gave the team 15 valuable points off the bench as Link Tochigi sank the Toyota Alvark 95-81 in Game 2 of the NBL Eastern Conference semifinals at Ota City General Gymnasium on Sunday.

With the win, the Brex tied the best-of-three series at 1-all. The decisive third game will begin at the same venue at 3 p.m. on Monday.