For 34 minutes, 33 seconds out of the 40 minutes of regulation, the Toshiba Brave Thunders led the game.

But it was their experienced opponents who ended up getting the "W."

Aisin geared up defensively to take the momentum and prevailed late in the game as the SeaHorses defeated Toshiba 70-65 in Game 1 of the NBL Finals before a crowd of 2,706 at Ota City General Gymnasium on Saturday.