The Alvark Tokyo jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter and held on for a 74-53 victory over the Ryukyu Golden Kings on Friday night in the B. League.
Tokyo improved to 2-0, winning for the second time in as many days in the first-ever series in the new league at Yoyogi National Gymnasium before an announced crowd of 9,461.
The Golden Kings trailed 16-4 after one quarter and 32-17 at halftime.