In a game featuring 14 lead changes, the Ryukyu Golden Kings maintained their poise and held off the hosts' late comeback effort in the fourth quarter on Saturday.
The result? Ryukyu 86, Chiba Jets Funabashi 84.
The Golden Kings took an 86-78 lead on Josh Scott's 19th and final point with 48 seconds remaining. It was the center's only free-throw attempt of the B. League series opener.