It's safe to assume that Jeff Newton will never forget Nov. 22, 2008. After all, it was the night he scored 40 points, grabbed 30 rebounds and played 48 exhausting minutes in the Ryukyu Golden Kings' 108-105 double-overtime win over the Sendai 89ers.
Things didn't get much easier for Newton's squad on Sunday.
Host Ryukyu edged Sendai 87-84, a game in which Newton scored 17 points, hauled in 16 boards and played all 40 minutes.