The Aomori Wat's began their second season by recording a road victory against the Fukushima Firebonds, a first-year franchise, on Saturday night.
The final score: Aomori 82, Fukushima 70.
An announced crowd of 2,018 witnessed the first regular-season game in Firebonds history, and nine other games were on the docket as the bj-league's 10th season got underway.