The Yokohama B-Corsairs played a stellar first half on Sunday afternoon, building a sizable lead against the Sunrockers Shibuya.
Facing a 15-point deficit, the hosts then regrouped at halftime and responded to the challenge of replicating the B-Corsairs' first-half intensity. Yokohama, on the other hand, failed to sustain their energy and could not perform at the same level over the final 20 minutes at Aoyama Gakuin University Memorial Hall.
It all added up to a 77-73 Shibuya victory, new Sunrockers bench boss Tsutomu Isa's first since being appointed as fired coach Geoffrey Katsuhisa's successor on Friday.