Buoyed by a dominant fourth quarter, the Ryukyu Golden Kings earned a 67-52 victory over the Kyoto Hannaryz on Sunday and clinched the West Division title for the second year in a row.
In short, Ryukyu's impressive work on the boards sealed the win. The Golden Kings outrebounded the Hannaryz 48-30, including 19-2 on the offensive glass. Ryukyu's Kevin Jones had a team-best four offensive boards.
Takatoshi Furukawa scored seven of his 14 points in the fourth quarter and Kings teammate Ryoma Hashimoto dished out both of his assists in the pivotal period. Ryukyu put 24 points on the board in the final 10 minutes, limiting the visitors to seven at the same time in Okinawa City.