Veteran poise paid off the Alvark Tokyo on Sunday afternoon.
Frontcourt mates Joji Takeuchi and Alex Kirk, pillars of the team's back-to-back title-winning teams, scored 19 and 14 points, respectively, and veteran forward Milan Macvan came off the bench and poured in 17 points as the Alvark Tokyo held off the Yokohama B-Corsairs 82-69.
Kirk pulled down 13 rebounds to complete the double-double, while starting point guard Seiya Ando finished with 14 points and five assists (sharing the team lead with Macvan and Takeki Shonaka) at Yokohama International Swimming Pool. Daiki Tanaka chipped in with seven points and Yutaro Suda had six points for Tokyo (16-5).