The 2007-08 bj-league season tipped off on Tuesday night. It was the first game for the expansion Rizing Fukuoka. A crowd of 2,475 watched the Osaka Evessa post a 91-71 victory.
A night later, the Evessa won 94-80 at Accion Fukuoka.
The key statistic in both games was easy to spot: third-quarter scoring. Osaka outscored Fukuoka 30-19 in the third in Tuesday's contest. In the rematch, the visitors held a 27-13 scoring advantage in the same period.
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