Seconds before overtime started on Sunday afternoon at Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo Apache coach Joe Bryant told his players the good news: The Takamatsu Five Arrows had just beaten the Niigata Albirex BB 90-85.
The he reminded them of the task at hand: Win this game and you'll host a postseason contest next weekend.
The Apache did it the hard way.
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