Tokyo Apache coach Bob Hill vowed his team would play harder in the series finale against the Rizing Fukuoka on Thursday at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
Mission accomplished.
The Apache also played a smarter game, capitalizing on their varied strengths — depth, athleticism, size and speed, to name a few — and limiting their miscues for large portions of the contest.
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