First games are supposed to be memorable, and there was nothing uneventful about Saturday's Yokohama B-Corsairs-Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix season-opening clash at Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium.
The first game in B-Corsairs history wasn't decided in the typical final minute. It required bonus play — overtime — to decide a winner.
The two-time defending bj-league champion Phoenix were the better team at the end as veteran poise produced a 63-62 victory for the Eastern Conference powerhouse.