B. League champions in the first two seasons of the upstart circuit's existence, the Tochigi Brex and Alvark Tokyo, have a fierce rivalry and display immense pride whenever they step onto the basketball court.
The latter attribute is perhaps at its peak when they face each other.
In Sunday's series finale, the Brex made decisive plays down the stretch and the Alvark squandered a few key chances to win the game, resulting in a 63-62 Brex victory which gave the visitors a bounce-back win after getting thrashed (79-62) in Saturday's opener at Komazawa Olympic Park Gymnasium.
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