Fukuoka Daiichi added another crystal Winter Cup to its trophy shelf on Sunday with a dominant performance.
The defending champion captured the title at the All-Japan High School Tournament with a 75-68 win over crosstown rival Fukuoka University Ohori in the boys' final at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo.
Fukuoka Daiichi has won three titles in the last four years at Japanese high school basketball's equivalent to baseball's Koshien tournament. Daiichi is the first repeat champion since Rui Hachimura's Meisei High won from 2013-15.
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