The Yokohama B-Corsairs successfully survived the humiliating prospect of demotion to the second division in the B. League¡¯s inaugural season with a 74-53 victory over the Hiroshima Dragonflies in the promotion/demotion game at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon.
Center Jason Washburn gave a dominant performance in the paint and posted a game-high 27 points and 13 rebounds to lead the B-Corsairs, who were forced to play in the decider after they fell 79-71 to the Toyama Grouses in a first-division survival playoff on May 19 in Tokyo.
¡°I¡¯m just feeling relieved right now,¡± Yokohama head coach Shota Shakuno said after the game. ¡°We watched Hiroshima¡¯s last game last week and we knew they are a capable team. They were in (the top division of) the NBL last year, too. So we knew we¡¯d get beaten if we were off guard.
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