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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