Meisei High School made a historic comeback late on Tuesday to capture its sixth-ever Winter Cup championship with a 72-70 win over Higashiyama High in the boy¡¯s final at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
Meisei ace forward Ibu Yamazaki grabbed his own missed shot for a rebound in the paint and hit a game-winning jumper with five seconds left before Higashiyama guard Haruki Hori¡¯s desperate response was blocked at the buzzer.
It was the first Winter Cup title for the Sendai school since 2017, when it featured Aren Hachimura, a younger brother of NBA star Rui Hachimura.
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