Tochigi Brex defeated the Kawasaki Brave Thunders 85-79 to capture the inaugural B-League championship Saturday.Takatoshi Furukawa, who scored 21 points on 9-of-16 shooting including three 3s, was named MVP of the sellout final at Yoyogi National Gymnasium. Jeff Gibbs led the Eastern Division champion Brex with 25 points and nine boards, while captain Yuta Tabuse had nine points and five assists.Tochigi took home a 50 million yen prize with the victory over the Central Division champs."We've got a lot of respect for Kawasaki who fought hard to get here," said Tabuse, the only Japanese to ha…READ FULL ARTICLE
