YOKOHAMA - Nagasaki Velca clinched its maiden Japanese basketball championship with a 72-64 win against the Ryukyu Golden Kings in the decisive Game 3 of the B-League finals on Tuesday.

Swingman Lee Hyun Jung scored a game-high 23 for Nagasaki, which had extended the best-of-three finals by winning Sunday's Game 2 after the Okinawa-based Golden Kings took the series opener.

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