Ryukyu Golden Kings — Gunma Crane Thunders: 65:76, B League

Gunma Crane Thunders defeated Ryukyu Golden Kings 76 to 65 in the B League on 8 October 2026. The away side secured the win despite both teams sitting level in the standings with identical records.

Each club had played 60 games, won 42 and lost 18. The result leaves them both on 84 points in third place with nothing separating them in the table.

Gunma came into the fixture in stronger recent form. They had won four of their previous five games, including back-to-back victories over Ibaraki Robots on 3 and 4 October. Ryukyu had taken two wins from five, with losses to Siga and Nagasaki among them.

The visitors opened up a lead early and kept it. They finished with an 11-point margin, the kind of result that rarely comes from a single moment but from sustained pressure.

Ryukyu will need to regroup. They had lost to Siga 98 to 72 just four days earlier and could not find a way through Gunma on this occasion.