SBL Round 13: Bank of Taiwan beat Yulon Luxgen in the most crucial game of the week

There will be only one (last) round of the Regular Season in SBL. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

An exciting game was when First ranked Bank of Taiwan faced 3rd placed Yulon Luxgen. Bank of Taiwan (23-8) defeated Yulon Luxgen (17-13) 79-68. Bank of Taiwan forced 20 Yulon Luxgen turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Yulon Luxgen's players. American swingman Zak Irvin (198-1994, college: Michigan) fired 19 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals for the winners. His fellow American import power forward Ishmael Lane (203-1997, college: NSU) chipped in 19 points and 14 rebounds. Bank of Taiwan's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Pu Xia produced a double-double by scoring 20 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side. Bank of Taiwan maintains first place with 23-8 record. Yulon Luxgen at the other side keeps the third position with 13 games lost. Bank of Taiwan are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Pauian (#5) in the next round. Yulon Luxgen will play against Jeoutai and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An exciting game was when First ranked Bank of Taiwan faced their biggest opponent Taiwan Beer. Bank of Taiwan (23-8) defeated Taiwan Beer (20-11) 71-66. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman Zak Irvin (198-1994, college: Michigan) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 29 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. Ishmael Lane contributed with 11 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Bank of Taiwan's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American swingman Kentrell Barkley (195-1996, college: ECU, agency: Haylett Sports) answered with a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!), 28 rebounds and 6 assists for Taiwan Beer. Bank of Taiwan maintains first place with 23-8 record. Taiwan Beer lost third consecutive game. They keep the second position with 11 games lost. Bank of Taiwan will play against bottom-ranked Pauian (#5) in the next round. Taiwan Beer will play against Jeoutai and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An exciting game was when Third ranked Yulon Luxgen faced their biggest opponent Taiwan Beer. Yulon Luxgen (17-13) defeated Taiwan Beer (20-11) 80-69. Pu Xia stepped up with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks for the winners. At the losing side Zhao-Hao Chen responded with 19 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Yulon Luxgen maintains third place with 17-13 record having seven points less than leader Bank of Taiwan. Taiwan Beer lost third consecutive game. They keep the second position with 11 games lost. Yulon Luxgen will meet Jeoutai (#4) in the next round. Taiwan Beer will play against Jeoutai and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Other games of round 13 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Taiwan Beer defeated Pauian 75-63. Bottom-ranked Pauian beat Jeoutai 62-56. Bank of Taiwan won against Jeoutai 76-69.
The best stats of 13th round was 12 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists by Wei-Chen Chou of Bank of Taiwan.

Yulon Luxgen - Bank of Taiwan 68-79

An exciting game was when First ranked Bank of Taiwan faced 3rd placed Yulon Luxgen. Bank of Taiwan (23-8) defeated Yulon Luxgen (17-13) 79-68. Bank of Taiwan forced 20 Yulon Luxgen turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Yulon Luxgen's players. American swingman Zak Irvin (198-1994, college: Michigan) fired 19 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals for the winners. His fellow American import power forward Ishmael Lane (203-1997, college: NSU) chipped in a double-double by scoring 19 points and 14 rebounds. Bank of Taiwan's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Pu Xia produced a double-double by scoring 20 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists and American power forward Torren Jones (206-1994, college: William Penn) added 10 points and 11 rebounds respectively for lost side. Bank of Taiwan maintains first place with 23-8 record. Yulon Luxgen at the other side keeps the third position with 13 games lost. Bank of Taiwan are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Pauian (#5) in the next round. Yulon Luxgen will play against Jeoutai and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Yulon Luxgen: X.Pu 20+16reb+4ast, T.Jones 10+11reb, M.Ke 10+4reb+1ast, Y.Wu 9+1reb, K.Hu 9+4reb+4ast, P.Chou 5+4reb+1ast
Bank of Taiwan: Z.Irvin 19+8reb+7ast, I.Lane 19+14reb+1ast, P.Lin 10+2reb+2ast, C.Yu-Zhu 7+3reb, W.Chou 6+2reb+2ast, S.Shih-Hsuan 6+6reb+2ast

Pauian - Taiwan Beer 63-75

There was no surprise when 5th ranked Pauian (4-26) was defeated by second ranked Taiwan Beer (20-11) 75-63 on Thursday. Taiwan Beer outrebounded Pauian 43-29 including 30 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American swingman Kentrell Barkley (195-1996, college: ECU, agency: Haylett Sports) stepped up and scored 19 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and Canadian power forward Keanau Post (210-1992, college: Missouri) chipped in 7 points and 13 rebounds. At the losing side forward Zhuang You (190-1995) responded with 18 points and 5 rebounds and American guard Dashaun Wiggins (188-1991, college: Portland St.) scored 8 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Taiwan Beer maintains second place with 20-11 record having just three points less than leader Bank of Taiwan. Loser Pauian stay dead last with 26 lost games. Taiwan Beer will meet Jeoutai (#4) in the next round. Pauian will play against the league's leader Bank of Taiwan and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Pauian: Y.Zhuang 18+5reb+1ast, C.Jia-You 9+2reb, H.Jou-Chen 8+5reb+1ast, D.Wiggins 8+5reb+2ast, J.Guang-Qian 6+2reb+2ast, Y.Jia-Le 5+3reb+4ast
Taiwan Beer: K.Barkley 19+8reb+3ast, G.Wangzi 11+6reb+2ast, Z.Chen 10+5reb+1ast, Q.Lu 8+3reb+3ast, B.Su 7+3reb+3ast, K.Post 7+13reb+2ast

Taiwan Beer - Bank of Taiwan 66-71

An exciting game was when First ranked Bank of Taiwan faced their biggest opponent Taiwan Beer. Bank of Taiwan (23-8) defeated Taiwan Beer (20-11) 71-66. Bank of Taiwan made 16-of-20 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Strangely Taiwan Beer outrebounded Bank of Taiwan 56-38 including a 25-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman Zak Irvin (198-1994, college: Michigan) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 29 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. His fellow American import power forward Ishmael Lane (203-1997, college: NSU) contributed with 11 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Bank of Taiwan's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American swingman Kentrell Barkley (195-1996, college: ECU, agency: Haylett Sports) answered with a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!), 28 rebounds and 6 assists and guard Wangzi Gang (183-1993) added 10 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Taiwan Beer. Bank of Taiwan maintains first place with 23-8 record. Taiwan Beer lost third consecutive game. They keep the second position with 11 games lost. Bank of Taiwan will play against bottom-ranked Pauian (#5) in the next round. Taiwan Beer will play against Jeoutai and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Taiwan Beer: K.Barkley 33+28reb+6ast, G.Wangzi 10+5reb+3ast, Q.Lu 8+2ast, Z.Chen 6+8reb, K.Post 4+7reb, B.Su 3+6reb+1ast
Bank of Taiwan: Z.Irvin 29+11reb+7ast, I.Lane 11+9reb+1ast, Z.Jiahe 10+2reb+3ast, S.Shih-Hsuan 9+5reb+1ast, J.Gao 4+2reb+1ast, J.Jia-Wei 3

Pauian - Jeoutai 62-56

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when fifth ranked Pauian (4-26) defeated 4th placed Jeoutai (12-18) 62-56 on Saturday. Forward Jou-Chen Huang (192-1997) stepped up and scored 18 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and American power forward CJ Aiken (206-1990, college: St.Joseph's) chipped in 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. Four Pauian players scored in double figures. At the losing side forward Bo-Hao Lin (192-1997) responded with 19 points and 5 rebounds and center Hongxing Wu (202-1990) scored 8 points and 9 rebounds. Pauian maintains fifth place with 4-26 record. Loser Jeoutai keeps the fourth position with 18 games lost. Pauian will meet league's leader Bank of Taiwan in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Jeoutai will play against Yulon Luxgen and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Jeoutai: L.Bo-Hao 19+5reb+1ast, W.Hongxing 8+9reb+1ast, F.Zheng-Kai 8+2reb+3ast, Z.Bai-Yu 6+3reb+6ast, L.Guanting 5+8reb, L.Zong-Lin 4+3reb+6ast
Pauian: H.Jou-Chen 18+6reb, C.Aiken 12+8reb+1ast, C.Yi-Lun 10+1reb+1ast, J.Guang-Qian 10+4reb+2ast, D.Wiggins 6+8reb+4ast, L.Xiao-Ji 4+3reb+1ast

Yulon Luxgen - Taiwan Beer 80-69

An exciting game was when Third ranked Yulon Luxgen faced their biggest opponent Taiwan Beer. Yulon Luxgen (17-13) defeated Taiwan Beer (20-11) 80-69. Yulon Luxgen looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Pu Xia stepped up with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks for the winners and American power forward Torren Jones (206-1994, college: William Penn) chipped in 21 points and 10 rebounds. At the losing side center Zhao-Hao Chen (200-1992) responded with 19 points and 5 rebounds and guard Jing-Kai Chen (190-1993) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Yulon Luxgen maintains third place with 17-13 record having seven points less than leader Bank of Taiwan. Taiwan Beer lost third consecutive game. They keep the second position with 11 games lost. Yulon Luxgen will meet Jeoutai (#4) in the next round. Taiwan Beer will play against Jeoutai and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Taiwan Beer: Z.Chen 19+5reb+2ast, C.Jing-Kai 11+10reb+3ast, L.Xiang-Wei 7+3reb+2ast, Y.Chen 7+2reb+5ast, B.Su 6+2reb, Y.Tian-You 5+2reb+2ast
Yulon Luxgen: T.Jones 21+10reb+2ast, X.Pu 18+12reb+6ast, K.Hu 11, Y.Wu 9+1ast, L.Guan-Xuan 6+3reb+5ast, Z.Guo 4+7reb+2ast

Jeoutai - Bank of Taiwan 69-76

Rather expected game when 4th placed Jeoutai (12-18) was defeated by first ranked Bank of Taiwan (23-8) 76-69 on Sunday. Bank of Taiwan outrebounded Jeoutai 45-32 including a 37-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The former international Wei-Chen Chou (188-1996) stepped up and scored 12 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners and American power forward Ishmael Lane (203-1997, college: NSU) chipped in 11 points and 12 rebounds. At the losing side guard Zong-Lin Lu (175-1993) responded with 14 points and 5 rebounds and forward Guanting Lu (197-1992) scored 10 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Bank of Taiwan maintains first place with 23-8 record. Loser Jeoutai keeps the fourth position with 18 games lost. Bank of Taiwan will meet bottom-ranked Pauian (#5) in the next round. Jeoutai will play against Yulon Luxgen and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Jeoutai: L.Zong-Lin 14+5reb+3ast, L.Guanting 10+8reb+3ast, Z.Bai-Yu 9+3reb+2ast, W.Yong-Cheng 9+5reb+2ast, F.Zheng-Kai 9+4ast, W.Hongxing 8+7reb
Bank of Taiwan: Z.Jiahe 15+2reb, W.Chou 12+9reb+9ast, I.Lane 11+12reb, P.Xiangwei 9+2reb+2ast, S.Shih-Hsuan 8+7reb+1ast, W.Wei-Cheng 6+3reb+5ast



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