T1 League Round 17: Aquas lose to GhostHawks in the game between Top 4 teams

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Very significant was GhostHawks' (#3, 7-6) victory against second-ranked Aquas (8-5) 101-92. GhostHawks made 28-of-34 free shots (82.4 percent) during the game, while Aquas only scored nine points from the stripe. They outrebounded Aquas 59-32 including a 46-26 advantage in defensive rebounds. 27 personal fouls committed by Aquas helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The former international guard Mao-Wei Ku (175-1999) stepped up and scored 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and American center Robert Upshaw (213-1994, college: Washington) chipped in 17 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. American-Filipino guard Jason Brickman (183-1991, college: LIU Brooklyn, agency: Interperformances) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists. Aquas' coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Despite that victory GhostHawks went down to fourth position due to points difference. Defending champion Aquas keep the second place with five games lost. GhostHawks will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Aquas will play at home against the league's leader N.Taipei CTBC and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Fourth ranked TB Herobears (7-5) crushed 5th ranked Suns (5-7) by 16 points 105-89, which is the biggest margin this round. Serbian center Milenko Veljkovic (218-1995) nailed 29 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side and Branden Dawson accounted for 20 points and 9 rebounds. Iranian-British center Aaron Geramipoor (213-1992, college: Seton Hall) came up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 13 rebounds for Suns in the defeat. TB Herobears have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to third place. Suns at the other side keep the fifth position with seven games lost. TB Herobears will play against bottom-ranked Leopards (#6) in Taoyuan in the next round. Suns will have a break next round.

Kaohsiung A. - Tainan GH 92-101

Very significant was GhostHawks' (#3, 7-6) victory against second-ranked Aquas (8-5) 101-92. GhostHawks made 28-of-34 free shots (82.4 percent) during the game, while Aquas only scored nine points from the stripe. They outrebounded Aquas 59-32 including a 46-26 advantage in defensive rebounds. 27 personal fouls committed by Aquas helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The former international guard Mao-Wei Ku (175-1999) stepped up and scored 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and American center Robert Upshaw (213-1994, college: Washington) chipped in 17 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. American-Filipino guard Jason Brickman (183-1991, college: LIU Brooklyn, agency: Interperformances) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists and Lithuanian center Mindaugas Kupsas (216-1991, agency: BIG) scored 22 points and 9 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Aquas' coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Despite that victory GhostHawks went down to fourth position due to points difference. Defending champion Aquas keep the second place with five games lost. GhostHawks will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Aquas will play at home against the league's leader N.Taipei CTBC and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Tainan GH: K.Mao-Wei 19+8reb+4ast, S.Bhullar 18+9reb+1ast, R.Upshaw 17+7reb+6ast, S.Deguara 15+15reb, W.Chien 12+5reb+3ast, C.Han 11+6reb+2ast
Kaohsiung A.: M.Kupsas 22+9reb, J.Brickman 14+7reb+11ast, T.Chiu 13+2ast, L.Hu 13+3reb+6ast, H.Yu 8+6reb+3ast, H.Wu 7+1reb

TB Herobears - Taichung Suns 105-89

Fourth ranked TB Herobears (7-5) crushed 5th ranked Suns (5-7) by 16 points 105-89, which is the biggest margin this round. TB Herobears forced 20 Suns turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. Serbian center Milenko Veljkovic (218-1995) nailed 29 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side and American forward Branden Dawson (200-1993, college: Michigan St.) accounted for 20 points and 9 rebounds. Iranian-British center Aaron Geramipoor (213-1992, college: Seton Hall) came up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 13 rebounds and Panamanian forward Tony Bishop (202-1989, college: Texas St., agency: 011 Sports) added 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals respectively for Suns in the defeat. Five TB Herobears and four Suns players scored in double figures. TB Herobears have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to third place. Suns at the other side keep the fifth position with seven games lost. TB Herobears will play against bottom-ranked Leopards (#6) in Taoyuan in the next round. Suns will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
TB Herobears: M.Veljkovic 29+6reb+7ast, B.Dawson 20+9reb+1ast, H.Jhen 19+3reb+2ast, C.Lee 13+2reb+5ast, Y.Chiang 12+6reb+6ast, T.Xun-Xiang 5+2reb+2ast
Taichung Suns: A.Geramipoor 22+13reb+3ast, T.Bishop 18+5reb+4ast, K.Lu 18+1reb+4ast, M.Johnson 12+8reb+3ast, Y.Su 8+6reb+6ast, D.Bayasgalan 8+1reb+4ast



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