T1 League Round 1 of Quarter-Finals. Taichung Suns take the lead

Rayvonte Rice

Taichung Suns - TB Herobears 138-130

Suns made 29-of-38 free shots (76.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 24 TB Herobears turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 37 assists. 26 personal fouls committed by TB Herobears helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Rayvonte Rice (193-1992, college: Illinois) who helped to win the game recording a triple-double by scoring 44 points (!!!), 12 rebounds, 11 assists and 6 steals. His fellow American import center Arnett Moultrie (208-1990, college: MSU) contributed with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. American guard Michael Qualls (197-1994, college: Arkansas) answered with 37 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds and Tanzanian center Hasheem Thabeet (218-1987, college: UConn) added 18 points and 25 rebounds in the effort for TB Herobears. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Taichung Suns: R.Rice 44+12reb+11ast, W.Chen 22+4reb+5ast, Y.Su 21+11reb+3ast, A.Moultrie 20+11reb+4ast, K.Lu 18+4reb+8ast, K.Benson 7+5reb+1ast
TB Herobears: M.Qualls 37+6reb+3ast, Y.Chiang 23+5reb+14ast, H.Thabeet 18+25reb, Y.Chu 14+2reb+2ast, P.Jones III 13+5reb+2ast, C.Lee 10+5reb+2ast