WSBL Round 5 (Regular Season): Cathay Life edge Taipower by two points

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Fourth-ranked Taipower (3-12) made lots of trouble for second ranked Cathay Life (9-6) on Saturday. Cathay Life managed to secure only two-point victory 74-72. However their fans expected easier game. Cathay Life looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Cathay Life made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was American power forward Sidney Cooks (193-1998, college: Seton Hall) who scored 18 points and 7 rebounds. Guard Meng-Xin Chen (163-1999) chipped in 14 points and 8 assists. Cathay Life's coach used entire bench in such tough game. Wei-Lin Wanga produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 13 rebounds for Cathay Life. Defending champion maintains second place with 9-6 record having five points less than leader Taiyuan T. Taipower at the other side stay at the bottom position with 12 games lost. Cathay Life are looking forward to face league's leader Taiyuan T. in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Taipower will play against Chunghua T. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very important is a loss of third ranked Chunghwa Telecom (4-11) against fourth ranked Taipower (3-12) on Sunday night. Chunghwa Telecom was defeated by Taipower in a tough game 53-59. Wei-Lin Wanga orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 14 rebounds. Wei-Qing Liao contributed with 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals for the winners. The former international guard Szu-Chin Pan (170-1992) answered with 20 points and 6 rebounds for Chunghua T.Taipower maintains fourth place with 3-12 record. Chunghua T. at the other side keeps the third position with 11 games lost. Taipower will play against higher ranked Chunghua T. (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Chunghua T. will play against the league's leader Taiyuan T. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An exciting game was when Second ranked Cathay Life faced 3rd placed Chunghwa Telecom. Cathay Life (9-6) smashed Chunghwa Telecom (4-11) 92-69. Sidney Cooks stepped up with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. You-Yiwen Wang responded with 13 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains second place with 9-6 record having five points less than leader Taiyuan T. Loser Chunghwa Telecom keeps the third position with 11 games lost. Cathay Life will meet league's leader Taiyuan T. in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Chunghua T. will play against Taipower and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Other games of round 5 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
bottom-ranked Taipower was crushed by Taiyuan T. 83-48. Chunghua T. was beaten by Taiyuan T. 66-75. Cathay Life lost to Taiyuan T. 69-78.
The best stats of 5th round was 23 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists by Ying-Li Huang of Taiyuan T..

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Cathay Life - Chunghua T. 92-69

An exciting game was when Second ranked Cathay Life faced 3rd placed Chunghwa Telecom. Cathay Life (9-6) smashed Chunghwa Telecom (4-11) 92-69. Cathay Life outrebounded Chunghua T. 42-26 including a 32-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Cathay Life looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American power forward Sidney Cooks (193-1998, college: Seton Hall) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and the former international Wei-An Chen (177-1995) chipped in 16 points and 4 assists. Four Cathay Life players scored in double figures. Guard You-Yiwen Wang (175-1996) responded with 13 points and Zhi-Jing Chen scored 12 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains second place with 9-6 record having five points less than leader Taiyuan T. Loser Chunghwa Telecom keeps the third position with 11 games lost. Cathay Life will meet league's leader Taiyuan T. in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Chunghua T. will play against Taipower and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Cathay Life: S.Cooks 18+10reb+1ast, W.Chen 16+4reb+4ast, J.Ou 13+5reb+2ast, Y.Han 10+4reb+4ast, L.Xin-Yu 9+2reb+2ast, Q.Huang 9+2reb+2ast
Chunghua T.: W.You-Yiwen 13+4reb+2ast, C.Zhi-Jing 12+5reb+2ast, L.Yushu 11+4reb+1ast, S.Pan 9+2reb+4ast, X.Shi-Zan 7+2reb+7ast, C.Jinyu-Xuan 6+1ast

Taiyuan T. - Taipower 83-48

There was no surprise when 4th placed Taipower (3-12) was crushed by first ranked Taiyuan Textile (14-1) 83-48 on Friday. Taiyuan T. dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Taipower's 30. International center Tieh Lin (182-1999) stepped up and scored 9 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and the former international forward Ching Zhuo (172-1997) chipped in 14 points and 4 assists. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play all 12 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Wei-Qing Liao responded with 16 points and 7 rebounds and Qin-Yu Huang scored 3 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Taiyuan Textile have a solid series of four victories in a row. Taiyuan T. maintains first place with 14-1 record. Loser Taipower stay at the bottom position with 12 games lost. Taiyuan T. will meet league's second-placed Cathay Life in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Taipower will play against Chunghua T. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Taiyuan T.: C.Zhuo 14+3reb+4ast, Z.Yu-Qin 11+1reb+1ast, T.Lin 9+10reb+3ast, W.Lin 8+6reb, P.Tsai 6+5reb, S.Jing-Ru 6+1reb
Taipower: L.Wei-Qing 16+7reb+1ast, D.Yi-Ting 7+5reb, Y.Su 6+4reb+5ast, L.Chai-Juan 5+1reb+1ast, X.Liu 5+2reb+1ast, Y.Zi-Yu 4+1ast

Taipower - Cathay Life 72-74

Fourth-ranked Taipower (3-12) made lots of trouble for second ranked Cathay Life (9-6) on Saturday. Cathay Life managed to secure only two-point victory 74-72. However their fans expected easier game. Cathay Life looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Cathay Life made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was American power forward Sidney Cooks (193-1998, college: Seton Hall) who scored 18 points and 7 rebounds. Guard Meng-Xin Chen (163-1999) chipped in 14 points and 8 assists. Cathay Life's coach used entire bench in such tough game. Wei-Lin Wanga produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 13 rebounds and Wei-Qing Liao added 12 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Cathay Life. Five Taipower players scored in double figures. Defending champion maintains second place with 9-6 record having five points less than leader Taiyuan T. Taipower at the other side stay at the bottom position with 12 games lost. Cathay Life are looking forward to face league's leader Taiyuan T. in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Taipower will play against Chunghua T. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Cathay Life: S.Cooks 18+7reb+1ast, C.Meng-Xin 14+2reb+8ast, Y.Zheng 11+6reb+2ast, X.Yu-Wen 8+5reb, X.Juli-An 7+1reb+1ast, L.Huang 6
Taipower: D.Yi-Ting 14+2reb+1ast, W.Wei-Lin 14+13reb+1ast, Y.Zhang 13+3reb, L.Wei-Qing 12+6reb+2ast, X.Liu 12+3reb+5ast, H.Qin-Yu 7+5reb+2ast

Chunghua T. - Taiyuan T. 66-75

No shocking result in a game when first ranked Taiyuan Textile (14-1) defeated 3rd placed Chunghwa Telecom (4-11) 75-66 on Saturday. Taiyuan T. forced 19 Chunghua T. turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The former international guard Hsiao-Tong Peng (168-1998) stepped up and scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and international center Tieh Lin (182-1999) chipped in 12 points and 6 rebounds. Five Taiyuan Textile players scored in double figures. Guard You-Yiwen Wang (175-1996) responded with 20 points and the former international guard Hui-Ju Liu (163-1996) scored 14 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Taiyuan Textile have a solid series of four victories in a row. Taiyuan T. maintains first place with 14-1 record. Loser Chunghwa Telecom keeps the third position with 11 games lost. Taiyuan T. will meet league's second-placed Cathay Life in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Chunghua T. will play against Taipower and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Taiyuan T.: C.Pei-Zhen 13+5reb+1ast, T.Lin 12+6reb+2ast, Y.Huang 11+1reb+4ast, H.Peng 10+5reb+7ast, Y.Wu 10+6ast, C.Zhuo 9+3reb
Chunghua T.: W.You-Yiwen 20+2reb+3ast, L.Yushu 15+3reb+1ast, H.Liu 14+7reb+3ast, Y.Wang 6+6reb, C.Yatong 4+3reb, C.Zhi-Jing 4+5reb+1ast

Taipower - Chunghua T. 59-53

Very important is a loss of third ranked Chunghwa Telecom (4-11) against fourth ranked Taipower (3-12) on Sunday night. Chunghwa Telecom was defeated by Taipower in a tough game 53-59. Taipower made 16-of-19 charity shots (84.2 percent) during the game. Taipower outrebounded Chunghua T. 46-30 including 32 on the defensive glass. Wei-Lin Wanga orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 14 rebounds. Wei-Qing Liao contributed with 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals for the winners. The former international guard Szu-Chin Pan (170-1992) answered with 20 points and 6 rebounds and the former international guard Hui-Ju Liu (163-1996) added 10 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Chunghua T.Taipower maintains fourth place with 3-12 record. Chunghua T. at the other side keeps the third position with 11 games lost. Taipower will play against higher ranked Chunghua T. (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Chunghua T. will play against the league's leader Taiyuan T. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Taipower: L.Wei-Qing 14+8reb+4ast, W.Wei-Lin 13+14reb+3ast, X.Liu 10+3reb+2ast, Y.Su 9+6reb+2ast, D.Yi-Ting 6+5reb+2ast, Y.Zhang 4+2reb
Chunghua T.: S.Pan 20+6reb+2ast, H.Liu 10+6reb, Y.Wang 7+3reb, L.Yushu 6+3reb, W.You-Yiwen 5+6reb+1ast, C.Yi-Xuan 2+1reb

Taiyuan T. - Cathay Life 78-69

The game between closely ranked teams ended with second-ranked Cathay Life's (9-6) loss to first ranked Taiyuan Textile (14-1) 69-78 on Sunday. Taiyuan T. made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. The former international guard Ying-Li Huang (170-1989) stepped up and scored 23 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and the former international guard Hsiao-Tong Peng (168-1998) chipped in 16 points. The former international Wei-An Chen (177-1995) responded with 22 points and guard Meng-Xin Chen (163-1999) scored 12 points and 5 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Taiyuan Textile have a solid series of four victories in a row. Taiyuan T. maintains first place with 14-1 record. Defending champion Cathay Life keeps the second position with six games lost. Taiyuan T. will again meet league's second-placed Cathay Life in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Cathay Life will play against Taipower and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Taiyuan T.: Y.Huang 23+9reb+5ast, H.Peng 16+4reb+2ast, Y.Wu 12+4reb+1ast, P.Tsai 8+6reb, T.Lin 8+2reb+1ast, L.Pei-Zhen 4+1reb+1ast
Cathay Life: W.Chen 22+4reb+1ast, C.Meng-Xin 12+3reb+5ast, L.Huang 9+2reb, S.Cooks 8+7reb+1ast, Y.Zheng 7+1ast, F.Huang 3+4reb+4ast