SBL Round 8 (Regular Season): #1 Taiwan Beer is defeated by Yulon Luxgen

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Taiwan Beer (16-8) against third ranked Yulon Luxgen on Sunday night. Yulon Luxgen were defeated by Yulon Luxgen 83-71. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Taiwan Beer. Worth to mention a great performance of American Brandon Moss (207-1994, college: LSUA) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 27 points, 20 rebounds and 6 assists and the former international point guard Ming-Yi Lin (178-1996) who added 19 points and 4 assists during the contest. American power forward John Fields (205-1988, college: Tennessee) responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 17 rebounds. Defending champion maintains third position with 12-12 record having four points less than leader Taiwan Beer. Taiwan Beer at the other side still keeps top place with eight games lost.
Very important is a loss of third ranked Yulon Luxgen (12-12) against fourth ranked Changhua (7-17) on Friday night. Yulon Luxgen was defeated by Changhua in a tough game 80-87. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Yulon Luxgen. The winners were led by American center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 29 points and 12 rebounds and Chen-Yuan Wang supported him with 12 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Even a double-double of 35 points (!!!), 20 rebounds and 4 assists by American Brandon Moss (207-1994, college: LSUA) did not help to save the game for Yulon Luxgen. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Changhua maintains fourth position with 7-17 record. Defending champion Yulon Luxgen keeps the third place with 12 games lost.
Very significant was Taiwan Beer's (#1, 16-8) victory against second-ranked Bank of Taiwan (13-11) 80-59. The best player for the winners was John Fields who had a double-double by scoring 20 points and 22 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Maurice Calloo produced 25 points and 9 rebounds for Taiwan Beer. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Taiwan Beer maintains first position with 16-8 record. Loser Bank of Taiwan keeps the second place with 11 games lost.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 8: bottom-ranked Changhua lost to Taiwan Beer 80-85. Yulon Luxgen outscored Bank of Taiwan 93-69. Bottom-ranked Changhua was rolled over Bank of Taiwan 84-57.



Bank of Taiwan - Taiwan Beer 59-80

Very significant was Taiwan Beer's (#1, 16-8) victory against second-ranked Bank of Taiwan (13-11) 80-59. Taiwan Beer outrebounded Bank of Taiwan 47-33 including a 34-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Taiwan Beer looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Bank of Taiwan's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Taiwan Beer made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was American power forward John Fields (205-1988, college: Tennessee) who had a double-double by scoring 20 points and 22 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Guard Zong-Lin Lu (175-1994) chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 assists. Lu is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Taiwan Beer players scored in double figures. Canadian forward Maurice Calloo (208-1999, college: Oregon St.) produced 25 points and 9 rebounds and the former international swingman Yu-Hsu Chen (195-1990) added 8 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Taiwan Beer. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Taiwan Beer maintains first position with 16-8 record. Loser Bank of Taiwan keeps the second place with 11 games lost.
Top scorers:
Taiwan Beer: J.Fields 20+22reb+1ast, H.Wang 14+6reb+2ast, T.Yang 14+3reb+5ast, Z.Lu 12+2reb+13ast, C.Chen 6+5reb+1ast, P.Tseng 6+4reb+3ast
Bank of Taiwan: M.Calloo 25+9reb+2ast, Y.Chen 8+7reb+3ast, C.Kao 5+1reb, P.Hsiang-Wei 5+3reb+2ast, P.Lin 5+3reb+2ast, L.Jhe-Ting 3+1ast

Changhua - Yulon Luxgen 87-80

Very important is a loss of third ranked Yulon Luxgen (12-12) against fourth ranked Changhua (7-17) on Friday night. Yulon Luxgen was defeated by Changhua in a tough game 80-87. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Yulon Luxgen. Changhua brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. The winners were led by American center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 29 points and 12 rebounds and guard Chen-Yuan Wang (176-1998) supported him with 12 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Four Changhua players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 35 points (!!!), 20 rebounds and 4 assists by American Brandon Moss (207-1994, college: LSUA) did not help to save the game for Yulon Luxgen. Nigerian forward Ifeanyi Eboka (198-2000) added 14 points for Changhua. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Changhua maintains fourth position with 7-17 record. Defending champion Yulon Luxgen keeps the third place with 12 games lost.
Top scorers:
Changhua: T.Glass 29+12reb+2ast, T.Houng-Yang 20+3reb+3ast, S.Erdenetsetseg 16+4reb, W.Chen-Yuan 12+6reb+8ast, H.Cheng-An 8+4reb+5ast, C.Hao-Wei 2+1reb+1ast
Yulon Luxgen: B.Moss 35+20reb+4ast, I.Eboka 14+4reb, L.Shao-Fu 8+2reb, C.Kuo 8+4reb+1ast, M.Lin 6+3reb+4ast, T.Fang Yi-Kang 3+1reb

Taiwan Beer - Changhua 85-80

Rather expected game when 4th ranked Changhua (7-17) was defeated by first ranked Taiwan Beer (16-8) 85-80 on Saturday. The best player for the winners was American power forward John Fields (205-1988, college: Tennessee) who had a double-double by scoring 16 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Guard Zong-Lin Lu (175-1994) chipped in 17 points and 7 assists. Lu is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Center Erdenetsetseg Sugar-Ochir (200-1999) produced 27 points and 7 rebounds and American center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) added 16 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists (was perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line !!!) respectively for Taiwan Beer. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Changhua's coach Chun-Hsiung Wu rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Taiwan Beer maintains first position with 16-8 record. Loser Changhua stay at the bottom place with 17 games lost.
Top scorers:
Taiwan Beer: T.Yang 21+1reb+5ast, H.Hong-Yu 17+2reb, Z.Lu 17+4reb+7ast, J.Fields 16+14reb+4ast, H.Wang 9+6reb+2ast, C.Hao-Wen 5+2reb+1ast
Changhua: S.Erdenetsetseg 27+7reb, T.Glass 16+11reb+4ast, T.Houng-Yang 12+4reb+7ast, W.Chen-Yuan 10+2reb+3ast, C.Shang-Chien 7+2reb+1ast, H.Cheng-An 5+2reb+1ast

Yulon Luxgen - Bank of Taiwan 93-69

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when third ranked Yulon Luxgen (12-12) smashed second-ranked Bank of Taiwan (13-11) 93-69 on Saturday. Yulon Luxgen had a 33-21 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 52.0 percentage. The best player for the winners was American Brandon Moss (207-1994, college: LSUA) who had a triple-double by scoring 14 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists. Guard Shih-Hsuan Lin (177-1999) chipped in 25 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Four Yulon Luxgen players scored in double figures. Canadian forward Maurice Calloo (208-1999, college: Oregon St.) produced 9 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Jyun-Hao Lin (193-1998) added 11 points respectively for Yulon Luxgen. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Defending champion maintains third position with 12-12 record having four points less than leader Taiwan Beer. Loser Bank of Taiwan keeps the second place with 11 games lost.
Top scorers:
Yulon Luxgen: L.Shih-Hsuan 25+2reb+2ast, L.Shao-Fu 17+4reb, B.Moss 14+17reb+10ast, W.Yi-Fan 12+2reb+2ast, M.Lin 8+2reb+2ast, C.Kao 7+2reb
Bank of Taiwan: W.Wei-Cheng 12+1reb, L.Jyun-Hao 11+3reb+1ast, M.Calloo 9+7reb+4ast, Y.Chen 8+4reb+1ast, C.Kao 8+3reb+1ast, L.Jhe-Ting 8+2reb+2ast

Bank of Taiwan - Changhua 84-57

Not a big story in a game when 4th ranked Changhua (7-17) was rolled over by second ranked Bank of Taiwan (13-11) 84-57 on Sunday. Bank of Taiwan dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Changhua's 30. Bank of Taiwan forced 25 Changhua turnovers and had a 33-22 advantage in offensive rebounds. Bank of Taiwan looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Changhua's players. The best player for the winners was Canadian forward Maurice Calloo (208-1999, college: Oregon St.) who had a double-double by scoring 29 points and 16 rebounds. The former international guard Chia-Ho Chang (188-1996) chipped in 10 points. American center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds and center Erdenetsetseg Sugar-Ochir (200-1999) added 14 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Bank of Taiwan. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Bank of Taiwan maintains second position with 13-11 record having just three points less than leader Taiwan Beer. Loser Changhua stay at the bottom place with 17 games lost.
Top scorers:
Bank of Taiwan: M.Calloo 29+16reb+3ast, C.Chia-Ho 10+2reb+2ast, S.Yiqing 9+1reb, L.Jhe-Ting 7+2ast, L.Jyun-Hao 5+5reb, P.Hsiang-Wei 5+1reb+1ast
Changhua: T.Glass 19+11reb+1ast, S.Erdenetsetseg 14+7reb+1ast, C.Shang-Chien 10+4reb+1ast, T.Houng-Yang 3+2reb+2ast, W.Chen-Yuan 3+2reb+1ast, L.Tzu-Feng 3+4reb

Yulon Luxgen - Taiwan Beer 83-71

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Taiwan Beer (16-8) against third ranked Yulon Luxgen on Sunday night. Yulon Luxgen were defeated by Yulon Luxgen 83-71. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Taiwan Beer. Worth to mention a great performance of American Brandon Moss (207-1994, college: LSUA) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 27 points, 20 rebounds and 6 assists and the former international point guard Ming-Yi Lin (178-1996) who added 19 points and 4 assists during the contest. American power forward John Fields (205-1988, college: Tennessee) responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 17 rebounds and guard Hsin-Wei Wang (183-1997) scored 21 points and 5 rebounds. Defending champion maintains third position with 12-12 record having four points less than leader Taiwan Beer. Taiwan Beer at the other side still keeps top place with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
Yulon Luxgen: B.Moss 27+20reb+6ast, M.Lin 19+2reb+4ast, C.Kao 12+1reb+1ast, I.Eboka 9+3reb+2ast, T.Yi-Han 7+4reb, L.Shao-Fu 4+1reb
Taiwan Beer: J.Fields 22+17reb+2ast, W.Hsin-Wei 21+5reb+1ast, H.Wang 11+6reb+3ast, Z.Lu 6+3reb+4ast, H.Hong-Yu 5+1ast, T.Yang 4+5ast