SBL Round 6 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Round 6 most important game was a victory of Yulon Luxgen over one of their biggest challengers Taiwan Beer 68-63 on Sunday night. It was a key game for the top position in the league. It was a good game for American Brandon Moss (207-1994, college: LSUA) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 24 rebounds and 7 assists. Forward Yi-Han Tu (193-2000) contributed with 12 points for the winners. Gambian forward Joof Alasan (205-2002) replied with 4 points, 23 rebounds and 4 assists for Taiwan Beer. Taiwan Beer's coach Meng-Chu Liu rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Yulon Luxgen have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 11-7 record. Taiwan Beer lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the second place with eight games lost.
Important game to mention about was the one when fourth ranked Bank of Taiwan (6-12) saved a 3-point victory edging second-best Changhua (9-9) 84-81 on Sunday evening. American center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) had a double-double by scoring 30 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Wei-Cheng Wang chipped in 14 points and 5 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was American power forward John Fields (205-1988, college: Tennessee) with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 18 rebounds. Changhua's coach Chun-Hsiung Wu tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Bank of Taiwan maintains fourth position with 6-12 record. Changhua at the other side dropped to the third place with nine games lost.
An interesting game for Changhua (9-9) which played against one of their biggest challengers Taiwan Beer (10-8). Second ranked Changhua managed to get a 11-point victory 92-81. John Fields notched a double-double by scoring 23 points and 23 rebounds to lead the effort. Even a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) by Joof Alasan did not help to save the game for Taiwan Beer. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Despite that victory Changhua went down to third position due to points difference. Taiwan Beer lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the second place with eight games lost.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 6: bottom-ranked Bank of Taiwan was beaten by Yulon Luxgen 87-79. Taiwan Beer won against Bank of Taiwan 75-57. Changhua unfortunately lost to Yulon Luxgen 67-85.



Changhua - Taiwan Beer 92-81

An interesting game for Changhua (9-9) which played against one of their biggest challengers Taiwan Beer (10-8). Second ranked Changhua managed to get a 11-point victory 92-81. Changhua outrebounded Taiwan Beer 44-30 including 30 on the defensive glass. American power forward John Fields (205-1988, college: Tennessee) notched a double-double by scoring 23 points and 23 rebounds to lead the effort and point guard Li Lin (180-2001) supported him with 16 points and 6 assists. Five Changhua players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) by Gambian forward Joof Alasan (205-2002) did not help to save the game for Taiwan Beer. The former international center Shih-En Fan (198-1994) added 14 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Despite that victory Changhua went down to third position due to points difference. Taiwan Beer lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the second place with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
Changhua: J.Fields 23+23reb+3ast, L.Lin 16+4reb+6ast, C.Hsieh 11+2reb+2ast, J.Wang 10+4reb+1ast, H.Huang 10+2reb+2ast, C.Huang 10+3reb+1ast
Taiwan Beer: J.Alasan 18+10reb+1ast, H.Chen 14+1reb, S.Fan 14+8reb+2ast, C.Anigwe 9+2reb, Z.Lu 8+3reb+8ast, I.Chu 7+3reb+3ast

Yulon Luxgen - Bank of Taiwan 87-79

No shocking result in a game when first ranked Yulon Luxgen (11-7) beat bottom-ranked Bank of Taiwan (6-12) 87-79 on Saturday. American Brandon Moss (207-1994, college: LSUA) notched a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!), 20 rebounds and 7 assists to lead the effort and international center Shao-Fu Lan (195-1997) supported him with 18 points and 7 rebounds. Even a double-double of 44 points (!!!) and 16 rebounds by American center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) did not help to save the game for Bank of Taiwan. The former international swingman You-Hsu Chen (195-1990) added 13 points and 5 rebounds. Bank of Taiwan's coach let to play twelve players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Yulon Luxgen have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 11-7 record. Loser Bank of Taiwan stay at the bottom place with 12 games lost.
Top scorers:
Yulon Luxgen: B.Moss 35+20reb+7ast, S.Lan 18+7reb+1ast, Y.Tung Fang 10+3reb+1ast, Y.Tu 9+3reb+1ast, S.Lin 6+5reb+4ast, T.Huang 5+4reb
Bank of Taiwan: T.Glass 44+16reb+1ast, Y.Chen 13+5reb+2ast, W.Wang 7+3reb+2ast, C.Chang 4+2reb+2ast, J.Lin 4+5reb, J.Lin 3

Bank of Taiwan - Changhua 84-81

Important game to mention about was the one when fourth ranked Bank of Taiwan (6-12) saved a 3-point victory edging second-best Changhua (9-9) 84-81 on Sunday evening. Bank of Taiwan made 21-of-25 charity shots (84.0 percent) during the game. They brought some defensive toughness making 8 blocks. American center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) had a double-double by scoring 30 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the former international point guard Wei-Cheng Wang (180-1999) chipped in 14 points and 5 assists during the contest. Four Bank of Taiwan players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American power forward John Fields (205-1988, college: Tennessee) with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 18 rebounds and guard Hung-Yu Huang (185-1999) scored 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Changhua's coach Chun-Hsiung Wu tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Bank of Taiwan maintains fourth position with 6-12 record. Changhua at the other side dropped to the third place with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
Bank of Taiwan: T.Glass 30+14reb+4ast, C.Chien 15+4reb+1ast, W.Wang 14+3reb+5ast, H.Pan 10+3reb+1ast, H.Kuo 7+2reb+1ast, C.Chang 4+3reb
Changhua: J.Fields 25+18reb+1ast, H.Huang 12+6reb+4ast, J.Wang 11+1reb, T.Yang 9+1reb+1ast, C.Huang 7+2reb+4ast, E.Sugar-Ochir 6+6reb

Taiwan Beer - Yulon Luxgen 63-68

Round 6 most important game was a victory of Yulon Luxgen over one of their biggest challengers Taiwan Beer 68-63 on Sunday night. It was a key game for the top position in the league. It was a good game for American Brandon Moss (207-1994, college: LSUA) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 24 rebounds and 7 assists. Forward Yi-Han Tu (193-2000) contributed with 12 points for the winners. Gambian forward Joof Alasan (205-2002) replied with 4 points, 23 rebounds and 4 assists and American forward Christian Anigwe (206, college: UC Davis) added 15 points and 12 rebounds in the effort for Taiwan Beer. Taiwan Beer's coach Meng-Chu Liu rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Yulon Luxgen have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 11-7 record. Taiwan Beer lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the second place with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
Yulon Luxgen: B.Moss 28+24reb+7ast, Y.Tu 12+4reb, Y.Tung Fang 11+4reb, C.Kao 8+1ast, S.Lin 4+3reb+5ast, T.Huang 3+1reb
Taiwan Beer: C.Anigwe 15+12reb, Z.Lu 14+2reb+6ast, S.Fan 10+4reb, C.Lu 8+2reb+1ast, K.Hu 6+1reb+1ast, J.Alasan 4+23reb+4ast

Taiwan Beer - Bank of Taiwan 75-57

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 4th ranked Bank of Taiwan's (6-12) loss to third ranked Taiwan Beer (10-8) 57-75 on Tuesday. Taiwan Beer outrebounded Bank of Taiwan 54-35 including a 40-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Taiwan Beer made 8 blocks. American forward Christian Anigwe (206, college: UC Davis) notched a double-double by scoring 25 points and 14 rebounds to lead the effort and Gambian forward Joof Alasan (205-2002) supported him with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks. Four Taiwan Beer players scored in double figures. Even 10 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists by the former international point guard Wei-Cheng Wang (180-1999) did not help to save the game for Bank of Taiwan. Guard Chia-Wei Chien (188-1998) added 14 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Taiwan Beer moved-up to second place. Loser Bank of Taiwan stay at the bottom position with 12 games lost.
Top scorers:
Taiwan Beer: C.Anigwe 25+14reb+2ast, C.Lu 13+5reb+2ast, C.Cheng 12+2reb+1ast, J.Alasan 11+11reb, K.Hu 5+2reb+1ast, I.Chu 4+6reb+2ast
Bank of Taiwan: C.Chien 14+3reb, W.Wang 10+6reb+8ast, Y.Chen 10+4reb, H.Pan 9+3reb+2ast, T.Glass 9+7reb+1ast, J.Lin 3+2ast

Yulon Luxgen - Changhua 85-67

The game between closely ranked teams ended with first ranked Yulon Luxgen's (11-7) victory over second-best Changhua (9-9) 85-67 on Tuesday. Yulon Luxgen outrebounded Changhua 61-27 including a 25-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. American Brandon Moss (207-1994, college: LSUA) notched a double-double by scoring 24 points, 27 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort and Cheng-En Kao (178-1999) supported him with 17 points. Four Yulon Luxgen players scored in double figures. Even 23 points and 5 assists by guard Tien-You Yang (170-1993) did not help to save the game for Changhua. Guard Wei-Hsiang Chang (190-1996) added 8 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Yulon Luxgen have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 11-7 record. Loser Changhua dropped to the third place with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
Yulon Luxgen: B.Moss 24+27reb+4ast, C.Kao 17+2reb+1ast, S.Lan 12+5reb, Y.Tu 11+4reb+1ast, K.Pu 5+8reb, S.Lin 4+5reb+3ast
Changhua: T.Yang 23+2reb+5ast, J.Wang 9+3reb, W.Chang 8+6reb+2ast, H.Huang 7+3reb+1ast, Z.Chen 7+3reb+1ast, S.Yang 4+4reb+1ast