SBL Round 7 (Regular Season): #1 Yulon Luxgen is defeated by Taiwan Beer

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The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Yulon Luxgen (13-8) against third ranked Taiwan Beer on Sunday night. Taiwan Beer were edged by third ranked Taiwan Beer (11-10) 75-73. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Yulon Luxgen. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Taiwan Beer made 7 blocks. It was a great evening for American forward Christian Anigwe (206, college: UC Davis) who led his team to a victory scoring 22 points and 8 rebounds. Gambian forward Joof Alasan (205-2002) helped adding 15 points and 12 rebounds. At the losing side American Brandon Moss (207-1994, college: LSUA) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 18 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Taiwan Beer moved-up to second place. Defending champion Yulon Luxgen still keeps top position with eight games lost. Taiwan Beer are again looking forward to face league's leader Yulon Luxgen in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Yulon Luxgen will play against Bank of Taiwan and is hoping to win this game.
Important game to mention about was the one when first ranked Yulon Luxgen (13-8) saved a 3-point victory edging their biggest opponent Changhua (10-11) 86-83 on Friday evening. It was an exceptional evening for American Brandon Moss (207-1994, college: LSUA) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 23 rebounds and 6 assists. Kuo-Lun Pu accounted for 14 points. Center Erdenetsetseg Sugar-Ochir (200-1999) came up with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 14 rebounds for Changhua in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Yulon Luxgen have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 13-8 record. Changhua at the other side dropped to the third position with 11 games lost. Yulon Luxgen will play against league's second-placed Taiwan Beer in Taipei in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Changhua will play against Bank of Taiwan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very important is a loss of third ranked Taiwan Beer (11-10) against fourth ranked Bank of Taiwan (8-13) on Friday night. Taiwan Beer was defeated by Bank of Taiwan 83-69. Tevin Glass fired a double-double by scoring 29 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Joof Alasan produced 9 points and 21 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Bank of Taiwan maintains fourth place with 8-13 record. Loser Taiwan Beer dropped to the second position with ten games lost. Bank of Taiwan will meet higher ranked Changhua (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Taiwan Beer will play against the league's leader Yulon Luxgen and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 7: Changhua won against Taiwan Beer 76-71. Yulon Luxgen managed to outperform Bank of Taiwan 84-80. Changhua recorded a loss to Bank of Taiwan 85-68.



Bank of Taiwan - Taiwan Beer 83-69

Very important is a loss of third ranked Taiwan Beer (11-10) against fourth ranked Bank of Taiwan (8-13) on Friday night. Taiwan Beer was defeated by Bank of Taiwan 83-69. Bank of Taiwan dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Taiwan Beer's 38. Bank of Taiwan forced 27 Taiwan Beer turnovers. American center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) fired a double-double by scoring 29 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Guard Chia-Wei Chien (188-1998) chipped in 18 points. Gambian forward Joof Alasan (205-2002) produced 9 points and 21 rebounds and guard Chieh-Min Lu (183-1995) added 25 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Bank of Taiwan maintains fourth place with 8-13 record. Loser Taiwan Beer dropped to the second position with ten games lost. Bank of Taiwan will meet higher ranked Changhua (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Taiwan Beer will play against the league's leader Yulon Luxgen and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Bank of Taiwan: T.Glass 29+15reb+3ast, C.Chien 18+3reb+1ast, H.Pan 11+4reb+3ast, W.Wang 7+1reb+1ast, J.Lin 6+2ast, Y.Chen 6+3reb+1ast
Taiwan Beer: C.Lu 25+1reb+2ast, C.Anigwe 14+8reb, I.Chu 10+3reb+1ast, J.Alasan 9+21reb+3ast, K.Hu 5+2reb+1ast, Z.Lu 4+6ast

Changhua - Yulon Luxgen 83-86

Important game to mention about was the one when first ranked Yulon Luxgen (13-8) saved a 3-point victory edging their biggest opponent Changhua (10-11) 86-83 on Friday evening. Changhua was plagued by 30 personal fouls down the stretch. It was an exceptional evening for American Brandon Moss (207-1994, college: LSUA) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 23 rebounds and 6 assists. Guard Kuo-Lun Pu (195-2001) accounted for 14 points for the winning side. Center Erdenetsetseg Sugar-Ochir (200-1999) came up with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 14 rebounds and guard Tien-You Yang (170-1993) added 10 points and 6 assists respectively for Changhua in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Yulon Luxgen have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 13-8 record. Changhua at the other side dropped to the third position with 11 games lost. Yulon Luxgen will play against league's second-placed Taiwan Beer in Taipei in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Changhua will play against Bank of Taiwan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Yulon Luxgen: B.Moss 27+23reb+6ast, K.Pu 14+2reb+2ast, C.Kao 12+1reb+4ast, Y.Tung Fang 11+3reb+2ast, M.Lin 6+2reb+2ast, Y.Tu 5+4reb+1ast
Changhua: E.Sugar-Ochir 28+14reb+3ast, S.Chiang 15+3reb, C.Huang 10+4reb+2ast, T.Yang 10+4reb+6ast, C.Hsieh 9+4reb+3ast, H.Huang 6+1reb+4ast

Taiwan Beer - Changhua 71-76

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 3rd placed Taiwan Beer's (11-10) loss to second ranked Changhua (10-11) 71-76 on Saturday. Changhua forced 24 Taiwan Beer turnovers. Point guard Li Lin (180-2001) fired 17 points, 8 assists and 6 steals for the winners. Center Erdenetsetseg Sugar-Ochir (200-1999) chipped in a double-double by scoring 11 points and 13 rebounds. American forward Christian Anigwe (206, college: UC Davis) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks and guard Chieh-Min Lu (183-1995) added 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Four Taiwan Beer players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Despite that victory Changhua went down to third position due to points difference. Loser Taiwan Beer dropped to the second place with ten games lost. Changhua will meet bottom-ranked Bank of Taiwan (#4) in the next round. Taiwan Beer will play against the league's leader Yulon Luxgen and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Changhua: L.Lin 17+3reb+8ast, E.Sugar-Ochir 11+13reb+2ast, C.Huang 9+7reb+1ast, Z.Chen 9+4reb, T.Yang 8+3reb+1ast, J.Wang 7+1reb
Taiwan Beer: C.Anigwe 16+11reb+1ast, C.Lu 14+5reb+5ast, I.Chu 13+6reb+2ast, H.Chen 12, J.Alasan 10+10reb+2ast, Z.Lu 6+4reb+8ast

Yulon Luxgen - Bank of Taiwan 84-80

Rather predictable result when first ranked Yulon Luxgen (13-8) defeated bottom-ranked Bank of Taiwan (8-13) 84-80 on Saturday. American Brandon Moss (207-1994, college: LSUA) fired a double-double by scoring 23 points, 19 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. International center Shao-Fu Lan (195-1997) chipped in 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. American center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) produced a double-double by scoring 26 points and 22 rebounds (made all of his nine free throws !!!) and forward Hsiang-Wei Pan (190-1994) added 17 points respectively for lost side. Bank of Taiwan's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Yulon Luxgen. Defending champion maintains first place with 13-8 record. Loser Bank of Taiwan stay at the bottom position with 13 games lost. Yulon Luxgen will meet league's second-placed Taiwan Beer in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Bank of Taiwan will play against Changhua and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Yulon Luxgen: B.Moss 23+19reb+6ast, S.Lan 18+5reb+5ast, C.Kao 16+1reb+1ast, Y.Tung Fang 9+2ast, S.Chou 5+4reb+1ast, J.Ameh Peters 4+3reb
Bank of Taiwan: T.Glass 26+22reb, H.Pan 17+3reb+1ast, W.Wang 12+2reb+7ast, C.Chien 7+3reb+5ast, Y.Wang 6+7reb+1ast, J.Chou 4

Bank of Taiwan - Changhua 85-68

There was a minor upset when much higher ranked Changhua (10-11) was defeated by bottom-ranked Bank of Taiwan (8-13) 85-68 on Sunday. Bank of Taiwan forced 27 Changhua turnovers and outrebounded them 38-24 including 25 on the defensive glass. Bank of Taiwan looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Changhua's players. American center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) fired 17 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals for the winners. Forward Yung-Cheng Wang (196-1998) chipped in 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Bank of Taiwan players scored in double figures. Guard Shang-Chien Chiang (180-1999) produced 18 points (made all of his eight free throws) and guard Tien-You Yang (170-1993) added 14 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Bank of Taiwan maintains fourth place with 8-13 record. Loser Changhua dropped to the third position with 11 games lost. Bank of Taiwan will again meet higher ranked Changhua (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Changhua will play against the league's second-placed Taiwan Beer and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Bank of Taiwan: T.Glass 17+8reb+5ast, J.Lin 11+2reb, Y.Wang 11+8reb+4ast, C.Chien 11+1reb+4ast, C.Chang 8+2reb+1ast, W.Wang 7+3reb+7ast
Changhua: S.Chiang 18+1reb+1ast, T.Yang 14+2reb+1ast, C.Huang 9+3reb+2ast, E.Sugar-Ochir 8+6reb+1ast, J.Wang 4+3reb+1ast, L.Lin 4+1reb+1ast

Taiwan Beer - Yulon Luxgen 75-73

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Yulon Luxgen (13-8) against third ranked Taiwan Beer on Sunday night. Taiwan Beer were edged by third ranked Taiwan Beer (11-10) 75-73. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Yulon Luxgen. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Taiwan Beer made 7 blocks. It was a great evening for American forward Christian Anigwe (206, college: UC Davis) who led his team to a victory scoring 22 points and 8 rebounds. Gambian forward Joof Alasan (205-2002) helped adding 15 points and 12 rebounds. At the losing side American Brandon Moss (207-1994, college: LSUA) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 18 rebounds and Cheng-En Kao (178-1999) scored 13 points. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Taiwan Beer moved-up to second place. Defending champion Yulon Luxgen still keeps top position with eight games lost. Taiwan Beer are again looking forward to face league's leader Yulon Luxgen in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Yulon Luxgen will play against Bank of Taiwan and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Taiwan Beer: C.Anigwe 22+8reb+3ast, J.Alasan 15+12reb+3ast, H.Chen 10+1ast, C.Chen 9+1reb, Z.Lu 6+2reb+5ast, P.Lin 5+3reb
Yulon Luxgen: B.Moss 23+18reb+3ast, C.Kao 13+1reb+2ast, S.Lan 11+2reb+1ast, Y.Tung Fang 8+1reb+1ast, Y.Tu 7+6reb+1ast, S.Lin 5+3reb+5ast