SBL Round 8 (Regular Season): Yulon Luxgen lose to Bank of Taiwan

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Top ranked Yulon Luxgen (15-9) recorded its ninth loss against fourth ranked Bank of Taiwan on Saturday night. Bank of Taiwan were defeated by Bank of Taiwan 73-66. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Bank of Taiwan had a 37-26 advantage in offensive rebounds. 24 personal fouls committed by Yulon Luxgen helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) who had a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Hsiang-Wei Pan (190-1994) chipped in 11 points and 8 rebounds. American Brandon Moss (207-1994, college: LSUA) produced a double-double by scoring 26 points and 14 rebounds for Bank of Taiwan. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Bank of Taiwan have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Taiwan Beer and Changhua. Defending champion Yulon Luxgen still keeps top position with nine games lost.
Third-ranked Taiwan Beer (11-13) made lots of trouble for first ranked Yulon Luxgen (15-9). Yulon Luxgen managed to secure only two-point victory 77-75. However their fans expected easier game. American Brandon Moss (207-1994, college: LSUA) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists. Kuo-Lun Pu contributed with 15 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Guard Chieh-Min Lu (183-1995) replied with 36 points (!!!) for Taiwan Beer. Defending champion maintains first position with 15-9 record. Taiwan Beer lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom place with 13 games lost. They share the position with Bank of Taiwan and Changhua.
Very important is a loss of third ranked Taiwan Beer (11-13) against fourth ranked Bank of Taiwan (11-13) on Friday night. Taiwan Beer was defeated by Bank of Taiwan 81-68. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Worth to mention a great performance of Tevin Glass who helped to win the game recording 15 points and 9 rebounds. Joof Alasan responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 16 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Bank of Taiwan have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Taiwan Beer and Changhua. Taiwan Beer lost third consecutive game.

Rest of the games of round 8 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Changhua was defeated by Yulon Luxgen 85-76. Changhua beat Taiwan Beer 78-65. Changhua lost to Bank of Taiwan 71-78.



Taiwan Beer - Bank of Taiwan 68-81

Very important is a loss of third ranked Taiwan Beer (11-13) against fourth ranked Bank of Taiwan (11-13) on Friday night. Taiwan Beer was defeated by Bank of Taiwan 81-68. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Bank of Taiwan made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 Taiwan Beer turnovers. Bank of Taiwan looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) who helped to win the game recording 15 points and 9 rebounds and the former international point guard Wei-Cheng Wang (180-1999) who added 11 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists during the contest. Four Bank of Taiwan players scored in double figures. Gambian forward Joof Alasan (205-2002) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 16 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) and Belgian forward Thomas De Thaey (203-1991, college: NC State) scored 19 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Bank of Taiwan have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Taiwan Beer and Changhua. Taiwan Beer lost third consecutive game.
Top scorers:
Bank of Taiwan: C.Chang 19+3reb+1ast, T.Glass 15+9reb+3ast, C.Kao 13+4ast, W.Wang 11+6reb+10ast, Y.Chen 9+4reb, C.Chien 4+4reb+1ast
Taiwan Beer: T.De Thaey 19+6reb+3ast, J.Alasan 14+16reb+1ast, C.Lu 13+2reb+1ast, H.Chien 6+2reb+1ast, C.Cheng 5+1reb, H.Chen 4+3reb+2ast

Yulon Luxgen - Changhua 85-76

The game between closely ranked teams ended with second-ranked Changhua's (11-13) loss to first ranked Yulon Luxgen (15-9) 76-85 on Friday. Yulon Luxgen made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. Yulon Luxgen had a 32-20 advantage in offensive rebounds. 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 23 points and 12 rebounds and the former international point guard Ming-Yi Lin (178-1996) who added 18 points and 5 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) during the contest. Four Yulon Luxgen players scored in double figures. Center Erdenetsetseg Sugar-Ochir (200-1999) responded with a double-double by scoring 31 points and 11 rebounds (on 13-of-17 shooting from the field) and point guard Li Lin (180-2001) scored 11 points and 8 assists. Changhua's coach Chun-Hsiung Wu rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Defending champion maintains first position with 15-9 record. Changhua at the other side keeps the second place with 13 games lost. They share the position with Bank of Taiwan and Taiwan Beer.
Top scorers:
Yulon Luxgen: B.Moss 23+12reb+3ast, M.Lin 18+5reb, C.Kao 17+2reb+3ast, S.Lan 10+7reb+2ast, Y.Tu 9+8reb+3ast, Y.Tung Fang 6+1ast
Changhua: E.Sugar-Ochir 31+11reb+1ast, L.Lin 11+3reb+8ast, J.Wang 9+4reb, H.Huang 7+4reb+4ast, T.Yang 7+6reb+2ast, W.Chang 4+3reb

Changhua - Taiwan Beer 78-65

The game between closely ranked teams ended with second ranked Changhua's (11-13) victory over bottom-ranked Taiwan Beer (11-13) 78-65 on Saturday. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Changhua dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Taiwan Beer's 30. They outrebounded Taiwan Beer 45-25 including a 28-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of center Erdenetsetseg Sugar-Ochir (200-1999) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 24 points and 17 rebounds and forward Zhao-Qun Chen (193-2000) who added 13 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Four Changhua players scored in double figures. Belgian forward Thomas De Thaey (203-1991, college: NC State) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds and Gambian forward Joof Alasan (205-2002) scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Changhua maintains second position with 11-13 record having four points less than leader Yulon Luxgen, which they share with Bank of Taiwan and Taiwan Beer. Taiwan Beer lost third consecutive game.
Top scorers:
Changhua: E.Sugar-Ochir 24+17reb+1ast, Z.Chen 13+8reb+3ast, T.Yang 11+6reb+4ast, L.Lin 10+3reb+6ast, C.Huang 8+3reb+1ast, H.Huang 5+2reb+1ast
Taiwan Beer: J.Alasan 18+5reb+1ast, T.De Thaey 17+10reb+2ast, H.Chen 7+2reb+2ast, H.Wang 7+3reb+1ast, C.Cheng 5+2ast, C.Lu 5+1ast

Bank of Taiwan - Yulon Luxgen 73-66

Top ranked Yulon Luxgen (15-9) recorded its ninth loss against fourth ranked Bank of Taiwan on Saturday night. Bank of Taiwan were defeated by Bank of Taiwan 73-66. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Bank of Taiwan had a 37-26 advantage in offensive rebounds. 24 personal fouls committed by Yulon Luxgen helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) who had a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Hsiang-Wei Pan (190-1994) chipped in 11 points and 8 rebounds. Four Bank of Taiwan players scored in double figures. American Brandon Moss (207-1994, college: LSUA) produced a double-double by scoring 26 points and 14 rebounds and Cheng-En Kao (178-1999) added 11 points respectively for Bank of Taiwan. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Bank of Taiwan have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Taiwan Beer and Changhua. Defending champion Yulon Luxgen still keeps top position with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
Bank of Taiwan: T.Glass 24+10reb+2ast, W.Wang 12+1reb+3ast, C.Chien 12+2reb+3ast, H.Pan 11+8reb, C.Chang 7+3reb+1ast, H.Kuo 6+6reb
Yulon Luxgen: B.Moss 26+14reb+3ast, C.Kao 11+1reb+3ast, J.Ameh Peters 9+4reb, K.Pu 7+1reb, S.Lan 6+2reb+1ast, Y.Tung Fang 5+5reb+4ast

Bank of Taiwan - Changhua 78-71

There was a minor upset when second-ranked Changhua (11-13) was defeated by fourth ranked Bank of Taiwan (11-13) 78-71 on Sunday. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 31 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Chia-Wei Chien (188-1998) who added 11 points during the contest. Guard Tien-You Yang (170-1993) responded with 20 points and 5 assists and guard Hung-Yu Huang (185-1999) scored 19 points. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Bank of Taiwan have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Taiwan Beer and Changhua.
Top scorers:
Bank of Taiwan: T.Glass 31+15reb+5ast, C.Chien 11+3reb+1ast, Y.Chen 9+5reb, H.Pan 9+4reb+1ast, J.Lin 6+1reb+3ast, C.Chang 5+4reb
Changhua: T.Yang 20+4reb+5ast, H.Huang 19+1reb+3ast, Z.Chen 11+5reb, E.Sugar-Ochir 6+7reb, C.Hsieh 6+1reb, L.Lin 5+1reb+3ast

Yulon Luxgen - Taiwan Beer 77-75

Third-ranked Taiwan Beer (11-13) made lots of trouble for first ranked Yulon Luxgen (15-9). Yulon Luxgen managed to secure only two-point victory 77-75. However their fans expected easier game. American Brandon Moss (207-1994, college: LSUA) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists. Guard Kuo-Lun Pu (195-2001) contributed with 15 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Five Yulon Luxgen players scored in double figures. Guard Chieh-Min Lu (183-1995) replied with 36 points (!!!) and Belgian forward Thomas De Thaey (203-1991, college: NC State) added 16 points and 14 rebounds in the effort for Taiwan Beer. Defending champion maintains first position with 15-9 record. Taiwan Beer lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom place with 13 games lost. They share the position with Bank of Taiwan and Changhua.
Top scorers:
Yulon Luxgen: B.Moss 17+14reb+9ast, K.Pu 15+9reb, Y.Tung Fang 13+4reb+1ast, S.Lan 13+3reb+2ast, C.Kao 11+3reb+4ast, T.Huang 4+1reb
Taiwan Beer: C.Lu 36+3ast, T.De Thaey 16+14reb+2ast, J.Alasan 8+18reb+5ast, H.Wang 6+1reb+1ast, K.Hu 4+3reb+6ast, C.Cheng 3