SBL Round 5 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

SBL round 5 most important game was a victory of Yulon Luxgen over 4th placed Taiwan Beer 84-75 on Friday night. American Brandon Moss (204-1994, college: LSUA) orchestrated the victory with a triple-double by scoring 32 points, 18 rebounds and 12 assists. Guard Yi-Kang Tung Fang (182-1997) contributed with 19 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. American forward Gerard Tarin (205-1996, college: Nova SE) answered with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 13 rebounds for Taiwan Beer. Taiwan Beer's coach Meng-Chu Liu rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Yulon Luxgen maintains second place with 6-6 record having just three points less than leader Bank of Taiwan, which they share with Keelung BK. Taiwan Beer lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth position with seven games lost. Yulon Luxgen is looking forward to face league's leader Bank of Taiwan in Taipei in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Taiwan Beer will play again against Yulon Luxgen and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Important game to mention about was the one when fifth ranked Changhua (4-8) saved a 2-point victory edging 4th placed Taiwan Beer (5-7) 83-81 on Saturday evening. American power forward Kwame Alexander (201-1990, college: CSUSB, agency: BIG) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Tien-You Yang chipped in 11 points and 7 assists. American forward Gerard Tarin (205-1996, college: Nova SE) responded with 25 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Changhua maintains fifth place with 4-8 record. Taiwan Beer lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth position with seven games lost. Changhua will play against league's leader Bank of Taiwan in Taipei in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Taiwan Beer will play against Yulon Luxgen and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very important is a loss of second ranked Keelung BK (6-6) against fifth ranked Changhua (4-8) on Sunday night. Keelung BK was defeated by Changhua in a tough game 74-78. Kwame Alexander nailed a double-double by scoring 24 points and 18 rebounds for the winning side. Changhua's coach Chun-Hsiung Wu used entire bench in such tough game. Wendell Lewis came up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds for Keelung BK in the defeat. Changhua maintains fifth place with 4-8 record. Keelung BK at the other side keeps the second position with six games lost. They share it with Yulon Luxgen. Changhua will meet league's leader Bank of Taiwan in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Keelung BK will play against Taiwan Beer and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 5: Bank of Taiwan beat Changhua 86-82. Yulon Luxgen lost to Keelung BK 71-83. Taiwan Beer unfortunately lost to Bank of Taiwan 62-73.
The most impressive performance of 5th round was 19 points and 14 rebounds by James Padgett of Bank of Taiwan.



Taiwan Beer - Yulon Luxgen 75-84

SBL round 5 most important game was a victory of Yulon Luxgen over 4th placed Taiwan Beer 84-75 on Friday night. American Brandon Moss (204-1994, college: LSUA) orchestrated the victory with a triple-double by scoring 32 points, 18 rebounds and 12 assists. Guard Yi-Kang Tung Fang (182-1997) contributed with 19 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. Four Yulon Luxgen players scored in double figures. American forward Gerard Tarin (205-1996, college: Nova SE) answered with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 13 rebounds and guard Hsin-Wei Wang (185-1997) added 15 points in the effort for Taiwan Beer. Taiwan Beer's coach Meng-Chu Liu rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Yulon Luxgen maintains second place with 6-6 record having just three points less than leader Bank of Taiwan, which they share with Keelung BK. Taiwan Beer lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth position with seven games lost. Yulon Luxgen is looking forward to face league's leader Bank of Taiwan in Taipei in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Taiwan Beer will play again against Yulon Luxgen and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Yulon Luxgen: M.Brandon 32+18reb+12ast, F.Tung 19+2reb, Y.Wang 11+1reb+2ast, C.Liu 10+1reb+1ast, S.Lan 5+6reb+1ast, Y.Tu 4+4reb+1ast
Taiwan Beer: T.Gerard 22+13reb+2ast, W.Hsin-Wei 15+3reb+3ast, S.Brendon 15+5reb, W.Chun-Sheng 6+3reb+2ast, C.Po-Hsun 4+3reb+3ast, C.Lu 3+1reb

Changhua - Bank of Taiwan 82-86

No shocking result in a game when first ranked Bank of Taiwan (9-3) beat bottom-ranked Changhua (4-8) 86-82 on Friday. Bank of Taiwan made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 22 Changhua turnovers. American power forward James Padgett (203-1991, college: Maryland) nailed 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and the former international point guard Wei-Cheng Wang (183-1999) accounted for 9 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals. American power forward Kwame Alexander (201-1990, college: CSUSB, agency: BIG) came up with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists and Nigerian forward Ifeanyi Eboka (198-2000) added 17 points and 7 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) respectively for Changhua in the defeat. Four Changhua players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Bank of Taiwan have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They maintain first place with 9-3 record. Changhua at the other side stay at the bottom position with eight games lost. Bank of Taiwan will meet Yulon Luxgen (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Changhua will play again against the league's leader Bank of Taiwan in Taipei and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Bank of Taiwan: J.Padgett 17+8reb, C.Chang 15+3reb+2ast, C.Chien 11+4reb+2ast, H.Pan 11+1reb, C.Han 9+5reb+1ast, W.Wang 9+5reb+9ast
Changhua: K.Alexander 24+11reb+6ast, E.Ifeanyi 17+7reb+1ast, C.Shang-Chien 13+3reb+5ast, C.Wei-Hsiang 12+4reb+2ast, Z.Cheng-Rui 7+2reb, L.Cheng-Yen 5+2reb+3ast

Changhua - Taiwan Beer 83-81

Important game to mention about was the one when fifth ranked Changhua (4-8) saved a 2-point victory edging 4th placed Taiwan Beer (5-7) 83-81 on Saturday evening. American power forward Kwame Alexander (201-1990, college: CSUSB, agency: BIG) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and guard Tien-You Yang (170-1993) chipped in 11 points and 7 assists. American forward Gerard Tarin (205-1996, college: Nova SE) responded with 25 points and 9 rebounds and guard Chieh-Min Lu (184-1995) scored 16 points and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Changhua maintains fifth place with 4-8 record. Taiwan Beer lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth position with seven games lost. Changhua will play against league's leader Bank of Taiwan in Taipei in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Taiwan Beer will play against Yulon Luxgen and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Changhua: A.Kwame 29+13reb+4ast, C.Liu 11+2reb+5ast, T.Yang 11+3reb+7ast, Y.Hsu 9, I.Eboka 7+8reb+2ast, W.Chang 6+3reb+1ast
Taiwan Beer: T.Gerard 25+9reb+3ast, C.Lu 16+2reb+4ast, S.Brendon 13+7reb+2ast, L.Chun-Ting 7+1ast, C.Chi-An 6+3reb+1ast, W.Chun-Sheng 5+3reb+10ast

Yulon Luxgen - Keelung BK 71-83

There was a minor upset when their close opponent Yulon Luxgen (6-6) lost to second ranked Keelung BK (6-6) 71-83 on Saturday. Keelung BK made 17-of-19 free shots (89.5 percent) during the game. American center Wendell Lewis (204-1989, college: Alabama St.) nailed a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!), 13 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and forward I-Tsung Chu (186-1986) accounted for 11 points and 5 rebounds. American Brandon Moss (204-1994, college: LSUA) came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 17 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals and international center Shao-Fu Lan (195-1997) added 12 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Yulon Luxgen in the defeat. Four Yulon Luxgen players scored in double figures. Keelung BK maintains second place with 6-6 record having just three points less than leader Bank of Taiwan, which they share with defeated Yulon Luxgen. Keelung BK will meet Taiwan Beer (#4) in the next round. Yulon Luxgen will play against Taiwan Beer in Taipei and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Keelung BK: L.Wendell 34+13reb+4ast, K.Chiang 14+3ast, I.Chu 11+5reb+2ast, Y.Chou 9+4reb+3ast, L.Meng-Hsueh 6+8reb+1ast, H.Huang 5+5reb+1ast
Yulon Luxgen: B.Moss 17+17reb+8ast, T.Fang Yi-Kang 12+3reb+1ast, L.Shao-Fu 12+8reb+2ast, L.Ming-Yi 11+2reb+1ast, L.Shih-Hsuan 7+3reb, T.Yi-Han 6+2reb

Keelung BK - Changhua 74-78

Very important is a loss of second ranked Keelung BK (6-6) against fifth ranked Changhua (4-8) on Sunday night. Keelung BK was defeated by Changhua in a tough game 74-78. Changhua outrebounded Keelung BK 37-25 including 22 on the defensive glass. American power forward Kwame Alexander (201-1990, college: CSUSB, agency: BIG) nailed a double-double by scoring 24 points and 18 rebounds for the winning side and Nigerian forward Ifeanyi Eboka (198-2000) accounted for 13 points and 6 rebounds. Changhua's coach Chun-Hsiung Wu used entire bench in such tough game. American center Wendell Lewis (204-1989, college: Alabama St.) came up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds and forward I-Tsung Chu (186-1986) added 22 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Keelung BK in the defeat. Four Keelung BK players scored in double figures. Changhua maintains fifth place with 4-8 record. Keelung BK at the other side keeps the second position with six games lost. They share it with Yulon Luxgen. Changhua will meet league's leader Bank of Taiwan in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Keelung BK will play against Taiwan Beer and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Changhua: A.Kwame 24+18reb+2ast, I.Eboka 13+6reb+1ast, C.Liu 9+2ast, C.Zhou 8+3reb+1ast, T.Yang 8+3reb+6ast, S.Chiang 6+1reb+2ast
Keelung BK: C.I-Tsung 22+6reb+2ast, W.Lewis 21+12reb+1ast, C.Yi-Hsiang 11+2reb+5ast, H.Kai-Hsiang 10+2reb+3ast, H.Ting-Wei 4+2reb+6ast, H.Hung-Yu 3+1reb

Bank of Taiwan - Taiwan Beer 73-62

Rather predictable result when first ranked Bank of Taiwan (9-3) won against 4th placed Taiwan Beer (5-7) 73-62 on Sunday. Bank of Taiwan dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Taiwan Beer's 22. They outrebounded Taiwan Beer 50-36 including 18 on the offensive glass. American power forward James Padgett (203-1991, college: Maryland) nailed a double-double by scoring 19 points and 14 rebounds for the winning side and the former international guard Chia-He Chang (188-1996) accounted for 14 points. American forward Gerard Tarin (205-1996, college: Nova SE) came up with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and Vincentian forward Brendon Smart (198-1995) added 15 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Taiwan Beer in the defeat. Four Taiwan Beer players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Bank of Taiwan have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They maintain first place with 9-3 record. Taiwan Beer lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth position with seven games lost. Bank of Taiwan will meet bottom-ranked Changhua (#5) in the next round. Taiwan Beer will play against Yulon Luxgen and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Bank of Taiwan: J.Padgett 19+14reb+2ast, C.Chang 14+4reb, J.Lin 8+8reb+1ast, T.Wang 8+6reb+1ast, J.Lin 6+1reb+2ast, P.Lin 4+1reb+1ast
Taiwan Beer: S.Brendon 15+10reb+1ast, T.Gerard 12+10reb+4ast, C.Lu 11+6reb+4ast, W.Chun-Sheng 11+3reb+3ast, L.Chun-Ting 4, H.Cheng-An 3+2reb