SBL Round 7 (Regular Season): Bank of Taiwan edge Taiwan Beer by one point

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 7 in the SBL ended with only one-point defeat of 4th placed Taiwan Beer (6-10) to first ranked Bank of Taiwan (10-5) 84-83 on Sunday evening. Bank of Taiwan outrebounded Taiwan Beer 53-34 including a 26-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Bank of Taiwan looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Taiwan Beer's players. American power forward James Padgett (203-1991, college: Maryland) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points and 22 rebounds for the winners. The former international point guard Wei-Cheng Wang (183-1999) chipped in 12 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. American forward Gerard Tarin (205-1996, college: Nova SE) produced 33 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Bank of Taiwan maintains first place with 10-5 record. Taiwan Beer at the other side keeps the fourth position with ten games lost. Bank of Taiwan are looking forward to face league's second-placed Yulon Luxgen in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Taiwan Beer will play against Keelung BK and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An exciting game was when Second ranked Yulon Luxgen faced 3rd placed Keelung BK. Yulon Luxgen (9-6) smashed Keelung BK (8-7) 94-72. Worth to mention a great performance of American Brandon Moss (204-1994, college: LSUA) who helped to win the game recording 26 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Shih-Hsuan Lin contributed with 10 points and 7 assists for the winners. The former international guard Kai-Hsiang Hu (190-1991) answered with 11 points and 5 rebounds for Keelung BK. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Yulon Luxgen have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 9-6 record behind leader Bank of Taiwan. Keelung BK at the other side keeps the third position with seven games lost. Yulon Luxgen will play against bottom-ranked Changhua (#5) on the road in the next round. Keelung BK will play against Taiwan Beer and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game in Changhua supposed to be also quite interesting. Fourth ranked Taiwan Beer (6-10) played at the court of 5th ranked Changhua (5-10). Taiwan Beer did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 85-65 on Saturday. It was a great evening for Chieh-Min Lu who led his team to a victory scoring 26 points and 4 assists. At the losing side Ifeanyi Eboka responded with 3 points and 11 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Taiwan Beer maintains fourth place with 6-10 record. Loser Changhua stay at the bottom position with ten games lost. Taiwan Beer will meet higher ranked Keelung BK (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Changhua will play against the league's second-placed Yulon Luxgen and hope to secure a win.

In the last game of round 7 bottom-ranked Changhua was defeated by Keelung BK 81-68.



Changhua - Taiwan Beer 65-85

The game in Changhua supposed to be also quite interesting. Fourth ranked Taiwan Beer (6-10) played at the court of 5th ranked Changhua (5-10). Taiwan Beer did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 85-65 on Saturday. Taiwan Beer made 19-of-23 free shots (82.6 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for guard Chieh-Min Lu (184-1995) who led his team to a victory scoring 26 points and 4 assists. Vincentian forward Brendon Smart (198-1995) helped adding 22 points and 6 rebounds (made all of his eight free throws). At the losing side Nigerian forward Ifeanyi Eboka (198-2000) responded with 3 points and 11 rebounds and guard Tien-You Yang (170-1993) scored 13 points. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Taiwan Beer maintains fourth place with 6-10 record. Loser Changhua stay at the bottom position with ten games lost. Taiwan Beer will meet higher ranked Keelung BK (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Changhua will play against the league's second-placed Yulon Luxgen and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Taiwan Beer: L.Chieh-Min 26+3reb+4ast, B.Smart 22+6reb, G.Tarin 12+12reb+2ast, H.Wang 7+1reb+1ast, C.Lai 4+1reb+1ast, C.Cheng 2+1reb
Changhua: Y.Tien-You 13+2reb+1ast, W.Jia-Chang 9+3reb+2ast, C.Wei-Hsiang 9+5reb+2ast, H.Chien-Chih 8+4reb, L.Li 6+3reb+3ast, T.Houng-Yang 6

Yulon Luxgen - Keelung BK 94-72

An exciting game was when Second ranked Yulon Luxgen faced 3rd placed Keelung BK. Yulon Luxgen (9-6) smashed Keelung BK (8-7) 94-72. Yulon Luxgen shot the lights out from three nailing 18 long-distance shots on high 60.0 percentage. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 28 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Keelung BK's players. Worth to mention a great performance of American Brandon Moss (204-1994, college: LSUA) who helped to win the game recording 26 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Guard Shih-Hsuan Lin (178-1999) contributed with 10 points and 7 assists for the winners. Four Yulon Luxgen players scored in double figures. The former international guard Kai-Hsiang Hu (190-1991) answered with 11 points and 5 rebounds and American center Wendell Lewis (204-1989, college: Alabama St.) added 8 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Keelung BK. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Yulon Luxgen have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 9-6 record behind leader Bank of Taiwan. Keelung BK at the other side keeps the third position with seven games lost. Yulon Luxgen will play against bottom-ranked Changhua (#5) on the road in the next round. Keelung BK will play against Taiwan Beer and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Yulon Luxgen: M.Brandon 26+9reb+5ast, C.Kao 18+1reb, M.Lin 11+3reb+4ast, S.Lin 10+4reb+7ast, J.Peters 8+1reb+1ast, F.Tung 6+1reb+2ast
Keelung BK: C.Kuang-Chien 11+1reb+1ast, H.Kai-Hsiang 11+5reb+2ast, H.Ting-Wei 10+1reb+1ast, L.Kuang-Shang 9+1ast, W.Lewis 8+8reb, Y.Xiang-Ping 7+1reb+1ast

Keelung BK - Changhua 81-68

There was no surprise when 5th ranked Changhua (5-10) was defeated by third ranked Keelung BK (8-7) 81-68 on Sunday. It was a great evening for American center Wendell Lewis (204-1989, college: Alabama St.) who led his team to a victory scoring 31 points and 8 rebounds. The former international guard Kai-Hsiang Hu (190-1991) helped adding 17 points and 6 assists. At the losing side Nigerian forward Ifeanyi Eboka (198-2000) responded with 12 points and 8 rebounds and guard Wei-Hsiang Chang (190-1996) scored 11 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Keelung BK maintains third place with 8-7 record having just two points less than leader Bank of Taiwan. Loser Changhua stay at the bottom position with ten games lost. Keelung BK will meet Taiwan Beer (#4) in the next round. Changhua will play against the league's second-placed Yulon Luxgen and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Keelung BK: L.Wendell 31+8reb+1ast, K.Hu 17+2reb+6ast, C.Wang 10+3reb+1ast, K.Chiang 8+5reb, I.Chu 6+3reb, L.Meng-Hsueh 4+5reb+2ast
Changhua: H.Chun-Yen 12+2reb+1ast, E.Ifeanyi 12+8reb+1ast, C.Wei-Hsiang 11+6reb, C.Shang-Chien 9+2reb+1ast, Y.Tien-You 8+1reb+1ast, L.Cheng-Yen 7+2reb+5ast

Taiwan Beer - Bank of Taiwan 83-84

The most exciting game of round 7 in the SBL ended with only one-point defeat of 4th placed Taiwan Beer (6-10) to first ranked Bank of Taiwan (10-5) 84-83 on Sunday evening. Bank of Taiwan outrebounded Taiwan Beer 53-34 including a 26-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Bank of Taiwan looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Taiwan Beer's players. American power forward James Padgett (203-1991, college: Maryland) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points and 22 rebounds for the winners. The former international point guard Wei-Cheng Wang (183-1999) chipped in 12 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. Four Bank of Taiwan players scored in double figures. American forward Gerard Tarin (205-1996, college: Nova SE) produced 33 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds and guard Chieh-Min Lu (184-1995) added 19 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Bank of Taiwan maintains first place with 10-5 record. Taiwan Beer at the other side keeps the fourth position with ten games lost. Bank of Taiwan are looking forward to face league's second-placed Yulon Luxgen in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Taiwan Beer will play against Keelung BK and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Bank of Taiwan: C.Chang 19+3ast, J.Padgett 18+22reb+1ast, C.Han 15+7reb+1ast, W.Wang 12+5reb+9ast, J.Lin 5+3reb+2ast, O.Niang 4+5reb
Taiwan Beer: T.Gerard 33+5reb+3ast, C.Lu 19+5reb+2ast, S.Brendon 13+8reb+1ast, C.Chun-Lung 9+2reb, C.Po-Hsun 3+2reb, F.Shih-En 3+7reb