SBL Round 13 (Regular Season): Yulon Luxgen lose to Keelung BK

The Regular Season in SBL just ended. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Top ranked Yulon Luxgen (19-9) recorded its ninth loss against third ranked Keelung BK on Saturday night. Yulon Luxgen were edged by Keelung BK 78-75. Guard Chen-Yuan Wang (176-1998) fired 20 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Forward I-Tsung Chu (186-1986) chipped in 18 points and 9 rebounds. American Brandon Moss (204-1994, college: LSUA) produced 27 points, 21 rebounds and 7 assists for lost side. Yulon Luxgen's coach Chi-Yi Lee rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Keelung BK maintains third place with 13-15 record having six points less than leader Yulon Luxgen. Yulon Luxgen at the other side still keeps top position with nine games lost.
Important game to mention about was the one when fifth ranked Changhua (8-20) saved a 3-point victory edging 3rd placed Keelung BK (13-15) 71-68 on Sunday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Tien-You Yang (170-1993) who helped to win the game recording 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Nicholas Evans contributed with 10 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Changhua's coach Chun-Hsiung Wu used entire bench in such tough game. Guard Hung-Yu Huang (185-1999) answered with 18 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) for Keelung BK. Changhua have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 8-20 record. Keelung BK at the other side keeps the third position with 15 games lost.
Very important is a loss of second ranked Bank of Taiwan (18-10) against fifth ranked Changhua (8-20) on Saturday night. Bank of Taiwan was defeated by Changhua in a tough game 56-63. Nicholas Evans stepped up and scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. At the losing side Chia-Wei Chien responded with 14 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Changhua have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 8-20 record. Loser Bank of Taiwan keeps the second position with ten games lost.

In the last game of round 13 Taiwan Beer defeated Bank of Taiwan 88-71.



Keelung BK - Yulon Luxgen 78-75

Top ranked Yulon Luxgen (19-9) recorded its ninth loss against third ranked Keelung BK on Saturday night. Yulon Luxgen were edged by Keelung BK 78-75. Guard Chen-Yuan Wang (176-1998) fired 20 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Forward I-Tsung Chu (186-1986) chipped in 18 points and 9 rebounds. Five Keelung BK players scored in double figures. American Brandon Moss (204-1994, college: LSUA) produced 27 points, 21 rebounds and 7 assists and guard Yi-Kang Tung Fang (182-1997) added 17 points respectively for lost side. Yulon Luxgen's coach Chi-Yi Lee rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Keelung BK maintains third place with 13-15 record having six points less than leader Yulon Luxgen. Yulon Luxgen at the other side still keeps top position with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
Yulon Luxgen: B.Moss 27+21reb+7ast, T.Fang Yi-Kang 17+2reb, W.Yi-Fan 8+2reb+2ast, K.Cheng-En 6+4reb+4ast, P.Kuo-Lun 4+6reb+1ast, L.Ming-Yi 4+4reb+10ast
Keelung BK: C.Wang 20+6reb+7ast, I.Chu 18+9reb, X.Yu 11+3reb+3ast, E.Tsao 10+2reb+2ast, S.Wang 10+13reb+1ast, K.Chiang 5+1ast

Changhua - Bank of Taiwan 63-56

Very important is a loss of second ranked Bank of Taiwan (18-10) against fifth ranked Changhua (8-20) on Saturday night. Bank of Taiwan was defeated by Changhua in a tough game 56-63. Changhua forced 19 Bank of Taiwan turnovers. American-Filipino forward Nicholas Evans (210-1988, college: S.Indiana, agency: Interperformances) stepped up and scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and guard Tien-You Yang (170-1993) chipped in 7 points. At the losing side guard Chia-Wei Chien (183-1998) responded with 14 points and guard Jhe-Ting Lin (183-1999) scored 6 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Changhua have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 8-20 record. Loser Bank of Taiwan keeps the second position with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Bank of Taiwan: C.Chia-Wei 14+1reb+1ast, C.Chi-En 7+1ast, L.Jhe-Ting 6+4reb+2ast, C.Jih-Teng 6+2reb+2ast, K.Chen-Fu 4+3reb+1ast, K.Han 4+3reb+1ast
Changhua: E.Nicholas 15+7reb+4ast, W.Huang 10+3reb, C.Zhou 10+3reb+1ast, T.Yang 7+4reb+3ast, Y.Hsu 6+2reb, W.Chang 4+4reb+2ast

Bank of Taiwan - Taiwan Beer 71-88

There was a minor upset when much higher ranked Bank of Taiwan (18-10) was defeated by fourth ranked Taiwan Beer (12-16) 88-71 on Sunday. Taiwan Beer looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. Mongolian guard Cheng-An Hsieh (190-2000) stepped up and scored 21 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and the former international center Hung-Hsing Wu (202-1989) chipped in 16 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side forward Han Kuo (195-1998) responded with 9 points and 9 rebounds and the former international guard Chia-He Chang (188-1996) scored 9 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Taiwan Beer maintains fourth place with 12-16 record. Loser Bank of Taiwan keeps the second position with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Bank of Taiwan: K.Han 9+9reb+1ast, C.Chia-He 9+1reb+3ast, C.Li-Zhong 8+4reb, W.Yung-Cheng 7+5reb, L.Jyun-Hao 6+4reb+2ast, P.James 6+3reb+2ast
Taiwan Beer: C.Hsieh 21+8reb+2ast, H.Wu 16+7reb+1ast, C.Wang 15+1reb+3ast, H.Chen 9+1reb+4ast, H.Wang 7+1ast, C.Lai 6+3reb

Changhua - Keelung BK 71-68

Important game to mention about was the one when fifth ranked Changhua (8-20) saved a 3-point victory edging 3rd placed Keelung BK (13-15) 71-68 on Sunday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Tien-You Yang (170-1993) who helped to win the game recording 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. American-Filipino forward Nicholas Evans (210-1988, college: S.Indiana, agency: Interperformances) contributed with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Four Changhua players scored in double figures. Changhua's coach Chun-Hsiung Wu used entire bench in such tough game. Guard Hung-Yu Huang (185-1999) answered with 18 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) and guard Eeh-Fang Tsao (187) added 14 points in the effort for Keelung BK. Changhua have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 8-20 record. Keelung BK at the other side keeps the third position with 15 games lost.
Top scorers:
Keelung BK: H.Hung-Yu 18+5reb, T.Eeh-Fang 14+3reb+3ast, L.Tzu-Huan 11+4reb+5ast, C.Kuang-Chien 6+1reb+2ast, W.Sheng-Lin 6+8reb+1ast, Y.Xiang-Ping 5+1reb+1ast
Changhua: T.Yang 15+5reb+6ast, C.Huang 12+7reb+1ast, J.Wang 11+2reb, E.Nicholas 10+11reb+3ast, W.Chang 8+4reb+1ast, Z.Chen 5+3reb