TPBL Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Lioneers and Kings claim wins

Dreamers - Lioneers 94-97

Lioneers players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. Croatian center Marin Maric (211-1994, college: DePaul, agency: BIG) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and forward Cheng-Kang Tsai (197-2002) chipped in 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). At the losing side Ghanian-American power forward Ben Bentil (206-1995, college: Providence) responded with 27 points and 9 rebounds and American power forward Aric Holman (208-1997, college: MSU) scored 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Dreamers' coach Douglas Creighton rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Dreamers: B.Bentil 27+9reb+3ast, T.Chang 15+2ast, L.Chun-Chi 14+4reb+2ast, B.Gilbeck 13+5reb, A.Holman 11+8reb+4ast, R.Walko 5+2reb
Lioneers: M.Marin 21+11reb+2ast, K.Lu 18+3ast, C.Liu 14+6reb+1ast, C.Tsai 13+7reb+5ast, P.Anzejs 12+5reb+3ast, P.Drew 8+6reb+1ast

Taiwan Beer L. - Kings 105-113

Kings made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Joseph Lin (186-1992, college: Hamilton) who helped to win the game recording 26 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. American-Jordanian Jalen Harris (196-1998, college: Nevada) contributed with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. American-Liberian Lasan Kromah (198-1991, college: UConn, agency: LHZ Sport Agency) answered with a triple-double by scoring 29 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists and American forward Malcolm Miller (201-1993, college: Holy Cross) added 23 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for Leopards. Four Kings and five Leopards players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Taiwan Beer L.: L.Kromah 29+11reb+12ast, M.Miller 23+11reb+3ast, C.Diallo 17+6reb, G.Jin-Wei 13+7reb+3ast, L.Sin-Kuan 13+4reb+4ast, T.Yung-Chuan 6+1ast
Kings: J.Lin 26+7reb+7ast, O.Femi 21+6reb, H.Jalen 19+7reb+7ast, D.Austin 12+8reb+3ast, K.Lee 11+4reb+1ast, S.Su 10+4reb