JOHOR BAHRU (Malaysia) - Isaiah Briscoe turned in a stupendous showing to will South China Athletic to a 110-103 stunner of Taoyuan Pauian to sweep their way into the BCL Asia-East 2026 Semi-Finals, Thursday.
The ex-NBA pro exploded for 45 big points, including 20 in the fourth quarter alone as he powered the HKA1 outfit's rousing comeback from as much as 16 down en route to dealing the Pilots their first loss.
He was also responsible for their strong windup, swishing in a tough fall-away one-hander before knocking down a back-breaking three-pointer to build a 107-101 lead with 36.1 seconds left - all but sealing the deal.
Briscoe shot 17-of-25 from the floor toward resetting the record for most points by a player in a BCL Asia-East game, eclipsing the 39 made by Mike Efeveberha to lead New Taipei past Hi-Tech in May 5 of last year.
The former Kentucky Wildcat also shot an excellent 8-of-10 from the free throw line and added 6 rebounds and 2 assists to his tally in a truly remarkable performance that rocked the entire Arena Larkin Indoor Stadium.
Massive thanks to him, South China not only snapped their Chinese Taipei counterparts' unbeaten seven-game winning streak but secured the no. 1 seed in Group B as well with a pristine 2-0 win-loss record.
*This article will be updated.