TAIPEI CITY (Chinese Taipei) - Taoyuan Pauian leaned on a massive second quarter to blow out New Taipei, 110-85, for its second win in the BCL Asia-East 2026, Tuesday at the University of Taipei Tianmu Gymnasium.
The Pilots have actually taken control early but it wasn't until the said period where it would be a lopsided affair, exploding for 38 big points while limiting the opposition to only 11 for a 65-34 lead entering the break.
Never would they encounter any resistance since, to the point that they already got past the century mark still with less than three minutes left as they cruised toward seizing the provisional lead in Group B (2-0).
"In the second quarter, I think that's where we set the tone higher," offered head coach Iurgi Caminos. "We controlled the game really well. Even when the score was 30 at the half, we still kept playing with energy."
Setric Millner, Jr. starred in the triumph with 31 points, 22 of which he manufactured in the first half as he powered the aforementioned breakaway by making 12, outscoring the entire Kings by himself in that stretch.
The prolific guard shot 64.7-percent from the floor, including a 3-of-6 clip from beyond the arc, and collected 5 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 block as well in 30 minutes of play, thus netting an efficiency of 32.
Coming up big as well was Alec Brown, who finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds as the veteran big man made up for his foul-troubled outing against the South China Athletic Association the last time out.
Kuan Kuan chipped in 10 points. Will Artino barely missed out on another double-double with 8 points and 13 rebounds, while Justin Lu, Chen Li-Sheng, and Jackie Li all came through with significant contributions.
The huge win shall prime Taoyuan Pauian in a tough homestand ahead, where they will be facing South China (1-2) once more on Thursday, April 16, before their rematch with the Chinggis Broncos (1-0) next Tuesday, April 26.
"Starting with two wins in a league like this is big, when making it to the Play-Offs everything kinda resets," said Brown. "The main goal right now is to make it to the Semi-Finals or Play-Offs. That's gonna help us a lot."
Spoiled by the loss, meanwhile, were the 28-point effort of the debuting Jalen Harris for the Kings, which fell to 0-2 after absorbing another beatdown similar to what they suffered at the hands of South China last week.
"We lost the game in the second quarter," lamented the Jordan men's national team star. "As a collective, we have to be a little bit more mentally locked in to the game plan, and to what we need to do on the court."
Jayden Gardner had 18 points. Lin Yan Tang made 12 while Joe Lin added 11 for New Taipei, who will play South China on Saturday, April 18, and the Broncos the following night - with the hope to get a win run going.
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