JOHOR BAHRU (Malaysia) - Taoyuan Pauian earned themselves a chance to finish their story in the BCL Asia-East by downing Dewa United Banten in the Semi-Finals, 100-86, at the Arena Larkin Indoor Stadium, Saturday.
It was a tale of two halves but the Pilots published it in their favor, putting together a strong third quarter before pulling away in the fourth toward completing the comeback from as much as 10 points down.
Alec Brown, Justin Lu, and Setric Millner, Jr. joined hands for the finishing 10-2 kick from a narrow six-point lead to send the P. League+ outfit back to the Final of the pan-regional contest for another shot at glory.
A win against the South China Athletic in tomorrow's title bout, set at 20:00 local time, shall allow the crew to atone for last year's heartbreak, in which they settled for a runner-up finish behind the Broncos.
Aside from booking a return ticket to the Last Dance, Coach Iurgi Caminos & Co. have secured a spot in the BCL Asia 2026, marking their second straight trip to the continent's most prestigious club competition.
Millner top-scored for Taoyuan Pauian with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Lu finished with a season-high 20 points alongside 5 rebounds and 5 assists, with Will Artino adding 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Brown still managed to chip in 10 points despite being hounded by foul trouble.
*This article will be updated shortly.