TPE – OT win leaves Taiwan Beer on brink of title
TAIPEI CITY (SBL) - Taiwan Beer remain on track in their quest to regain the SBL championship they last won in 2007-08, after winning the first three games in the best-of-seven Finals series of Taipei’s premier basketball competition. Pitted against last year’s runners-up - a team they had lost to in the 2008-09 Finals - Dacin Tigers, ...
TAIPEI CITY (SBL) - Taiwan Beer remain on track in their quest to regain the SBL championship they last won in 2007-08, after winning the first three games in the best-of-seven Finals series of Taipei’s premier basketball competition.
Pitted against last year’s runners-up - a team they had lost to in the 2008-09 Finals - Dacin Tigers, Taiwan Beer moved to within one win from emulating their feat three years ago by winning Sunday’s Game 3 94-89 in Overtime.
Yang Ching-Min, who has struck a rich vein of form when it matters most as he scored 18 points for TB, taking his team one step closer to the title.
Wu Tai-ho led their scoring with 29 points and Emmanuel Jones returned a double double – 22 points for 12 rebounds.
Alexus Foyle’s double double – 24 points and 13 rebounds – led Dacin.
Game 4 is scheduled for Wednesday.
FIBA Asia