Friday, January 24, 2003

President Cup - Dacin edged BOT in 77-76 thriller

Bank of Taiwan forward Ho Sho-jen, who had a game-high 21 points, missed a potential winning layup with 5 seconds left as Dacin escaped with a 77-76 thriller over BOT. Dacin is riding on a 5-game winning streak and looking at the President Cup final appearance. BOT's loss also eliminated their chance of finishing among the top four.

**Results
Yitong 83-77 Military(Yitong - Lin Li-jun 31p, Kao Jen-wei 15p+12rbHuang Jin-ju 10p+14rb ; Military - Lin Chun-fung 23p, Chiu Chi-yi 18p)
Mars 81-65 Jutai(Mars - Lin Jia-huang 16p, Yang Che-yi 16p ; Jutai - O-Yang Jin-hen 14p, Lin Che-li 14p)
Dacin 77-76 BOT(Dacin - Lee Fong-yong 20p+8rb, Tien Lei 15p+7rb, Cheng Chan-jun 13p, Chang Chih-feng 13p ; BOT - Ho Sho-jen 21p, Wu Yong-jen 15p+5a, Chen Shen-ya 11p)

**Standings
Dacin 5-0
Yulon 4-0
Mars 3-2
Jutai 3-2
Taiwan Beer 2-3
BOT 2-4
Yitong 2-4
Military 0-6