In a hard-fought series where no victory came easy, Yulon still swept Dacin 3-0 to repeat as SBL champion. Yulon beat Dacin 92-84 last night in Game 3 of the 2004-05 SBL Finals to become the first repeat champion in the league’s short two-year history.
Center Tsun Wen-din had 27 points and 8 rebounds and was named Finals MVP, edging out teammates Chen Chih-chun and Chen Hsin-an. Tsun averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds in the series and received 41 points in the voting, including 10 first-place votes.
Chen Chih-chun, who averaged 19 points and 5.3 assists in the series, received 38 points while Chen Hsin-an only 4 points behind. Chen Hsin-an averaged 20.7 points in three games.
*Yulon 92-84 Dacin (Half 46-43)
Yulon: Tsun Wen-din 27p(13-16 FG)+8rb, Lee Hsueh-lin 19p(7-12 FG, 5-8 3PT), Chen Hsin-an 18p(6-15 FG)+6a, Chen Chih-chun 14p+4a+3s
Dacin: Tien Lei 19p(9-20 FG)+11rb, Chang Chi-feng 13p+6rb+9a, Lee Fong-yong 17p+6rb, Wang Chih-chun 12p, Chen Tse-wei 11p, Lin Yi-huei 10p
*SBL Finals scores:
Game 1: Yulon 92-88 Dacin
Game 2: Yulon 87-75 Dacin
Game 3: Yulon 92-84 Dacin