Saturday, December 22, 2007

No Chen, no problem


Chen Chih-chung (Source: ESPN Taiwan)

Without Chen Hsin-an, who was listed day-to-day after a knee injury in the practice, Yulon still beat Bank of Taiwan 82-69 Friday and remained the only undefeated team in the league at 5-0.

Point guard Chen Chih-chung was back at the right time, scoring a team-high 23 points. Tsun Wen-din added 16 points and 8 rebounds. Newcomers Lee Chi-yi had 14 points while Yang Che-yi had 13.

BOT lost its ninth stright game to Yulon and dropped 24th consecutive game dating back to last season. Hsu Chi-chan was once again the only bright spot for the team, tallying 19 points and 13 boards. Center Cheng An-jay also had 13 and 11.

In the other game tonight, Dacin beat Pure Youth 86-74 but lost point guard Wang Chih-chun to an ankle injury. Wang's status was questionable.

Chang Chi-feng led Dacin with 22 points and Lin Yi-hui added 12. Tien Lei only had four points but pulled down 10 rebounds.

Forward Chien Jia-hong paced PY with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Tsai Wen-cheng scored 13 points.