Behind another solid performance by the Player of the Week Luo Hsin-liang, who ended with 26 points and seven rebounds, YMY easily defeated Bank of Taiwan 96-85 at the Taipei College of Physical Education Gymnasium on Friday to make it two in a row.
The last time that YMY won back-to-back games was in April 2004, also against the bankers.
On momentum from a dramatic come-from-behind win over the Videoland Hunters last week, YMY put up 30 quick points against a weak Bank of Taiwan defense in a high-scoring first quarter that ended with YMY ahead 30-17.
In a more evenly matched second quarter, YMY stretched its lead by four for a 53-38 halftime lead before the bankers self-destructed in the third quarter to trail by as many as 23 points.
Over 10 turnovers by YMY in the fourth quarter led to several easy baskets for the financial wizards, but it was too little too late as they suffered their third straight loss in a game where they could never seem able to get their deficit into the single digits.
The young YMY squad drained 12 of the 24 three-point attempts, led by Luo's 6-for-12 night.
Lin Chun-fong had a career-high 31 points for the Bank of Taiwan.
Dinos 73, Antelopes 66
For 30 of the 40 minutes in the game between the ETTV Antelopes and the Yulon Dinos on Friday, the Antelopes seemed ready to pull off the upset of the week.
They absolutely outplayed the defending champs in every facet of the game, including a stingy defensive stand that yielded only seven points to the Dinos in the entire third quarter.
The Antelopes lead after three quarters melted away after a dismal fourth-quarter effort that ended in another heart-breaking 73-66 loss.
"We had the chance to be the heroes tonight, but we simply blew it at the end by beating ourselves," Antelopes head coach Lee Yun-shiang said.
Dinos guard Chou Shih-yuan nailed a pair of key three-pointers to spark a 14-4 Dinos run in the final quarter, putting the Dinos ahead for good.
Chou was one of the three Dinos who shared the game-high scoring mark of 16 points, along with center Tseng Wen-ding and point guard Chen Jung-chung.
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