Chang Bo-sheng’s pair of clutch free throws with seconds remaining in the game put National Taiwan University of Arts ahead for good as they beat Hsing Wu College by an 82-81 margin in the annual University Basketball Association (UBA) tournament at Fu Jen Catholic University in Sinjhuang on Wednesday.
It was the second one-point game that “the Artists” had played in three days, including a last-second loss to Taipei Physical Education College in Monday’s opener that saw them squander a late-game lead.
The loss left Hsing Wu with an 0-3 record in second round action following a decent showing during the preliminaries that saw them finish second in the highly competitive Group A.
In another match on Wednesday National Kaohsiung Normal University needed a tie-breaking three-pointer by Chung Chi-ching to edge past Taipei Physical Education College 58-52.
The southerners made sure they would not make the same mistakes they had in the preliminaries against Taipei Physical Education — that saw them waste a late-game lead to lose 60-57 — as they held off a tenacious Taipei Physical Ed rally.
Meanwhile Chinese Culture University proved too good for defending champs and hosts Fu Jen Catholic as they won 77-68.
Chinese Culture showed why they are the team to beat in this tournament with Lin Jin-bang and Wu Jien-long firing on all cylinders from the get go, tallying an incredible 49 points against a battered Fu Jen fivesome to run away with the win.
Even though Fu Jen were missing top gun Wang Jien-wei through injury and they gave Chinese Culture a run for their money during the first three quarters.
But with the clock winding down and Chinese Culture’s lead down to five, Fu Jen were forced to go with a full-court press defense in the final two minutes of the game in an attempt to create some turnovers.
The strategy failed as Chinese Culture absorbed the pressure and advanced the ball quickly up the court for a couple of game-sealing layups.
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