Scoring 14 fast break points with a total output of 24 and series of steals for his team, Douglas Schmidt of the Palau National basketball cagers clearly dictated the tempo for his team that resulted in the beating of the stopover Taiwanese military personnel who played a basketball match as part of their rest and recreation here on the island.
The match went pretty close in the first half as it ended wherein the locals were just ahead by five points, 40 – 35. However as the beginning of the third quarter, Palau stepped on the gas pedal as they continued to accurately swoosh in points beyond the arc. In addition they were able to anticipate passes from their opponent resulting to a steal and fast break easy lay – ups that totally extended their lead to 15 points. Form there, team Palau never looked back and continued on the onslaught of the visiting team that ended with a score of 86 – 69.
