Taylor, Traiskirchen Lions roll past Klosterneuburg Dukes on Monday

KLOSTERNEUBURG, Austria (Interstat) — Brian Taylor scored 23 points to lead the Traiskirchen Lions past the Klosterneuburg Dukes 91-63 Monday at Dukes Castle Happyland. Traiskirchen improved to 7-0, while Klosterneuburg fell to 2-5. The Lions led 33-32 at halftime and used a 25-point third quarter and 33-point fourth quarter to pull away. Jalen Hill added 10 points, 11 rebounds and four assists for Traiskirchen, and Mikale Stevenson scored 17 points. Erik Dietz and Edi Patekar each scored 10 points for the Lions. Trae Broadnax paced Klosterneuburg with 24 points, three rebounds and one assist. Nico Zeleznik scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Dukes, while Makai Willis added eight points and five rebounds. Taylor, the top star for Traiskirchen, had five rebounds and one assist in 27 minutes. Traiskirchen’s win came after recent victories over BBC Nord and Kufstein. Klosterneuburg previously beat UBC Sankt Pölten but had lost three of its prior four games.