WCBA Round 36 (Regular Season): Shanxi lose to Beijing

Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

Top ranked Flame (23-8) recorded its eighth loss on the court of fifth ranked Beijing Great Wall on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by Beijing Great Wall 78-70. Beijing outrebounded Shanxi 44-21 including a 15-1 advantage in offensive rebounds. Beijing looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was American-Bulgarian center Khaalia Hillsman (196-1996, college: Texas A&M) who had a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds. Guard Zheng Ming (178-2001) chipped in 12 points and 6 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Chen Yujie (178-2000) who recorded 17 points and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Beijing maintains fifth position with 14-17 record. Shanxi lost third consecutive game. They still keep top place with eight games lost.
Very important is a home loss of third ranked Golden Bulls (15-16) against fifth ranked Magic Deer (7-24) on Saturday night. Host Golden Bulls were defeated by Magic Deer in a tough game in Yiwu 84-89. It was a good game for American forward NDea Jones (188-1999, college: Texas A&M) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists. Zhu Meiqi contributed with 13 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. point guard Wang Jiaqi (173-1999) replied with a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 11 assists for Zhejiang. Xinjiang maintains fifth position with 7-24 record, which they share with Ganzhou. Zhejiang at the other side keeps the third place with 16 games lost. They share the position with Hefei.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Hohhot. Third ranked Mongolia faced second-best Vermilion Birds. Host Mongolia (22-9) defeated guests from Dongguan (22-9) 86-79. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Vermilion Birds. Worth to mention a great performance of Kalani Brown who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 31 points and 15 rebounds (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field). The best for the losing side was Huang Sijing with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds. Vermilion Birds' coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Mongolia have an impressive six-game winning streak. Inner M. moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Guangdong.

Rest of the games of round 36 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Jiangsu defeated Fujian in Nanjing 85-67. Shanghai beat Hebei at home 92-81. Shandong was destroyed by Sichuan on the opponent's court 91-71.

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Beijing - Shanxi 78-70

Top ranked Flame (23-8) recorded its eighth loss on the court of fifth ranked Beijing Great Wall on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by Beijing Great Wall 78-70. Beijing outrebounded Shanxi 44-21 including a 15-1 advantage in offensive rebounds. Beijing looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was American-Bulgarian center Khaalia Hillsman (196-1996, college: Texas A&M) who had a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds. Guard Zheng Ming (178-2001) chipped in 12 points and 6 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Chen Yujie (178-2000) who recorded 17 points and 4 assists and American center Olivia Nelson-Ododa (196-2000, college: UConn) added 16 points respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Beijing maintains fifth position with 14-17 record. Shanxi lost third consecutive game. They still keep top place with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
Beijing: H.Khaalia 16+10reb, T.Yu 12+4reb+3ast, M.Zheng 12+6reb+3ast, P.Cheyenne 10+5reb+3ast, Y.Liu 9+6reb, W.Xuemeng 7+5reb+1ast
Shanxi: Y.Chen 17+2reb+4ast, N.Olivia 16+4reb+2ast, Z.Ruoyun 12+5reb, B.Hind 12+1reb+4ast, K.Song 8+1reb, H.Juntong 3+7reb+2ast

Fujian - Jiangsu 67-85

There was no surprise in Putian where 6th ranked Fujian Nanan (1-30) was defeated by fourth ranked Jiangsu (12-19) 85-67 on Saturday. Jiangsu dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Fujian Nanan's 32. They outrebounded Fujian 49-29 including a 34-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Jiangsu looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Nigerian-American forward Michaela Onyenwere (183-1999, college: UCLA) who helped to win the game recording 30 points and 9 rebounds and international forward Luo Xinyu (187-2001) who added 14 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Four Jiangsu players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American center Tearra Banks (188-1995, college: Austin Peay) with 19 points and 9 rebounds and her fellow American import guard Roxy Barahman (173-1998, college: Yale) scored 20 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Jiangsu maintains fourth position with 12-19 record. Fujian lost twelfth consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with 30 games lost.
Top scorers:
Jiangsu: O.Michaela 30+9reb+3ast, X.Luo 14+11reb+4ast, M.Wu 12+4reb+1ast, C.Xu 10+12reb, X.Wang 7+2reb+3ast, X.Hu 7+6reb+9ast
Fujian: B.Roxy 20+5reb+3ast, B.Tearra 19+9reb+2ast, F.Min 13+1reb+3ast, Z.Jingru 7+9reb+2ast, T.Rumeng 3+1reb, W.Ze 3

Inner M. - Guangdong 86-79

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Hohhot. Third ranked Mongolia faced second-best Vermilion Birds. Host Mongolia (22-9) defeated guests from Dongguan (22-9) 86-79. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Vermilion Birds. Inner M. made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Inner M. had a 34-19 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Kalani Brown (201-1997, college: Baylor, agency: LBM Management) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 31 points and 15 rebounds (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field) and the former international forward Ru Zhang (179-1999) who added 18 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was the former international Huang Sijing (192-1996) with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds and the former international center Dilichati Dilana (195-1997) scored 19 points and 6 rebounds. Four Guangdong players scored in double figures. Vermilion Birds' coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Mongolia have an impressive six-game winning streak. Inner M. moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Guangdong.
Top scorers:
Inner M.: B.Kalani 31+15reb, Z.Ru 18+5reb+3ast, W.Lili 16+5reb+5ast, M.Sun 8+4reb+4ast, Y.Li 7+6reb+5ast, S.Ning 4+1reb+1ast
Guangdong: S.Huang 22+10reb+1ast, D.Dilichati 19+6reb, C.Aliyah 15+5reb+5ast, S.Yang 14+5reb+5ast, L.Yang 7+1reb+4ast, N.Chelsea 2+1reb

Shanghai - Hebei 92-81

No shocking result in a game in Shanghai where fourth ranked Swordfish (20-11) defeated 6th ranked Power (4-27) 92-81 on Saturday. Shanghai outrebounded Hebei 43-24 including a 14-1 advantage in offensive rebounds. Shanghai looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Puerto Rican-American Arella Guirantes (181-1997, college: Rutgers) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 25 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and Brazilian center Kamilla Cardoso (201-2001, college: S.Carolina) who added 15 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Five Swordfish players scored in double figures. Swordfish's coach used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was American-Lebanese forward Trinity Baptiste (183-1998, college: Arizona) with 38 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!) and American guard Destiny Littleton (175-1999, college: USC) scored 15 points and 5 rebounds. Shanghai maintains fourth position with 20-11 record. Hebei lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with 27 games lost.
Top scorers:
Shanghai: G.Arella 25+10reb+4ast, C.Kamilla 15+7reb+3ast, J.Huang 12+4reb+4ast, Y.Chen 12+4reb+4ast, Z.Zhang 12+2reb+2ast, N.Xu 9+3reb+2ast
Hebei: B.Trinity 38+8reb+2ast, L.Destiny 15+5reb+1ast, B.Li 13+2reb, Y.Zhang 8+2ast, M.Sun 4+3reb+4ast, Y.Hu 3+3reb+8ast

Sichuan - Shandong 91-71

The game between closely ranked teams ended with second-best Sports Lottery's (16-15) road loss to first ranked Yuanda (30-1) 71-91 on Saturday. Sichuan dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Sports Lottery's 38. Sichuan outrebounded Shandong 44-22 including a 33-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Sichuan looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Australian center Elizabeth Cambage (205-1991) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 29 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international forward Song Gao (190-1992) who added 19 points and 10 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) during the contest. Four Yuanda players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Australian forward Alanna Smith (193-1996, college: Stanford) with 19 points and 6 rebounds and the former international power forward Yang Hengyu (194-1995) scored 9 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Yuanda have an impressive seven-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 30-1 record. Loser Sports Lottery keeps the second place with 15 games lost.
Top scorers:
Sichuan: C.Elizabeth 29+13reb+4ast, L.Meng 20+2reb+7ast, G.Song 19+10reb+1ast, W.Siyu 10+4reb+2ast, J.Weina 3+7reb+2ast, Z.Manman 3+2reb+3ast
Shandong: S.Alanna 19+6reb, D.Marquesha 11+3reb+2ast, C.Wei 11+1reb+5ast, H.Yang 9+8reb+2ast, W.Yingzhu 7+2ast, Q.Yanzi 4+1reb+2ast

Zhejiang - Xinjiang 84-89

Very important is a home loss of third ranked Golden Bulls (15-16) against fifth ranked Magic Deer (7-24) on Saturday night. Host Golden Bulls were defeated by Magic Deer in a tough game in Yiwu 84-89. Xinjiang outrebounded Zhejiang 39-28 including 27 on the defensive glass. Xinjiang players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists. It was a good game for American forward NDea Jones (188-1999, college: Texas A&M) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists. Center Zhu Meiqi (186-1996) contributed with 13 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Four Magic Deer players scored in double figures. Point guard Wang Jiaqi (173-1999) replied with a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 11 assists and American-Belizean forward Aishah Sutherland (188-1990, college: Kansas) added 20 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Zhejiang. Xinjiang maintains fifth position with 7-24 record, which they share with Ganzhou. Zhejiang at the other side keeps the third place with 16 games lost. They share the position with Hefei.
Top scorers:
Xinjiang: J.N'Dea 29+17reb+5ast, S.Zhao 13+4reb+3ast, M.Zhu 13+6reb+1ast, J.Kai 10+4reb+1ast, Y.Wu 8+4reb+3ast, X.Cai 6+2reb+3ast
Zhejiang: J.Wang 33+5reb+11ast, S.Aishah 20+7reb+2ast, J.Yu 10+3reb+3ast, K.Dong 9+2reb+1ast, M.Zhang 7+4reb+4ast, K.Ezinne 3+3reb+2ast