WCBA Round 1 (Regular Season): Undefeated Jiangsu loses their first game against Vermilion Birds

- December 4, 2025

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Luo Xinyu

The Regular Season in WCBA just started. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Jiangsu in Nanjing on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by Vermilion Birds 88-73. Guangdong outrebounded Jiangsu 49-23 including a 19-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. Guangdong looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 17 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winners and chipped in 15 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Vermilion Birds' coach Zheng Wei used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Luo Xinyu responded with 21 points and 4 assists. Vermilion Birds is looking forward to face Shanghai on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Jiangsu will play against Hebei and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very significant was Sichuan's 47-point road victory against Shaanxi 112-65. American-Bulgarian center Khaalia Hillsman (196-1996, college: Texas A&M) nailed 27 points and 9 rebounds (perfect from the field making all ten shots !!!) for the winning side and Zhou Xiyu accounted for 13 points and 9 rebounds. came up with 17 points and 5 assists for Red Wolves in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Sichuan will play against Xinjiang in Urumqi in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Shaanxi will play on the road against Zhejiang in Yiwu to get more than just one victory in their record.
Quite upsetting was Shandong's home defeat in a game versus Hebei 88-78. Ede Jingling fired 20 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Lindsay Allen produced 16 points and 7 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Hebei will meet Jiangsu in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Shandong will play against Shanxi in Taiyuan and hope to win that game.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 1: winless Zhejiang lost to undefeated Shanghai on the opponent's court 71-101. Xinjiang managed to outperform Beijing in a home game 73-66. Wuhan managed to beat Shanxi on the road 79-77. Winless Xiamen lost to undefeated Liaoning on its own court 76-85. Hefei smashed Fujian Z. in a road game 106-51. Winless Ganzhou lost to undefeated Henan at home 64-111.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 26 points, 18 rebounds and 4 blocks by Imani McGee-Stafford of Henan.

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Jiangsu - Guangdong 73-88

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Jiangsu in Nanjing on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by Vermilion Birds 88-73. Guangdong outrebounded Jiangsu 49-23 including a 19-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. Guangdong looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Wenxia Li stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 17 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winners and Shuyu Yang chipped in 15 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Vermilion Birds' coach Zheng Wei used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Luo Xinyu responded with 21 points and 4 assists and Xu Chenyan scored 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Jiangsu players scored in double figures. Vermilion Birds is looking forward to face Shanghai on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Jiangsu will play against Hebei and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Jiangsu: X.Luo 21+3reb+4ast, S.Lirui 16+4reb+2ast, Z.Manman 12+2reb+4ast, C.Xu 12+6reb+4ast, M.Wu 5+2reb, H.Zhenzhen 4+4reb+2ast
Guangdong: W.Li 23+17reb, S.Yang 15+6reb+7ast, A.Collier 14+7reb+3ast, C.Yanyu 9+2reb+3ast, M.Zhang 8+4reb+2ast, J.Zhong 8+1reb+2ast

Shaanxi - Sichuan 65-112

Very significant was Sichuan's 47-point road victory against Shaanxi 112-65. Yuanda dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Red Wolves' 22 and made 29-of-32 charity shots (90.6 percent) during the game, while Red Wolves only scored seven points from the stripe. They outrebounded Red Wolves 46-19 including a 19-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Yuanda players were unselfish on offense dishing 28 assists. American-Bulgarian center Khaalia Hillsman (196-1996, college: Texas A&M) nailed 27 points and 9 rebounds (perfect from the field making all ten shots !!!) for the winning side and Zhou Xiyu accounted for 13 points and 9 rebounds. Four Yuanda players scored in double figures. came up with 17 points and 5 assists and Su Yingying added 9 points and 4 assists respectively for Red Wolves in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Sichuan will play against Xinjiang in Urumqi in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Shaanxi will play on the road against Zhejiang in Yiwu to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Shaanxi: Z.Zhuoya 17+2reb+5ast, Y.Ma 12, D.Shang 10+1reb+3ast, Y.Su 9+3reb+4ast, J.Liu 6+4reb, Z.Mengyun 5+2reb+1ast
Sichuan: K.Hillsman 27+9reb+1ast, Z.Xiyu 13+9reb+2ast, S.Li 13+3reb+4ast, S.Jia 10+1reb+1ast, Z.Tang 10+3reb+2ast, L.Xueyuan 9+7reb

Shanghai - Zhejiang 101-71

Swordfish used a home court advantage and crushed the opponent from Yiwu 101-71 on Monday night. Shanghai dominated down low during the game scoring 74 of its points in the paint compared to Golden Bulls's 38. Shanghai forced 19 Zhejiang turnovers and outrebounded them 53-27 including a 22-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Shanghai looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American forward Ruthy Hebard (192-1998, college: Oregon) fired a double-double by scoring 25 points and 18 rebounds for the winners. Her fellow American import point guard Chennedy Carter (175-1998, college: Texas A&M) chipped in 22 points and 4 assists. Four Swordfish players scored in double figures. American-Bulgarian center Khaalia Hillsman (196-1996, college: Texas A&M) produced 22 points and 7 rebounds and added 22 points respectively for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Swordfish will meet at home Guangdong in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Golden Bulls will play against Shaanxi and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Zhejiang: K.Dong 22+2reb+3ast, J.Yu 22+7reb, A.Xu 10+4reb+2ast, H.Duoling 7+3reb+3ast, J.Chen 5+5reb+1ast, Z.Qi 4+1reb+4ast
Shanghai: R.Hebard 25+18reb+2ast, C.Carter 22+3reb+4ast, Y.Liu 16+5reb+2ast, Z.Zhiting 10+6reb+2ast, Y.Wang 7+1reb+1ast, W.Yue 6+1reb+3ast

Xinjiang - Beijing 73-66

Magic Deer used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Beijing 73-66 on Tuesday night. Xinjiang looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American-Hungarian forward Beatrice Mompremier (193-1996, college: Miami, FL) fired a double-double by scoring 20 points, 17 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners. Wu Tongtong chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points, 14 assists and 4 steals. American point guard Tiffany Mitchell (175-1994, college: S.Carolina) produced 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists (made all of her eight free throws) and her fellow the other American import import point guard Chennedy Carter (175-1998, college: Texas A&M) added 19 points and 6 steals respectively for lost side. Magic Deer will meet at home Sichuan in the next round. Beijing Great Wall will play against Wuhan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Beijing: M.Tiffany 23+8reb+5ast, M.Zheng 19+2reb+1ast, Z.Pan 7+2reb+2ast, Y.Wang 6+3ast, Y.Li 5+1reb, L.Mia 4+2reb+2ast
Xinjiang: B.Mompremier 20+17reb+2ast, J.Jackson 14+9reb+1ast, W.Tongtong 14+2reb+14ast, Z.Qifang 9+3ast, Z.Shuang 7+2reb, X.Wang 7+5reb+1ast

Shandong - Hebei 78-88

Quite upsetting was Shandong's home defeat in a game versus Hebei 88-78. Ede Jingling fired 20 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Canadian center Emily Potter (195-1995, college: Utah) chipped in 18 points and 9 rebounds. American point guard Lindsay Allen (173-1995, college: Notre Dame) produced 16 points and 7 rebounds and added 17 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Five Power and four Sports Lottery players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Hebei will meet Jiangsu in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Shandong will play against Shanxi in Taiyuan and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Shandong: H.Yang 17+6reb+2ast, A.Lindsay 16+7reb+3ast, C.Wei 15+5reb, P.Cheyenne 10+8reb, Q.Yanzi 8+1ast, C.Maya 7+5reb
Hebei: E.Jingling 20+8reb+1ast, E.Potter 18+9reb, X.Peng 16+2reb+6ast, L.Bingzhen 15+5reb+5ast, N.Song 10+7reb+2ast, C.D'Angelo 9+3reb+1ast

Shanxi - Wuhan 77-79

But Flame was not able to use a home court advantage and was edged by the opponent from Wuhan 79-77 on Tuesday night. American center Tearra Banks (188-1995, college: Austin Peay) fired a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Her fellow American import power forward Peyton Williams (193-1998, college: Kansas St.) chipped in 19 points. Four hengfan players scored in double figures. produced 29 points and 9 rebounds and American center Mercedes Russell (198-1995, college: Tennessee) added 7 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Flame's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. hengfan will meet at home Beijing in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Flame will play against Shandong and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Shanxi: Z.Ruoyun 29+9reb+2ast, E.Queen 10+5reb+1ast, B.Crystal 9+5reb+1ast, K.Song 8+1reb+3ast, Y.Chen 7+3reb+2ast, R.Mercedes 7+8reb+1ast
Wuhan: P.Williams 19+3reb+1ast, P.Huaqian 18+3reb+2ast, T.Banks 14+10reb+1ast, P.Hong 10+2ast, D.Yike 8+2ast, S.Shang 6+3reb+1ast

Xiamen - Liaoning 76-85

But Xiamen was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Anshan 85-76 on Tuesday night. Liaoning made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. Liaoning outrebounded Xiamen 43-30 including 28 on the defensive glass. American forward Myisha Hines-Allen (185-1996, college: Louisville) fired a double-double by scoring 15 points, 22 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners. Shuang Wu chipped in 20 points and 5 rebounds. Montenegrin center Ana Pocek (190-1993) produced a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds and her fellow American import power forward Peyton Williams (193-1998, college: Kansas St.) added 19 points and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Liaoning Hengye will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Xiamen will play against Liaoning and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Xiamen: P.Ana 23+12reb+2ast, S.Aisha 20+1reb+4ast, S.Peng 19+4reb+6ast, T.Lai 13+3reb+2ast, Y.Li 1+2reb+1ast, X.Zheng 0
Liaoning: S.Wu 20+5reb, T.Cooper 19+1reb, M.Hines-Allen 15+22reb+9ast, F.Jinqiu 12+7reb+1ast, Y.Wang 9+1reb+3ast, L.Yumeng 4+2reb+1ast

Fujian Z. - Hefei 51-106

But Fujian Nanan was not able to use a home court advantage and was outplayed by the opponent from Hefei 106-51 on Wednesday night. Hefei dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Fujian Nanan's 22. Hefei forced 26 Fujian Z. turnovers. They shot the lights out from three sinking 17 long-distance shots on high 51.5 percentage. Yuyan Li fired 13 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Canadian center Phillipina Kyei (203-2003, college: Oregon) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. Five Hefei players scored in double figures. Nigerian center Blessing Ejiofor (196-1998, college: WVU) produced a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds and added 7 points respectively for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Fujian Z.: E.Blessing 22+12reb, L.Liao 7+3reb+1ast, X.Wang 6+2reb, T.Rumeng 6+2reb+1ast, Y.Liu 4+3reb+1ast, H.Dou 3
Hefei: P.Kyei 14+6reb, Y.Li 13+6reb+2ast, X.Zhongyi 12+3reb+1ast, Z.Wang 11+1reb+1ast, J.Lin 11+2reb+1ast, J.Nared 11+5reb+1ast

Ganzhou - Henan 64-111

But Ganzhou was not able to use a home court advantage and was outleveled by the opponent from Jiyuan 111-64 on Wednesday night. Henan dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Ganzhou's 34. Henan forced 20 Ganzhou turnovers and outrebounded them 48-24 including a 20-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Henan looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Henan made 8 blocks. American center Imani McGee-Stafford (201-1994, college: Texas) fired a double-double by scoring 26 points, 18 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners. Her fellow American import point guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (175-1996, college: Maryland) chipped in 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. produced 10 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and Canadian center Phillipina Kyei (203-2003, college: Oregon) added 11 points respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Ganzhou: H.Mengsi 14+1reb, Y.Xu 11+4reb+2ast, C.Yinqi 10+5reb+2ast, K.Yang 10+7reb+5ast, F.Zhao 5+3reb+1ast, Y.Lu 5+1reb
Henan: I.McGee-Stafford 26+18reb+2ast, S.Walker-Kimbrough 17+5reb+5ast, M.Wen 14+1reb+1ast, W.Qiuyi 13+4reb+1ast, H.Wenxi 10+10reb+1ast, M.Sun 9+2reb+5ast