WCBA Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Sichuan and Shanxi take the leads

Sichuan - Jiangsu 82-81

Yuanda shot 20 for 28 from the free-throw line, while Jiangsu only scored three points from the stripe. Yuanda forced 20 Jiangsu turnovers. Australian center Elizabeth Cambage (205-1991) fired a double-double by scoring 23 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. American point guard Arike Ogunbowale (173-1997, college: Notre Dame) chipped in 17 points. Lirui Sun (180-1996) produced 16 points and 6 rebounds and Australian forward Alexandra Fowler (180-2001, college: Portland) added 6 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Five Yuanda and four Jiangsu players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Sichuan: E.Cambage 23+15reb+1ast, A.Ogunbowale 17+2reb+2ast, S.Gao 13+4reb, L.Yuan 11+1reb+7ast, Z.Xiyu 10+3reb+4ast, X.Tong 4
Jiangsu: C.Xu 17+5reb+1ast, X.Luo 16+4reb+1ast, S.Lirui 16+6reb+2ast, A.Ariel 14+4reb+1ast, Z.Manman 8+1reb+8ast, F.Alexandra 6+13reb+4ast

Shanxi - Xinjiang 95-59

Flame dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Magic Deer's 24 and made 19-of-21 charity shots (90.5 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Magic Deer 47-18 including a 16-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Flame brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Yuting Lin (178-1994) who helped to win the game recording 18 points and 7 assists. American center Kalani Brown (201-1997, college: Baylor) contributed with 14 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Four Flame players scored in double figures. Australian center Cayla George (193-1989) answered with 14 points and 8 rebounds and the former international point guard Wu Tongtong (176-1994) added 13 points and 7 assists in the effort for Magic Deer. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Shanxi: Y.Lin 18+3reb+7ast, M.Whittle 15+6reb+1ast, K.Brown 14+9reb+2ast, S.Kexin 10+4reb+2ast, B.Liu 9+3reb+2ast, R.Zhai 7+4reb+1ast
Xinjiang: G.Cayla 14+8reb+2ast, W.Xuemeng 14+1reb, T.Wu 13+7ast, S.Zhao 5+1reb, A.Zitina 4+3reb+1ast, J.Jessica 4+3reb