WCBA Round 2 of Finals. Shanxi claim first win

- April 18, 2026
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Shakira Austin
Shakira Austin

Shanxi - Sichuan 72-70

Flame had a 17-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was American forward Shakira Austin (196-1999, college: Ole Miss) who had a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds. The other American import center Kalani Brown (201-1997, college: Baylor) chipped in a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds. Flame's coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Australian center Elizabeth Cambage (205-1991) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 16 rebounds and the former international point guard Li Yuan (170-2000) added 16 points and 4 assists (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) respectively for the guests.
Top scorers:
Shanxi: S.Austin 21+13reb+2ast, K.Brown 20+11reb, Y.Lin 15+3reb+1ast, M.Whittle 6+1reb+1ast, S.Kexin 5+2reb+4ast, C.Yujie 2+2reb+2ast
Sichuan: C.Elizabeth 21+16reb+1ast, Y.Li 16+3reb+4ast, G.Song 11+5reb+1ast, H.Natasha 9, J.Saiqi 7+3reb+1ast, X.Zhou 4+4reb+2ast
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Standings
Group A
1
18-4
2
17-5
3
17-5
4
14-8
5
14-8
6
13-9
7
12-10
8
10-12
9
7-15
10
6-16
11
2-20
12
2-20
Group B
1
18-2
2
13-7
3
13-7
4
12-8
5
3-17
6
1-19
Stats Leaders
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
Carter_Chennedy_1

Shanghai
(175-PG-1998)
Avg: 33.1

33.1
22.2
22.1
21.5
20.7
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Te'a Cooper

Liaoning
(173-PG-97)