Recap of CBA Round 1 of 1/8 Finals

Guangdong ST - Guangzhou LL 76-93

Loong Lions made 23-of-30 free shots (76.7 percent) during the game, while Guandong Tigers only scored five points from the stripe. They outrebounded Guandong Tigers 44-31 including a 32-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Loong Lions looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. 31 personal fouls committed by Guandong Tigers helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Canadian guard Lindell Wigginton (185-1998, college: Iowa St.) stepped up and scored 19 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners and center Xu Xin (226-2003) chipped in 13 points and 11 rebounds. Four Loong Lions players scored in double figures. At the losing side American guard Trevelin Queen (197-1997, college: NM State) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals and the former international point guard Jie Xu (181-2000) scored 19 points and 6 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Guangzhou LL: L.Wigginton 19+9reb+9ast, D.Burton 15+2reb+3ast, X.Xin 13+11reb+3ast, G.Chen 13+6reb+1ast, J.Holiday 10+2reb+1ast, Y.Liu 10+2reb+3ast
Guangdong ST: X.Jie 19+4reb+6ast, R.Du 17+3reb+2ast, Q.Trevelin 16+10reb+5ast, W.Shaojie 6+3reb+3ast, M.Tahjere 4+2reb+1ast, R.Nick 3+1reb+1ast

Shandong H. - Liaoning FL 67-77

Flying Leopards looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American power forward Eric Moreland (208-1991, college: Oregon St.) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 14 rebounds for the winners and the former international center Hao Fu (208-1997) chipped in 16 points and 8 rebounds. At the losing side American Marquese Chriss (206-1997, college: Washington) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds and Trinidad and Tobago-American swingman Devaughn Akoon-Purcell (196-1993, college: Illinois St.) scored 19 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Liaoning FL: H.Fu 16+8reb+1ast, J.Zhao 14+3reb+7ast, E.Moreland 12+14reb+3ast, Y.Shouqi 9+2reb+3ast, L.Wang 8+2reb+1ast, J.Yuxing 6+1reb+3ast
Shandong H.: A.Devaughn 19+7reb+3ast, C.Marquese 16+10reb+3ast, X.Zhijie 9+4reb+3ast, T.Hanlin 6+7reb, J.Keyontae 6+1reb+1ast, Y.Liu 5

Qingdao E. - Shanxi L. 86-90

Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Loongs made 7 blocks. 26 personal fouls committed by Eagles helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American guard Marcos Knight (191-1989, college: MTSU, agency: Slash Sports) stepped up and scored 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and center Zhaobao Ge (213-1992) chipped in 9 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side American power forward Jordan Mickey (203-1994, college: LSU) responded with 30 points and 22 rebounds and guard Angjun Duan (193-2003) scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Eagles players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Shanxi L.: M.Knight 29+6reb+6ast, N.Zhang 11+2reb+1ast, H.Diallo 10+5reb+1ast, Z.Ge 9+7reb+1ast, I.Fall-Faye 9+5reb+2ast, J.Mingru 8+3reb+1ast
Qingdao E.: M.Jordan 30+22reb+3ast, D.Angjun 21+6reb+4ast, W.Quinndary 12+6reb+4ast, W.Ruize 10+6reb+1ast, W.Yibo 6+3ast, Z.Yang 3+2reb

Zhejiang GB. - Ningbo R. 65-57

Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Golden Bulls made 9 blocks. American power forward Dakari Johnson (213-1995, college: Kentucky) stepped up and scored 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners and his fellow American import Andrew Andrews (188-1993, college: Washington) chipped in 8 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. At the losing side American point guard Zavier Simpson (183-1997, college: Michigan) responded with 16 points and 4 assists and center Lutu Bula (209-1999) scored 6 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Zhejiang GB.: S.Cheng 14+2reb+2ast, D.Johnson 13+7reb+1ast, A.Andrews 8+6reb+5ast, W.Zilu 7+7reb, W.Lu 6+4reb, Z.Liu 5+5reb
Ningbo R.: S.Zavier 16+4reb+4ast, L.Xiaoyu 9+1reb+1ast, L.Kaiwen 9+4reb, B.Lutu 6+10reb+1ast, W.Junjie 4, A.Dimitrios 4+2reb