CHN - Bayi no longer at summit after loss to Liaoning

BEIJING (CBA) - Liaoning knocked Bayi off the top of the table with an 86-69 triumph in the latest round of CBA action.

China national team center Wang Zhizhi had 29 points and 15 rebounds for Bayi (22-5), who are now second in the standings behind Guangdong (23-4).

Patrick Simpson accounted for 19 points and 13 rebounds for the winners, who improved to 18-9 - good enough for fourth place.

The league leaders beat Xinjiang 109-83 behind 26 points from Zhu Fangyu.

Guangdong were in total command by half-time when they led 52-34 and they cruised the rest of the way.

Lorenzo Coleman finished with 22 points and had eight boards in defeat.

Jiangsu are just a half-game behind in third after edging Zhejiang Guangsha 101-99.

Zhejiang had a late fightback, outscoring Jiangsu 26-18 in the final quarter, but it wasn’t enough.

Meng Da had 24 points in a winning cause while Nigerian international Gabe Muoneke scored a game-high 35 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in defeat.

Zhejiang Wanma were 90-78 winners over Jilin, who got 34 points from Darius Rice.

Shanxi Hansi got 41 points, 23 boards and five assists from Brandon Crump as they thumped Yunnan, 121-100.

Beijing needed overtime before seeing off Dongguan 116-115, Jian Jiao recording 46 points for the victors.

Anthony Myles was the top scorer for Dongguan.

In the other two games, Fujian saw off Shanxi Zhongyu 112-95 and Shanghai defeated Shandong 104-94.

Mack Tuck poured in 35 points and hauled down 20 rebounds for Shandong.

By PA Sport