CHENGDU, China, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's national team center Han Xu pocketed 18 points to help Xinjiang climb to second in the table after smashing Shaanxi 112-85 in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) here on Saturday.
Xinjiang established a 31-23 lead after the first quarter, before extending its advantage to 28 points by half-time.
Shaanxi stopped Xinjiang's strong attack in the second half, but was unable to change the result.
Wang Siyu got 16 points for Xinjiang and Wang Lili added 15 points. Yu Jiarui scored a team-high 17 points for Shaanxi and Chen Yanyu added 16 points.
Hu Ke and Yang Shuyu combined for 34 points to help Dongguan beat Tianjin 90-79, with 11 different players scoring.
Dongguan led the game from the first quarter and widened their advantage to 17 points after half-time.
Tianjin tried their best to close the gap in the second half, but they failed to change the course of the game.
Han Ziqi pocketed a game-high 21 points for Tianjin, and Huang Yingli added 17 points.
Elsewhere, Zhejiang trounced winless Wuhan 76-52, with the league's ninth round of matches to begin on Sunday. Enditem
