Beasley sets CBA All-Star scoring record in South's win

Micheal Beasley from Shanghai scored 59 points, a new record in CBA All-Star history, to lead Team South win the 2015 version of CBA All-Star game by beating North 142-123 on Sunday.

Beasley, with 11 rebounds and five assists, took home the MVP award as well. The previous record belonged to Quincy Douby, who played for Tianjin this season, with 44 points.

Team North started the game with a 7-2 run. Andray Blatche, who led North with 25 points, made a couple of baskets to help North set up a 29-21 advantage at the end of the first period.

The second quarter began with a dunk from Beasley, one of his four dunks in the quarter. Team South came back to the game after a 27-17 spurt. Team North struggled to find the basket in the later half of the second quarter, allowing South to come forward 62-59 in the first half.

Team South controlled the game in the second half, setting a 10-point lead after a 9-2 run. North fought back to cut the gap to one point in the fourth quarter, but the unstoppable Beasley kept scoring in the final quarter to help South win the game.

Li Gen from Beijing scored 15 points for North. Lester Hudson from Liaoning made four three-pointers to collect 14. Sun Yue and Guo Ailun added 13 points apiece for North.

Errick McCollum bagged 22 point after hitting four three-pointers. Yi Jianlian from Guangdong added 18.

Beijing guard Fang Shuo won the Skills Challenge. Micheal Madanly took the champion on the Three-Point Shootout and Luo Kaiwen from Bayi won the Dunking Contest. Endi