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Xinjiang edges Guangsha 118-116 to top Chinese Basketball Association league

Xinhua, November 11, 2015 Adjust font size:

Seven players scored double-digit points as Xinjiang edged Guangsha 118-116 on Wednesday in a fourth-round match of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league.

Xinjiang now remain unbeaten in the 2015 season to stay at the top of the league, while Guangsha suffered their first defeat.

The matched started closely with Guangsha tying Xinjiang 7-7, but the taller Xinjiang players managed to go ahead at 31-21 at the end of the first quarter.

Li Gen hit two three-pointers to keep Xinjiang in front at 44-37, before Guangsha equalized midway the second period. Andrew Goudelock's three-point shot in the closing seconds allowed Xinjiang to end the first half up at 55-48.

Xinjiang maintained the seven-point lead into the final quarter, but the tenacious Guangsha side clawed back to level at 116-116 following a Li Jinglong's three-pointer with 46 seconds to go.

Xinjiang stayed calm and Goudelock scored a two-point shot to put the visitors back to the driver's seat. Guangsha's Jeremy Pargo then made a mistake in dribbling to blow their last chance.

Pargo scored a match-high 28 points, dished out 7 assists and grabbed 4 rebounds. Goudelock and Xirelijiang had 22 points apiece for Xinjiang, and Zhouqi added 20 points, 8 rebounds and 6 blocks.

In Wednesday's other matches, Shenzhen lost to Fujian 96-116, Shandong beat Aolong 108-102, Zhejiang downed Beijing 110-107, Bayi beat Foshan 107-103, Guangdong thrashed Jilin at 107-86, Shanghai lost to Liaoning 99-104, Shanxi routed Jiangsu 105-87, Sichuan beat Qingdao 134-118 and Tongxi defeated Tianjin 111-101. Endi