December 1, 2016
Upper Group:
Shenyang tried their usual methods on Thursday, absorbing a hyper-efficient game from Breanna Stewart, but Li Meng and company could not complete the comeback against Shanghai, losing 81-78. Henan struggled to adapt to playing without their star, quickly getting overwhelmed by Sylvia Fowles and Beijing 80-61. Huang Sijing caught fire from outside and got some help from Yelena Leuchanka on the inside to help Guangdong withstand Jewell Loyd and Shanxi 88-83.
Shenyang vs. Shanghai 78-81 SY Li 25 Jin 16 Liu 16 Zhao 11/8r/6a SH Stewart 39/6r Xun 12/6r Shen 11 Huang 11/6a
Beijing vs. Henan 80-61 BJ Fowles 24/9r Shi 11 Zhou 11 Liu 10 HA Sun 11 Zhang 9 Wu 9
Guangdong vs. Shanxi 88-83 GD Huang 33/13r Leuchanka 20/13r Shen 17 SN Loyd 36/7r/6a Wu 17/10r Huang 14/8r
Standings:
- Shanghai 5-1
- Beijing 4-2
- Henan 3-3
- Guangdong 2-4
- Shanxi 2-4
- Shenyang 2-4
Lower Group:
Crystal Langhorne and Zhang Jiahe teamed up for Heilongjiang to beat Tina Charles and Sichuan 84-79. Glory Johnson and Peng Shiqing led the way for Xinjiang as they rolled past Kelsey Bone and Liaoning 104-70. Zhang Liting and Bayi had no troubles with Shandong, although Yang Hengyu and Wang Siyi did have solid games in the 87-64 loss.
Heilongjiang vs. Sichuan 84-79 HL Langhorne 24/13r Zhang 24/7r Ji 16/8r/6a SC Charles 37/12r Guo 13 Cao 11 Wu 10
Xinjiang vs. Liaoning 104-70 XJ Johnson 29/7r Peng 29 Ma 13/8a Cui 13 LN Bone 20/8r Cheng 15/6r Wang 12 Liang 10
Shandong vs. Bayi 64-87 SD Yang 21/6r Wang 21 81 Zhang 25/7r Sun MR 17/10r Sun MX 16/7r Wang 14
Standings:
- Bayi 6-0
- Xinjiang 5-1
- Sichuan 3-3
- Heilongjiang 3-3
- Liaoning 1-5
- Shandong 0-6