December 24, 2016
A Group:
Breanna Stewart was brilliant again for Shanghai on Saturday, but Guangdong used better balance to hand them their first loss 79-74. Beijing moved into first place themselves with an easy 93-53 win over Henan.
Shanghai vs. Guangdong 74-79 SH Stewart 46/15r/6s Zhang 8 GD Leuchanka 19/7r Zhang 19 Shen 14 Yang 14
Beijing vs. Henan 93-53 BJ Qi 16 Fowles 14/13r Gao 14/8r Yang 12 Shao 12 HA Zhang 14 Parker 12/14r
Standings: Beijing 4-0, Shanghai 3-1, Guangdong 1-3, Henan 0-4
B Group:
Jin Jiabao led Shenyang in the clash of military teams, but Wang Xuemeng and Bayi had more balance in a 76-62 win. Glory Johnson’s dominance in the post was the difference for Xinjiang as they beat Shanxi 78-67.
Shenyang vs. Bayi 62-76 SY Jin 28 Li 14/8r 81 Wang 20 Zhang 15/11r Pan 12 Sun 10
Shanxi vs. Xinjiang 67-78 SN Wu 19/8r Wang 14 Wei 10/8r Wu 10 Loyd 0 XJ Johnson 35/21r Peng 15/8a
Standings: Xinjiang 3-1, Bayi 2-2, Shenyang 2-2, Shanxi 1-3
C Group:
This group may be the bottom group, but the quality of imports has led to a number of big clashes and the game in Sichuan was no exception as Tina Charles and the hosts edged Kelsey Bone and Liaoning 66-65. Heilongjiang again had some issues with Shandong, but Ji Yanyan and the hosts still got the 78-73. Wang Siyu and An Jing paced the visitors, who seem to be the only team that is unlikely to have any shot at the playoffs.
Sichuan vs. Liaoning 66-65 SC Charles 30/27r Guo 11 Wu 10 LN Bone 23/7r/8a Guo 14
Heilongjiang vs. Shandong 78-73 HL Ji 25 Langhorne 16/13r Zhang 15 SD Wang 26/6r An 21
Standings: Heilongjiang 3-1, Sichuan 3-1, Liaoning 2-2, Shandong 0-4