January 10, 2017
A Group:
Yelena Leuchanka faced no resistance on Tuesday, helping Guangdong beat Huang Jing and Shanghai 78-77. The other game ended up being an all-domestic affair as Qi Yu and Beijing beat Wang Yang and Henan 95-60. With two more games to go, Beijing can clinch the top seed with a win over Shanghai while Guangdong and Henan are locked into the third and fourth seeds.
Guangdong vs. Shanghai 78-77 GD Leuchanka 28/9r/7a Zhu 15 Yang 10 SH Huang 25/6r Zhang 15 Xun 15
Henan vs. Beijing 60-95 HA Wang 23 Tian 7/9r BJ Qi 24 Gao 19/8r Shao 14 Liu 12
Standings: Beijing 9-1, Shanghai 7-3, Guangdong 4-6, Henan 0-10
B Group:
It may be the last battle of military teams for the season, but it was memorable again with Shenyang edging the final quarter to beat Sun Mengran and Bayi 76-71. Glory Johnson and Peng Shiqing helped Xinjiang get closer to the coveted fifth seed with a 94-75 win. Tamera Young and Wei Wei led the way for Shanxi, but the team will have difficulty avoiding the dreaded playoff for the final quarterfinal place.
Bayi vs. Shenyang 71-76 81 Sun MR 25/6r Zhang 17/6r Sun MX 16/8r Wang 13 SY Jin 17 Zhao 16/10r Li 16 Huang 10
Xinjiang vs. Shanxi 94-75 XJ Johnson 33/16r Peng 20/6a Wang 18/9r Dilana 17/9r SN Young 24/8r Wei 24 Huang 17/7r
Standings: Xinjiang 8-2, Shenyang 6-4, Bayi 4-6, Shanxi 2-8
C Group:
Kelsey Bone and Liaoning beat Sichuan 67-59 without knowing if they still had a chance to extend their season. Those hopes were dashed as results of the other game came in from Shandong. Zhang Jiahe and Heilongjiang got the 83-69 win over Yang Hengyu, Ji Xiao, and company to qualify for the series next week.
Liaoning vs. Sichuan 67-59 LN Bone 29/12r Liu 11 Wang 10 SC Yang 19/11r Guo 12/7r Gong 11/7a Wang 10
Shandong vs. Heilongjiang 69-83 SD Yang 21/8r Ji 20/8r HL Zhang 21 Langhorne 17/12r Cao 13/6r Zou 13 Ji 11
Standings: Heilongjiang 9-1, Liaoning 6-4, Sichuan 3-7, Shandong 2-8