Shanxi Dominates Xinjiang in Women’s Basketball Rout
TAIYUAN, China (Interstat) — Shanxi delivered a commanding performance Sunday, defeating Xinjiang 95-59 in a Women’s Chinese Basketball Association game.
The home team controlled play from the start, holding Xinjiang to its second-lowest point total of the season. Shanxi guard Yuting Lin led all scorers with 18 points and added seven assists in just 23 minutes. Center Kalani Brown of Slidell, Louisiana, neared a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds.
For Xinjiang, Cayla George scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the loss. The defeat drops Xinjiang to 16-10 this season, while league-leading Shanxi improves to 21-4. Shanxi has now won all three meetings between the teams this season by an average margin of 33 points.