Beijing, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Eugene German scored 34 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out eight assists as the 16th-ranked Fujian Sturgeons pulled off a home victory over leaders Xinjiang Flying Tigers, 104-93, in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) League on Sunday.
Fujian led the opening stages with a 13-point advantage, however, Xinjiang made a 34-19 run in the second quarter to go up at 51-44 before halftime, reports Xinhua.
German hit a 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds remaining in the third quarter as Fujian reversed the situation. The 26-year-old American continued to impress in the last period and finally helped Fujian snap their six-game losing streak.
Travis Trice scored 17 points, Qi Lin 16 and Abudushalamu Abudurexiti 15 for Xinjiang, who had won 12 straight games before Sunday's match.
Five players scored double-digits as the Qingdao Eagles led through all four quarters to grab their fourth straight win with a 104-92 victory over the sixth-ranked Shenzhen Aviators.
Elsewhere, the Ningbo Rockets defeated the Sichuan Blue Whales 106-101 at home, the Shandong Heroes cruised past the Guangzhou Loong Lions 103-83, and the Tianjin Pioneers overturned Shanghai Sharks 117-113.
Source: IANS
About Gopi
Gopi Adusumilli is a Programmer. He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc.
He enjoys designing websites, developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources.
When it comes to writing he likes to write about current world politics and Indian Movies. His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any.
He can be reached at gopi@socialnews.xyz