Zheng Yaping, right, of Henan competes against Inner Mongolia at the 2020-2021 season Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) league in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Dec 21, 2020. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
HOHHOT - With four players scoring double digits, Inner Mongolia beat Henan 107-44 in the last round of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) to finish atop the regular season, while Xinjiang defeated Zhejiang 101-81 on Monday.
Henan had 13 points in the first quarter, the most they made in a single quarter of the match. They scored 12 points twice in the following two periods and were limited to seven in the last period.
National team center Li Yueru contributed a game-high 38 points and 10 rebounds in less than 24 minutes for Inner Mongolia. Ma Xueya had 11 points and eight boards. Zhou Fandi led Henan with 11 points.
The first half was a relatively close match before Xinjiang outscored Zhejiang 27-11 after the interval. Zhejiang managed for a 20-18 performance in the fourth quarter, which was far away from turning the table after the 22-point deficit.
National team center Li Yueru contributed a game-high 38 points and 10 rebounds in less than 24 minutes for Inner Mongolia. Ma Xueya had 11 points and eight boards. Zhou Fandi led Henan with 11 points
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Former WNBA player Han Xu had a match-high 20 points for Xinjiang.
Due to a 71-59 win over Jiangsu in the ninth round, Inner Mongolia ranked first and Jiangsu placed second despite their identical 15-1 win-loss record, Xinjiang followed with 14-2, Sichuan ranked fourth.
Teams from 5th to 12th were Shanghai, Shanxi, Beijing, Zhejiang, Dongguan, Shandong, Henan, and Fujian.
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The playoffs will kick off in Bengbu, east China's Anhui Province on December 26, featuring the top four sides in the regular season, with the remaining four berths to be contested by the other eight teams on December 23.