CHENGDU, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- 18-year-old forward Wan Jiyuan got 17 points and nine rebounds as Zhejiang rallied past Shandong 96-84, while Jiangsu routed Hebei 116-70 in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) league here on Thursday.

In the first quarter, Zhejiang fell behind by five points. With Zhang Min, Wang Haimei and Wan's three three-pointers, Zhejiang roared back over Shandong 44-37 at the half.

Wan grabbed three offensive rebounds and six defensive rebounds both as the highest in the match. Huang Jiali was unstoppable in the paint, shooting 9 of 13 from the floor. Zhang added 17 points off the bench for Zhejiang.

Guard Cao Junwei and center Yang Hengyu both got 21 points for Shandong.

In another game, Jiangsu established a 33-12 lead over Hebei after the first quarter, before extending its halftime advantage to 40 points.

Six Jiangsu players scored in double digits. Sun Li led with 19 points, and Jin Weina and Jiang Jiayin registered 16 and 15 points respectively.

Jiangsu's bench players got 49 points for their victory. Hebei's forward Ma Wen scored game-high 39 points.

Also on Thursday, with 60 percent from the field and 41 from the downtown, Henan beat Daqing 92-68.

The league's eighth round will continue on Friday. The top five teams Shanghai and Inner Mongolia will battle for a better ranking. Enditem

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