Leaders Jiangsu consolidate their top place in the South Conference in the Chinese Basketball Association as they upset visiting Bayi 121-103.

 

Bayi lost all four games to Jiangsu this season and is sitting in third place in the South, with 23-13 record.

 

Jiangsu's American player Keith Bean led the winners with 26 points, and six other players also scored in double figures.

 

Veteran Liu Yudong, who dominated the voting of the CBA All-Star game, scored a game-high 40 points for the visitors.

 

In other match-ups on Friday, Shanghai lost to Zhejiang 99-84, while Fujian upset Guangdong 129-120.

 

In the North Conference, Xinjiang beat Henan 115-106, Liaoning triumphed over Jilin 120-92, while Shaanxi thrashed Shandong 99-84.

 

(CRI.com February 26, 2005)