Veteran shooting guard Li Nan's 30 points and 16 rebounds lifted the Bayi Rockets to a 103-79 home win over the Zhejiang Cyclones despite 17 points and 12 boards by Samake Soumaila on Wednesday.

It was the Rockets' third straight triumph. Mo Ke had a near double-double with 19 points and 7 rebounds. Zhang Jinsong netted 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and Hu Ke added 15 points in the win.

No Zhejiang starters ended in double figures in the evening. Luo Zhi had 11 points off the bench. Wang Shilong and Deng Li gained 10 points apiece for the Cyclones, who have lost 16 of their past 28 games.

Bayi soon gained a 18-8 lead in six minutes after jump ball and widen the gap to 34-15 after the first quarter. Li Nan continued to play aggressively, tallying 11 points in the second period to boost Bayi to a 57-31 lead after half.

Hu Ke, Li Ke and Wang Zhongguang of Bayi fouled out respectively in the last quarter, but Zhejiang still couldn't narrow the gap with poor shootings.

In other games, Jiangsu beat Shanghai 111-103, Fujian trounced Yunnan 102-65, Guangdong outplayed Dongguan 127-95, Liaoning defeated Jilin 104-83, Henan crushed Shandong 101-90 and Xinjiang had a home win over Shaanxi 135-96.

(China.org.cn by Li Xiao February 9, 2006)