The Chinese men's basketball team have snapped their two-game losing streak at the four-nation tournament as they beat Venezuela 78-73.

Ex-NBA center Wang Zhizhi led the Chinese team with a game-high of 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.

China lost to Italy and France in the first two matches of the tournament, a warm-up for the upcoming World Championships in Japan.

Chinese players will play another four-team meet with France, Italy and Japan, which kicks off on Friday.

(CRI June 28, 2006)