Herve Lamizana led the Shandong Flaming Bulls to a 12-2 run down the stretch to see off Beijing Ducks 98-95 Wednesday in a 20th round match of the Chinese Basketball Association league (CBA).

Trailing 82-71 at the start of the fourth quarter, Shandong seemed in a desperate position but unleashed their pair of foreign players, Lamizana and Mack Tuck, who usurped the lead on 96-93 with less than a minute to go.

Point guard Zhang Yunsong closed the gap 96-95 for Beijing with a layup with 22 seconds on the clock. However, Lou Yandong buried both his free-throws to secure the Shandong win.

Lamizana had 22 points and 14 rebounds while Tuck, who was warned on Wednesday for a brawl with Changchun spectators in the last round on Sunday, added 13 points and seven rebounds for Shandong.

Chen Lei led Beijing with 24 points as he shot 6-out-of-8 on 3-pointers.

In other results, Guangdong Hongyuan routed Shanghai Sharks 98-65, Zhejiang Cyclones vanquished Dongguan New Century 117-112, Zhejiang Guangsha beat Yunnan Honghe 110-88, Bayi Fubang saw off Fujian SBS 123-100, Xinjiang Guanghui overcame Liaoning Hunters 103-97, Jilin Northeast Tigers defeated Shaanxi Hansi 113-104 while Jiangsu Dragons trounced Shanxi Zhongyu 119-96.

(Xinhua News Agency January 11, 2007)