Liu Xiangtao nailed 25 points and Tian Yu had 23 points with 10 boards as the Liaoning Hunters posed a home win over the Shandong Lions 108-101 on Tuesday evening.

Brown Justin ended in a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds for Liaoning, who has won three games in a row. Yang Ming also netted 23 pionts and gave six assists off bench in the victory.

Jones Joel paced Shandong with game-high 42 points. Sun Jie was the only other Shandong player reaching double figures with 24 points for the Lions, who have lost three straight games.

Liaoning led 29-24 after the first period, survived the threat from Jones Joel, who had 16 points in the second quarter, and carried a 60-51 edge into the locker room.

Liu Xiangtao and Yang Ming's inside play spark an 11-2 Hunters run that swelled the lead to 86-65 after 36 minutes.

Liaoning outrebounded Shandong 47-35 in the game.

(China.org.cn by Li Xiao March 8, 2006)