Okosa Reggie registered game-high 31 points and snatched 18 boards to boost the Shanghai Sharks to an away win, 100-77, over the Bayi Rockets in the 43rd round of the CBA regular season on Sunday evening.

Wang Yong made 4-of-4 three pointers and tallied 18 points for Shanghai, which has their five-game losing streak snapped. Wang Sizhang had 18 points and Liu Wei added 17 points in the win for the Sharks.

Li Ke paced the Rockets with 22 points and four rebounds off the bench. Hu Ke was the only one Bayi starter reaching double figures with 14 points. The Rockets have lost two of their last three games.

Shanghai led by 7 points after the first stanza and sparked a 17-4 run in the early second period to extended the cushion to 41-21.? Bench players Chen Ke and Li Ke came strong to help the Rockets cut the deficit to 49-34 after half.

Bayi never got closer than 10 points during the third quarter. Okosa Reggie and Liu Wei's shots capped a 10-2 spurt for the Sharks and gave them an 22-point lead at 77-22 into the final period.

Also on Sunday, Liang Wei notched 34 points as the Shaanxi Kylins beat the Henan Dragons for a 110-83 home win. Shandong lost to Xinjiang at home 114-103. The Jilin Northeast Tigers downed the hosts Beijing Ducks 104-93 for their third straight win. On Wednesday, the Tigers will take on the Liaoning Hunters in a road game, a decider for the third place in the north conference.

(China.org.cn by Li Xiao, March 13, 2006)