Liaoning win 17th straight CBA game

Liaoning keep a perfect record this season as they beat visiting Shandong 100-95 for their 17th straight victory in the Chinese Basketball Association league on Wednesday.

The hosts had a 26-16 lead after the first quarter and kept a 50-38 edge at halftime.

Shandong outscored Liaoning 27-20 in the third quarter and had once narrowed the gap to two points in the fourth.

Lester Hudson scored 33 points and Guo Ailun added 19 for Liaoning while Eugene Jeter had 36 and Miroslav Raduljica contributed 19 for the Shandong, who had an unimpressive 8-9 record this season.