Yao helped a determined China team find its range in the second, making a 11-0 spurt and turning the tables to lead 23-16.

Yao's former Shanghai club teammate Liu Wei led the surge with two three pointers.

Yi Jianlian also found his range during the run with strong turnaround jumps and dunks.

The Tigers managed to cut the deficit to 25-21 but Yao helped retain the lead with his first shot in the second quarter.

China's biggest lead in the first half was 30-21 after double-team defense on Yao provided opportunities for his teammates.

The Tigers fought back to move within six points at the end of the first half but could not further reduce the deficit for the remainder of the game.

Yao rested for most of the second half on the bench but China still had its way to extend the lead to 53-34 after the third quarter.

Sharp shooter Zhu Fangyu and teenage guard Sun Yue were on song and veteran Li Nan also added contributions.

The game degenerated in the fourth quarter where Yi dominated the center, scoring his total points.

The Tigers showed some flashes of good shooting and passing but their efforts against larger and more fancied opponents were mostly in vain.

China played without former NBA center Wang Zhizhi, who was sidelined with a cold.

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