XI'AN, July 28 -- China defeated Cameroon 85-63 on Sunday here at the 2019 China-Cameroon men's International Basketball Challenge.

The game was taken as a warm-up for the host team before the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Former NBA player Ding Yanyuhang had left the team temporarily because of injury while local star Yi Jianlian was absent from the roster of the match because of a slight injury, although the 32-year-old appeared in the stadium and threw his supporters into frenzy before the match.

Chinese head coach Li Nan called a timeout in the first minute, but he couldn't stop team Cameroon lead a 8-4 spurt at the beginning. The host team took over the match shortly as Zhou Qi and Wang Zhelin earned seven points consecutively, building up a two-point advantage in the first quarter.

China adjusted its defence tactics in the second period but failed to enlarge its advantages into double digit. Thanks to the 8 points from Wang Zhelin, the host team ended the first half 42-35.

China totally outplayed its opponent in the second half and with better defence and shooting percentage, the host team ended the third quarter with a 22-point advantage.

Cameroon tried hard in the fourth quarter but couldn't even narrow the gap. With its best player Adala William fouled out, Cameroon lost the match 85-63.

Zhao Rui grabbed 17 points and two rebounds while Wang Zhelin contributed 16 points and eight rebounds. Nikene Aziz led Cameroon with 10 points and 14 rebounds.

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