Xinjiang Flying Tigers defeated Jiangsu Dragons with a 109-98 triumph in the 25th round of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) on Wednesday evening.

According to EuroBasket, former Brooklyn Nets player Andray Blatche puts on another all-around game performance of 38 points and 13 rebounds to go along with four steals and two blocked shots in leading the Flying Tigers to another impressive victory. Blatche went on an 11-15 shooting from the two-point range and made 7-11 from the foul line in 37 minutes of playing time.

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Foreign reinforcement Darius Adams finished the match with 35 points, while NBA recruit Zhou Qi had another double-double game production of 16 markers and 15 boards for the winning team, which have won three straight games in a row.

American import MarShon Brooks paced Jiangsu with 36 points, while Will McDonald had 16 points and 17 rebounds.

Xinjiang will be playing Guangzhou Long-Lions, the league's worst performing team this season with a 4-21 win-loss record, in the next round of the competition on Jan. 11.

With the victory, the Flying Tigers now improved to a better 20-5 win-loss record and presently sit on the third spot of the Chinese league's team standing. Xinjiang is just a game behind from the current league leading teams of Shanghai Sharks and Guangdong Southern Tigers, which both own an identical 21-4 win-loss card.

Basing from the match result in NowGoal, the winning team ended the opening quarter trailing by two points, 25-23. However, the Flying Tigers put on a 34-23 run in the second period and capped the first half enjoying a nine-point advantage, 57-48.

In the third quarter, the Dragons staged a 25-24 charge to cut the deficit to just eight points, but the Flying Tigers managed to protect their lead and even outscored the opposing side with a 28-25 run in final 12 minutes of the game to seal the victory.

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