Ending the losing streak! Brogdon scores 23 points, Zhao Jiwei contributes 11 points and 11 assists as Liaoning narrowly reverses and defeats Tongxi.

At 19:35 Beijing time on March 23, in the 29th round of the 2025/2026 CBA regular season, Liaoning completed a major comeback after trailing by up to 18 points, securing a 92-89 home victory over Tongxi.

Zhao Jiwei

Technical Statistics

Liaoning: Brogdon 23 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 2 blocks; Zhao Jiwei 11 points, 1 rebound, 11 assists, 2 steals; Moreland 10 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks; Fu Hao 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists; Jiang Yuxing 9 points, 2 rebounds; Yan Shouqi 7 points, 1 assist; Harvey 7 points; Li Huyi 6 points, 1 assist; Li Xiaoxu 5 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist; Zhang Chenzhifeng 2 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks; Wells 2 points.

Tongxi: Marvin 19 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals; Guo Haowen 15 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists; Maneck 15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist; Cartwright 14 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals; Zhao Baiqing 12 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist; Zhu Mingzhen 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals; Wu Tingjia 6 points, 2 assists; Li Binzhuo 2 points, 2 assists; Abdu Semait 2 rebounds; Hands 1 rebound, 1 assist.

Game Recap

In the first quarter, Moreland and Brogdon combined inside and outside, allowing Liaoning to quickly establish a 7-2 lead. Tongxi chased closely; after Guo Haowen hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc and Marvin scored on a layup, Tongxi tied it at 12-12. Subsequently, the lead alternated between the two teams. Li Xiaoxu scored on a layup, giving Liaoning a 18-15 lead and prompting a Tongxi timeout. After the timeout, Cartwright and Li Binzhuo scored on fast-break layups, allowing Tongxi to regain the lead. Jiang Yuxing and Harvey went to the free-throw line, and Li Xiaoxu hit a three-pointer, giving Liaoning a 25-24 lead at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Jiang Yuxing and Moreland scored successively. Maneck hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc, giving Tongxi a 31-29 lead and prompting a Liaoning timeout. After the timeout, Wu Tingjia hit another three-pointer, and Guo Haowen scored on a dunk, extending Tongxi's lead to 5 points. Moreland and Fu Hao's two fast-break scores narrowed the gap to 1 point, but Tongxi maintained high shooting efficiency. Maneck scored on a reverse layup, causing Liaoning to trail 38-44 and call another timeout. After the timeout, Li Xiaoxu hit a two-point bank shot. Zhu Mingzhen and Mark scored on layups, expanding Tongxi's lead to 9 points. With Guo Haowen adding another two points, Tongxi led 51-42 at halftime.

In the third quarter, Tongxi scored consecutively after the break, widening the gap again. Brogdon hit a pull-up three-pointer, and Fu Hao scored on a layup, narrowing Liaoning's deficit to 8 points. Guo Haowen and Cartwright hit three-pointers successively, extending Tongxi's lead to 15 points at 67-52. Liaoning struggled to catch up. Maneck and Wu Tingjia hit two more three-pointers, turning the lead into 18 points. Yan Shouqi hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, and Zhao Jiwei also connected on a three-pointer. Tongxi led 79-69 at the end of the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Li Huyi immediately hit a corner three-pointer. Brogdon scored on consecutive layups, and Zhao Jiwei added a breakthrough layup, as Liaoning unleashed a 11-0 scoring run to overtake the lead at 80-79. Tongxi's offense stalled, with consecutive missed shots and no points scored for 4 minutes, until Marvin drew a foul and made 1 of 2 free throws to break the scoring drought. Thereafter, the lead alternated between the two teams. Brogdon and Zhao Jiwei combined for scores, allowing Liaoning to outscore Tongxi 20-4 in the quarter and lead 89-83, prompting a Tongxi timeout. After the timeout, Zhao Baiqing scored on a layup to cut it by 2 points. Marvin went to the free-throw line and made 1 of 2, narrowing the gap to 3 points. Zhang Chenzhifeng hit a crucial two-point layup. Guo Haowen landed on Li Xiaoxu's foot after a pass, causing himself to sprain his ankle. Zhu Mingzhen drew a foul and made 1 of 2 free throws.

In the final minute, Tongxi employed a fouling strategy. Unexpectedly, the referee made a mix-up: the fouled player was Moreland, but Yan Shouqi took the free throws. Tongxi protested, and the free-throw points were ultimately canceled. Cartwright subsequently scored on a layup, prompting a Liaoning timeout. After the timeout, Tongxi continued fouling. Li Huyi went to the free-throw line and made 1 of 2, giving Liaoning a 92-89 lead by three points. As Tongxi missed consecutive long-range three-point attempts, Liaoning defeated Tongxi 92-89.

Starting Lineups

Liaoning: Fu Hao, Zhao Jiwei, Yan Shouqi, Moreland, Brogdon.

Tongxi: Guo Haowen, Zhao Baiqing, Abdu Semait, Cartwright, Marvin.