<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">SAPPORO, Japan (AP) -- Yao Ming scored 26 points, right at his tournament-best average, and China beat winless Senegal 100-83 on Wednesday for its first victory at the world championships. Former NBA player Wang Zhizhi added 19 points and Wang Shipeng had 17, including three big 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, for China (1-3). The Chinese, who close Group D play against Slovenia, kept alive their hopes of reaching the round of 16 but still needed help. Jules Aw scored 19 points for Senegal (0-4), which is all but certainly headed for a winless stay in Japan. Senegal closes its tournament against the United States on Thursday night. Yao, who came in averaging 26.7 points, had 10 in the first 5:03. But he managed only two more the rest of the first half, and Senegal led 49-45 at the break. </div> Link
Good news, and great to continue seeing Yao's dominance in this competition. Hopefully, the Chinese can beat Slovenia and advance to the next round.
