China Red defeat Tunisia 77-72 in FIBA Stankovic Cup

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China's Red Basketball Team Tuesday ran out 77-72 winners against Tunisia in their first game of the Stankovic Cup in Shenzhen.

The home side welcomed back Houston's Zhou Qi and new Dallas man Ding Yangyuhang for their first appearance for their country this summer.

Ding Yanyuhang goes for a layoff in the game against Tunisia. /VCG photo

Zhou started well, draining this three in the first quarter, to give his side a slender two-point lead.

The hosts opened up a double-digit lead in the second, thanks to Wang Zhelin's lay-up with a score of 44-33 at the break.

The Africans trimmed the margin to one after the restart, but Fang Shuo's triple kept them at bay at 57-53.

The Tunisians stayed in touch, but a jam from rocket man Zhou kept the gap at four points.

In the last period, a jumper from Sun Minghui saw the home side start to pull away for good.