THE NUMBERS

Shanghai Jiao Tong 61, NUM 53 (16-4, 15-12, 14-26, 16-11).

SJTU never trailed and led by as many as 17, but NUM won the 3rd quarter 26-14 to cut it to 3. SJTU shot 50.0% from the field to NUM's 30.6%, outrebounded them 37-28 and outscored them 32-24 in the paint. NUM had 15 steals and forced 27 turnovers.

Shanghai Jiao Tong (上海交通大学)

• Points: 20 — Chen Tiancan (陈天灿), on 4-of-5 from 3 — Player of the Game
• Rebounds: 8 — Wang Yan (王岩)
• Assists: 5 — Chen Tiancan (陈天灿)

National University of Mongolia

• Points: 13 — Buyan-Arvijikh Purevkhishig (Буян-Арвижих)
• Rebounds: 10 — Buyan-Arvijikh Purevkhishig, 13-10 double-double
• Assists: 3 — Tuguldur Otgonjargal (Төгөлдөр)

GAME RECAP

Shanghai Jiao Tong opened AUBL26 with a 61-53 win over the National University of Mongolia, holding the lead the entire way. NUM missed 14 of their first 16 shots and trailed 16-4 after the 1st, then went into halftime down 31-16 with Chen Tiancan (陈天灿) contributing 11.

NUM came back in the 3rd, outscoring SJTU 26-14 to cut a 17-point deficit down to 3 heading into the 4th. The pressure defense that forced 27 turnovers on the night fueled the run, and Buyan-Arvijikh Purevkhishig (Буян-Арвижих) had 13 points and 10 rebounds in NUM's first AUBL game.

SJTU answered with a 10-4 start to the 4th and closed it out behind Chen, whose 20 points led all scorers.

LOOKING AHEAD

Shanghai Jiao Tong play NCCU tomorrow at 19:30 HKT, where a win locks up their spot in the playoffs. NUM face NCCU on Monday at 14:00 HKT and need a win to keep their playoff hopes alive.