Chengdu Universiade | China cruises past Japan in men's basketball

CHENGDU, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- China delivered its best performance in the tournament so far as Zhang Ning scored 27 points to help China beat Japan 84-62 in the men's basketball 9th-12th placings at Chengdu Universiade here on Friday.

Besides Zhang, Chen Guohao added 22 points and eight rebounds. Hong Xin scored 15 points coming off the bench.

Yu Kibayashi took a team-high 15 points for Japan, and Masahiro