Li Gun missed the chance to play a CBA playoff game, but not the chance to become the MVP of the CBA All-Star gala. The 23-year-old scored 31 points to lead the Northern All-Star team to get past the South 122-112 on Sunday.

Huang Fan-shan produced an all-round show leading defending champions Cathay Life to their third successive win as the 2011-12 WSBL, Taipei’s premier women’s basketball competition, opened during the last weekend.

Pure Youth held their lead on top of the 2011-12 SBL Regular Season standings in Taipei’s premier basketball league thanks to them winning two of their three games in Round 7 action during last weekend.

Iranian club Zob Ahan held their own at the crunch moments to eke out a 82-78 win in front of their home crowd in Game 2 of their WABA League quarterfinal series against Lebanon’s Al Moutahed on Monday to become the first team to book their place in the semifinals of this year’s competition.

Seven-time defending champions Al Riyadi Beirut began slowly, strengthened their position gradually and then steadily held fort for an 82-71 win against archrivals and the erstwhile unbeaten Champville and finished on top of the 2011-12 Lebanese Division A League Regular Season on Sunday.