In the 25th round of the CBA regular season, Xinjiang men's basketball team hosted Shandong men's basketball team, which was the second encounter between the two teams this season. The game was very intense and not smooth, with a total of 7 technical fouls and one unsportsmanlike foul called on both players and head coaches, including Zhao Rui and Chris who were both ejected from the game. There is no need to say more about the refereeing in this game; fans can remember that the main referee was Yang Hongfeng. However, Shandong men's basketball team eventually held on under pressure and narrowly won by a 4-point advantage, breaking Xinjiang men's basketball team's undefeated home record. In terms of player performance, Li Yanzhe scored 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks, Xierzati scored 8 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals, Yili Fula scored 11 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists, Peterson scored 34 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists, Lawson scored 8 points and 9 rebounds, Qi Lin scored 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists, Aizimaiti scored 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals, Hegen scored 3 points and 4 assists. On the Shandong men's basketball team side, Tao Hanlin scored 11 points and 7 rebounds, Gao Shiyan scored 17 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals, Xie Zhijie scored 2 points, Gali scored 10 points and 3 rebounds, Chris scored 25 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals, Guo Kai scored 6 points and 9 rebounds, Yu Dehao scored 11 points, 2 rebounds, and 5 assists, Moore scored 19 points and 5 rebounds, and Chen Peidong scored 5 points.
The two teams started the game with defensive intensity, with Xie Zhijie scoring under the basket, Tao Hanlin making consecutive free throws, and Peterson making consecutive mid-range shots, giving Shandong men's basketball team a 5-4 lead at the start. Gali made consecutive medium-to-long-range shots, Chris scored in counterattack and made both free throws, as Shandong men's basketball team went on a 9-3 run to expand their lead. Peterson and Yili Fula made inside and outside shots to stop the bleeding, Zhao Rui scored in counterattack, and Xinjiang men's basketball team made a 7-2 run to narrow the gap. Zhao Rui was unhappy with the call and chased after the referee, even pushing the referee angrily, resulting in his ejection from the game. Chris made all three free throws, Guo Kai scored on an open cut, and Chris scored again in counterattack, as Shandong men's basketball team went on a 7-0 run to extend their lead to 23-14. Qi Lin and Hegen made consecutive three-pointers to stop the bleeding, Peterson made all three free throws, and Xinjiang men's basketball team made a 13-4 run to stay close in the score. At the end of the quarter, Kuma Jie made two free throws, and Moore made a three-pointer, as Shandong men's basketball team went on a 5-0 run to extend their lead. Li Yanzhe made two free throws to end the first quarter, with Shandong men's basketball team leading 32-28.
In the second quarter, Xinjiang men's basketball team strengthened their offense, with Peterson making a mid-range shot, Li Yanzhe and Qi Lin making consecutive free throws, and Aizimaiti breaking through for a score, as Xinjiang men's basketball team went on an 8-2 run to take the lead. Gao Shiyan and Gali made consecutive three-pointers, as Shandong men's basketball team went on a 6-1 run to retake the lead at 40-37. Li Yanzhe scored under the basket, Lawson scored inside and then broke through for a score, Xierzati made two free throws, Aizimaiti scored under the basket, and Peterson also made consecutive breakthroughs for scores, as Xinjiang men's basketball team went on a 14-4 run to retake the lead at 51-44. Tao Hanlin scored on a fast break dunk, and Moore made consecutive three-pointers, as Shandong men's basketball team went on an 8-0 run to retake the lead. At the end of the half, Li Yanzhe scored under the basket, and Chen Peidong made a three-pointer. The half ended with Shandong men's basketball team leading 55-54.
After the halftime break, Li Yanzhe and Peterson made consecutive scores, as Xinjiang men's basketball team tied the score at 58-58. Chris broke through for a score, Guo Kai scored on a cut, Peterson made a three-pointer, and Lawson made two free throws, as the score alternated in the lead. Lawson and Qi Lin scored inside and outside, and Peterson also made a three-pointer, as Xinjiang men's basketball team went on an 8-0 run to take the lead. Chris made inside and outside shots to stop the bleeding, Gao Shiyan made a mid-range shot, and Yu Dehao made two free throws, as Shandong men's basketball team went on a 9-0 run to retake the lead at 73-71. Xierzati made inside and outside shots, and Moore made a three-pointer in response, while Gao Shiyan made two free throws. The third quarter ended with Shandong men's basketball team leading 78-77.
In the decisive fourth quarter, Chris broke through for a score and then dunked under the basket, followed by making two free throws, while Qi Lin scored 6 points inside and outside in response. Chen Peidong broke through for a score, and Chris was called for an offensive foul and was unhappy with the call, resulting in a technical foul and being ejected from the game for accumulating two technical fouls. Li Yanzhe scored under the basket, Peterson made two free throws, and Yu Dehao made consecutive three-pointers, as Shandong men's basketball team led 92-87. Peterson made inside and outside shots, and Aizimaiti made two free throws, as Xinjiang men's basketball team went on an 8-2 run to retake the lead. Gao Shiyan made a three-pointer to stabilize the situation, Aizimaiti scored a 2+1 under the basket, Li Yanzhe made a mid-range shot, Yu Dehao made another three-pointer, and Moore made inside and outside shots, as Shandong men's basketball team went on an 8-0 run to lead 105-100.
In the last minute of the game, Yili Fula and Peterson made consecutive free throws, Tao Hanlin scored on a putback, and Peterson missed a forced three-pointer, as Shandong men's basketball team led 107-105 with 24 seconds left. Gali made two free throws, Peterson missed another three-pointer, and Gali was called for a foul while fighting for the rebound, with Yili Fula making two free throws, leaving the score difference at only 2 points. Tao Hanlin scored on a dunk under the basket, and Yili Fula missed a three-pointer. The full game ended with Shandong men's basketball team narrowly defeating Xinjiang men's basketball team 111-107, breaking their opponents' undefeated home record.