Sydney, Oct. 24 -- Chinese basketball star Yang Shuyu battled foul trouble while the Sydney Flames continued their unbeaten start to the WNBL season with an 82-70 victory over the UC Capitals on Friday.
Yang had launched her WNBL career in style with 31 points across her first two games. But she had three fouls against the Capitals and finished scoreless in just under eight minutes of playing time.
Isabelle Bourne scored a team-high 24 points as the Flames stretched their record to 3-0 much tothe delight of the Quaycenter crowd. After hitting four shots beyond the arc against the Adelaide Lightning, Yang fired from deep early but her first attempt cannoned off the front of the rim.
She soon hit the bench after her second personal foul as...