Warney scored 17 points and 15 rebounds… New victory by 2 points after a tight game
KCC lost 79-85 to CheongKwanJang… Button threw 18 and missed 15.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Eui-jin = Seoul SK, the leader in professional basketball, defeated Daegu Korea Gas Corporation in a close game and won 6 consecutive games.
SK defeated Korea Gas Corporation 69-67 in the 2024-2025 KCC professional basketball regular league home game held at Jamsil Student Gymnasium in Seoul on the 29th.
SK, with 6 consecutive wins and 10 wins and 2 losses, took sole first place.
On the other hand, Korea Gas Corporation (7 wins, 4 losses), which was in second place before this game, fell to a tie for third place along with Ulsan Hyundai Mobis.
Korea Gas Corporation, which ranked second in 3-point shot attempts and first in success rate before this game, lost the first half to 31-36 due to its long-standing outside attack being sluggish.
Then, Korea Gas Corporation coach Kang Hyuk came up with a strategy to further strengthen the perimeter attack by inserting Andrew Nicholson and Kwak Jeong-hoon into the ‘three guard’ lineup of Belangel, Jeong Seong-woo, and Kim Nak-hyun.
As this strategy worked and SK’s defense under the goal became loose, Nicholson scored a free throw and scored, and the score was 41-42 about 5 minutes before the end of the third quarter.
From then on, Korea Gas Corporation continued to play a close game by using high-intensity pressure defense in all areas of the court, and just before the end of the third quarter, Belangel scored 5 points in a row to turn the game around at 53-49.
Korea Gas Corporation’s coach Kang Hyuk, who was gaining momentum, continued to use Yushu Ndoye, who had the advantage of height, instead of the main gun Nicholson, in the early fourth quarter to tie up Jamil Warney’s scoring ability.
However, SK, which increased the speed of the offense and defense transition at the end of the game, achieved a comeback, 58-56, with Kim Seon-hyung’s fast break score about 4 minutes before the end.
Then, Jae-Hyeon Oh cut off Nak-Hyeon Kim’s pass and made a fast break while also scoring a free throw, sending the home fans into a frenzy.
Korea Gas Corporation, which was on the verge of defeat, exerted its last strength and launched an all-out coercive defense, creating a close match again.
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It was SK’s Kim Seon-hyung who decided the winner between the two teams, who repeatedly battled back and forth.
22 seconds before the end, Kim Sun-hyung, who was fouled by a bold breakthrough under the goal, succeeded in both free throws to give SK the victory.
Warney took center stage with 17 points and 15 rebounds, and Youngjun Ahn also contributed to the close victory with 13 points and 6 rebounds.
At Korea Gas Corporation, Nicholson played hard with 27 points and 12 rebounds.
Anyang Jeonggwanjang beat defending champion Busan KCC 85-79 in overtime on the road.
Both teams finished with 5 wins and 6 losses.
Jeong Kwan Jang’s Byun Jun-hyung, who returned from military service, scored 15 points in the first half alone, playing a match on par with KCC, which had a luxurious lineup including Song Kyo-chang, Choi Jun-yong, and Heo Woong.
Cheongkwanjang, which was slightly behind 34-36 in the first half, entered the fourth quarter with a one-point lead, 23-20 in the third quarter.
However, they were unable to withstand KCC’s fierce momentum centered around ace Dionte Button in the last minute, so overtime was allowed.
Cheong Gwan-jang, who reorganized his battle line, took advantage of Caddy Lahren’s height advantage in the overtime and finally defeated KCC, who was struggling at the last minute.
Returning ace Byun Jun-hyung played well with 20 points and 7 rebounds.
For KCC, who lost, Button’s poor performance was painful as he took 18 shots and missed 15. Button’s fourth triple-double of the season (15 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists) faded.
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2024/11/29 21:40 Sent
