Defending champion Busan KCC has lost three straight games after winning its opening game.
KCC lost 76-96 against the Ulsan Hyundai Mobis in the first round of the 2024-2025 KCC Pro Basketball League regular season at Busan Sajik Gymnasium on Feb. 25.
Hyundai Mobis was led by Gage Prim’s 26 points. Shawn Long, Kook Chan Kim, and Miguel Andre Okzon also scored in double figures. KCC, on the other hand, was led by Joon-beom Jeon, Chang-young Chung, and Geun-hwi Lee who combined for 43 points, but two foreign players were held to 온라인카지노사이트 single digits.
Hyundai Mobis took the lead in the first quarter. Hyundai Mobis widened the gap in the second quarter. They led 50-33 after two quarters. In the third quarter, KCC made a comeback, but Hyundai Mobis protected its lead in the fourth quarter and won by 20 points.
The win was Hyundai Mobis’ first of the season. After losing their home opener against Goyang Sono, Hyundai Mobis bounced back with a convincing win over KCC. KCC has been unable to fill the void left by injuries to key players early in the season and has lost three straight games.
Suwon KT defeated Seoul SK for their second straight win. KT won the first round of the regular season against SK 77-75 at KT Arena in Suwon.
KT was led by a one-man show from Rhett Hammonds, who scored a whopping 29 points. SK had Ahn Young-joon and Jamil Warney score over 20 points, but Oh Jae-hyun was held to nine points. They shot poorly from outside the arc, especially from three-point range, making just three shots.
SK was also outrebounded. KT grabbed 15 offensive rebounds compared to SK’s eight. In defensive rebounds, KT had 36 and SK had 27, a difference of nine. Despite committing fewer turnovers (4-13), SK was unable to capitalize.
KT took a 26-20 lead after the first quarter. They allowed SK to catch up in the second quarter, but widened the gap once again in the third quarter. The deciding game came in the fourth quarter, when KT trailed 70-73 and Park Joon-young and Hammonds scored back-to-back baskets to turn the tide.
SK pulled within one point with 27 seconds left when Kim Sun-hyung hit a two-pointer, but after Moon Jung-hyun made a free throw, Warney missed a two-pointer to leave the team down by two.