Daegu Korea Gas Corporation Jeon Hyeon-woo. Provided by KBL
Daegu Korea Gas Corporation won by 28 points over Jeonju KCC, raising hopes of advancing to the semi-finals.
Korea Gas Corporation beat KCC 116 to 88 in the home match of the 2021-2022 KGC Ginseng Corporation Jeong Kwan-jang professional basketball regular league held in Daegu on the 16th, with the even performances of the key players ahead.
In the Korea Gas Corporation, Kyung-Min Doo and Dae-Hun Lee were absent due to a lack of physical condition and COVID-19, respectively, but from the second quarter, they showed off their overwhelming firepower.
Hyeonu Jeon threw six 3-pointers and scored 18 points with a 100% success rate. Jeon Hyeon-woo poured five out of six 3-pointers in the second quarter, and Korea Gas Corporation overtook KCC 35-14 for 10 minutes in the second quarter to win.
Andrew Nicholson scored the most points on the team with 22 points, while Kim Nak-hyun scored 19 points and provided 7 assists. Shin Seung-min and Hong Gyeong-gi added 11 points and 10 points each.
Korea Gas Corporation recorded 20-25 with this victory and maintained 7th place behind in win rate without taking the 6th place Wonju DB (21 wins and 26 losses).
On the other hand, in women’s professional basketball, Asan Woori Bank beat Cheongju KB Stars 86 to 79 and ran for 6 consecutive wins. Sonia Kim led the victory with 23 points and 14 rebounds.
KB Stars, who had already secured first place in the regular league, suffered three straight losses, while Woori Bank maintained its second place.