KCC got their hands on a playoff ticket.
Jeonju KCC Egis won 89-88 in a match against Suwon KT Sonicboom in the 2022-2023 SKT A-Dot Professional Basketball Regular League held at Jeonju Gymnasium on the 26th. With this victory, KCC won 24-29 and confirmed their advance to the playoffs. KT fell into a swamp of 6 consecutive losses and maintained 8th place with 20 wins and 33 losses.
Kim Ji-wan played an active role with 17 points and 6 assists, and Lee Seung-hyun also added 15 points and 10 rebounds. Heo Woong, who had a comeback match, scored 13 points, including a free throw in the final. At KT, Jung Sung-woo scored 28 points and Kim Jun-hwan scored 17 points, but the team was unfortunately defeated.
It was intense from the beginning. KCC took a 6-point lead in the middle of the 1st quarter with Jeong Chang-young’s free throw and Lee Seung-hyun’s goal. However, KT also changed the flow with Yang Hong-seok’s hard work and created a reversal in an instant. KCC took the lead again with Heo Ung’s 3-point shot, but gave up a 3-point shot to Lester Prosper just before the end of the quarter, ending the first quarter with a score of 19-20.
KCC, who tied the score with Laguna’s 3-point shot early in the second quarter, succeeded in turning the score around with Park Gyeong-sang’s 3-point shot. However, KT also counterattacked with Kim Jun-hwan’s 3-point shot, and a fierce seesaw game between the two teams followed. KCC faced a crisis by falling behind by 5 points in the middle of the quarter, but secured a foothold in pursuit with successive defensive successes. The first half ended with KCC pursuing 36-37.
In the 3rd quarter, the two teams went back and forth over and over again, playing an unpredictable game. The fierce game continued with neither team running away by more than 5 points. KCC took the lead at the end of the quarter with Lee Seung-hyun fighting hard. KT also countered with Yang Hong-seok’s goal, but Lee Seung-hyun’s goal just before the end of the quarter ended the third quarter with KCC leading 60-59.
In the fourth quarter, the flow began to come to KCC little by little. In the middle of the quarter, Laguna and Kim Ji-wan scored consecutively, and KCC widened the gap. KT also did not back down easily with Jung Sung-woo fighting hard.
KCC was chased by 2 points, but 1 minute and 30 seconds before the end, KT made a decisive mistake and escaped the crisis. Lee Seung-hyun’s goal immediately followed. KT also counterattacked to the end with Jung Sung-woo at the fore. KCC took a 3-point lead and took advantage, but just before the end, Kim Jun-hwan gave a 3-point shot, and the game went into overtime.
The fierce battle between the two teams continued even after extra time went into play. KCC took a step forward with Laguna’s consecutive goals and Heo Woong’s 3-point shot. KT also did not back down easily with Kim Jun-hwan and Jung Sung-woo at the forefront.
KCC gave Jarrod Jones a come-from-behind run and fell behind by one point.온라인카지노 However, in the ensuing attack, Heo Ung won a decisive free throw and calmly succeeded, giving KCC the final victory.