KB Stars Beat Woori Bank In Front Of A Full Crowd To Co-lead

Cheongju KB Stars beat Asan Woori Bank in front of a full crowd and took the joint lead.

KB Stars beat Woori Bank 73-61 at a home game against Park Ji-soo 29 points, 17 rebounds and Kang Yi-seul 15 points, 10 rebounds in the third round of the regular league of Woori Bank's Woori WON 2023-2024 Women's Professional Basketball league held at Cheongju Gymnasium on the 25th. KB Stars, which has won two consecutive games, tied with Woori Bank 13 wins and 2 losses, which ended its seven-game winning streak.

Prior to the match, Woori Bank coach Wi Sung-woo stressed that the result of the showdown is important as we are engaged in a battle ahead of the match. "We ordered the players not to think complicatedly but to simply work hard." KB Stars coach Kim Wan-soo welcomed the news that the crowd was full and said, "There will be physical burden, but as it is an important game, it is important to get the upper hand in the early stages. I want to present victory to our fans."

It was a fierce battle from the beginning. Park Ji-hyun 22 points and Choi Yi-sam 16 points, eight rebounds of Woori Bank, and Park Ji-soo of KB Stars led the team. The two teams showed their commitment to minimize risk factors and open a clear scoring route.

KB Stars broke the tense trend first. Kang Yi-seul and Lee Yoon-mi 7 points scored three consecutive points in the second quarter when the score was tied at 21-21. When Woori Bank responded with Lee Myung-kwan 11 points under the basket, KB Stars also scored consecutive points of Lee Yoon-mi, Kang Yi-seul and Yeom Yoon-ah 6 points, seven rebounds to lead the team 33-23.

Confused by KB Stars' offensive, Woori made a series of mistakes, and all three errors in the second quarter led to a loss, dampening its morale. However, the team started chasing after Choi and Kim Dan-bi 4 points, 11 rebounds under the basket and Na Yoon-jeong 8 points. At the end of the first half, Park Ji-hyun scored a three-point shot to close the second quarter with 33-34.

KB Stars shook Woori's defense in the third quarter thanks to alternative goals by Park Ji-soo, Kang Yi-seul, Heo Ye-eun 14 points, 9 assists, and Yeom Yoon-ah. Park Ji-hyun fought hard for Woori, but Kim Dan-bi's field pitching failed to listen one success in 18 attempts, which limited the team's attack route. The gap was clearly shown as a score.

KB Stars, which started the fourth quarter with a 54-46 lead and an eight-point lead, used Park Ji-soo's height to target the inside of Woori Bank, where Kim Dan-bi was caught in foul trouble, and Kang Yi-seul, Park Ji-soo, and Heo Ye-eun scored consecutive under the basket to make a 60-46 run. Whenever Park Ji-soo had two defenders attached, he utilized the gap. With about two minutes left before the end of the game when Woori Bank chased 66-59, Heo Ye-eun's decisive three points effectively determined the outcome. 토토