Anyang Chung Kwan-jang defeated Wonju DB 99-94 thanks to Park Ji-hoon's 15 points and Daryl Monroe's 22 points in the 2023-2024 professional basketball regular league held at Wonju Gymnasium on the 10th.
Jeong Kwan-jang continued his winning streak and rose to joint second place with five wins and three losses. On the other hand, Wonju DB, which has won seven consecutive games since the opening, recorded its first loss of the season.
Jeong Kwan-jang took the lead by gaining the upper hand in the under-the-basket-shot fight. At the end of the first half, Jeong Kwan-jang grabbed 24 rebounds, and DB only had 14.
In particular, Jonghyun Lee, who transferred from Busan KCC ahead of this season, scored nine points in the first and second quarters and grabbed six rebounds, leading Jeong Kwan-jang 53-39 in the first half.
DB, which had been dragged around, shot a signal of pursuit as Kim Jong-kyu (19 points) added three points with an additional free throw following a cool dunk five minutes and 38 seconds before the end of the third quarter.
The score was then narrowed to 53-63 with 10 points when a two-point shot followed by a steal by Ethan Albano (19 points).
DB, which finished the third quarter 67-77 with Kim Jong-kyu and Albano's fierce battle, followed Park In-woong's three-point shot to 74-81, changing the game to a close game.
With 2:11 left before the end of the fourth quarter, DB Kim Jong-kyu's two free throws went in, and the score was 89-91, and Kim Jong-kyu's tip-in again in the ensuing attack balanced 91-91 was balanced.
Jeong Kwan-jang led by two points again with Park Ji-hoon's layup. DB, who called Operation Time with 49.7 seconds left, went into the final attack.
DB Park In-woong's three-point shot seemed to end with a miss, but Didrick Lawson's three-point shot with 12 seconds left made it 94-95 and a point difference.
However, Jeong Kwan-jang struggled to keep his victory by failing DB's winning move, which came out as a foul operation, with Park Ji-hoon's free throw