Park Ji-Soo + Kang Yi-Seul Scored 44 Points

At the third round match of Woori Bank's Woori WON 2023-2024 Women's Professional Basketball held at Cheongju Indoor Stadium on Saturday, KB won a whopping 73-61. With the victory, KB has grabbed 13 wins (two losses) to tie for first place with Korea.

If KB was ahead, we would push and catch up repeatedly. It was a close game from the start. The two teams, which had been taking turns, tilted the game further toward KB as KB Park Ji-soo made a series of shots. "National shooter" Kang Yi-seul took the lead by shooting a picturesque three-point shot.

In the end, KB led by six points with 2:46 left in the first quarter. However, we didn't stay still. We narrowed the gap to 19-18 with Park Ji-hyun's two-point shot and three free throws.

In the second quarter, KB scored consecutive goals from the start, leading the way. The gap widened as Kang Yi-seul and Lee Yoon-mi made consecutive 3-pointers. When the gap with KB widened to 10 points with 2:47 left in the second quarter, our coach Wi Sung-woo asked for a timeout. Shots were rarely made. Kim Dan-bi failed to score in several shot chances. On the other hand, KB kept the lead with 3-pointers at the right moment for Kang Yi-seul and Lee Yoon-mi.

However, we set up a new strategy with several timeouts and chased after, and Na Yoon-jung took the reins of the chase with a wonderful 3-pointer. And with only four seconds left, Park Ji-hyun shot a buzzer beeping sound near the half quarter, and was sucked into the net and chased down 34-33 gradually. Park Ji-soo, who scored 14 points in the first quarter, was tied up and only scored one point in the second quarter with a free throw. 스포츠토토

The beginning of the third quarter was a complete setback. In the middle of the fourth quarter, Heo Ye-eun scored a layup shot after a picturesque breakthrough to take a four-point lead, and KB actively responded by fouling off our fastball. Even Yeom Yoon-ah shot a two-point shot, and as soon as our attack failed, Park Ji-soo lightly hit a pass that connected to her with a layup to make it an eight-point lead, 43-35.

We rarely scored in the third quarter. With 3:34 left, Park Ji-hyun's 3-pointer scored only five points. However, KB Kang Yi-seul immediately scored a 3-pointer, and with 2:47 left, the score widened by 10 points. We were blocked by KB's dense defense and couldn't get into the court. On the other hand, KB gradually succeeded in a two-point shot with a brilliant shift. Again in the third quarter, with our buzzer beater, Lee Myung-kwan made a three-point shot, narrowing the gap to eight points.

In the last two and a half minutes of the fourth quarter, KB added four more points to widen the gap to 14 points. KB easily widened the gap by banking on Park's height against us, who are running out of stamina. "Our shots were inaccurate constantly. From the middle of the fourth quarter onwards, Heo Ye-eun's performance was outstanding. Heo scored seven points in the fourth quarter alone.

Park Ji-soo scored 29 points-17 and "double-double" on the day, while Kang Yi-seul also scored 15 points-10 and "double-double." Heo Ye-eun also scored 14 points and nine rebounds. For us, Park Ji-hyun scored 22 points, Choi Yi-sam scored 16 points, Lee Myung-kwan scored 11 points, and Kim Dan-bi 11 rebounds, but she had to swallow her disappointment.

Meanwhile, 2,833 seats in Cheongju Indoor Stadium were sold out for the Christmas holiday. The spectators cheered enthusiastically and enabled a great match.