Professional basketball Wonju DB won its home game against Anyang Cheongkwanjang on the 11th, continuing its 7-game winning streak. (provided by KBL)
(Seoul = News 1) Reporter Kim Do-yong = Professional basketball Wonju DB continued its 7-game winning streak and rose to sole 2nd place.
DB defeated Anyang CheongKwanJang 73-65 in the 2025-26 LG Electronics professional basketball home game held at DB Promy Arena in Wonju, Gangwon-do on the 11th.
DB, which achieved 7 consecutive wins with this win, recorded 20 wins and 10 losses, beating Cheong Kwan Jang (20 wins, 11 losses) by 0.5 games to take second place.
DB foreign player Essam Mustapha recorded a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Sangjae Kang scored 13 points by hitting 3 3-pointers.
Ethan Albano recorded 12 assists, becoming the first DB player to record double-digit assists in four consecutive games.
Cheong Kwan-Jang’s super rookie Moon Yoo-Hyeon scored 18 points, the most of both teams, but the loss faded.
DB finished the second quarter with a 43-27 lead thanks to strong defense in the first half and the performance of Mereng and Kang Sang-jae, who combined for 16 points.
In the middle of the third quarter, Jeong Kwan-jang trailed by 10 points thanks to the performances of Park Ji-hoon and Kim Young-hyun.
But DB’s backbone was strong. At the end of the third quarter, Kang Sang-jae and Lee Yong-woo made 3-pointers, widening the score gap to 62-46. Then, they maintained their defensive focus in the 4th quarter and achieved victory.
Suwon KT defeated Ulsan Hyundai Mobis 74-58 at home.
KT, which escaped two consecutive losses, maintained 6th place with 16 wins and 16 losses. Hyundai Mobis, who suffered two consecutive losses, ranked 10th, the lowest, with 10 wins and 21 losses.
Even with Kim Sun-hyung, Ha Yoon-ki, and Joel Cagulangan missing due to injuries, KT won with Derrick Williams (16 points) and Isaiah Hicks (12 points, 9 rebounds) leading the way.
KT made five 3-pointers in the first half alone and ended the second quarter with a score of 38-28. In the third quarter, Hyundai Mobis, led by Park Moo-bin, was allowed to catch up, but the victory was preserved thanks to the performance of Hicks, who scored 10 points in the final fourth quarter alone.
Seoul Samsung won a hard-fought 92-89 against Seoul SK in the ‘S Derby’ held at Seoul Jamsil Student Gymnasium.
Samsung escaped its 8th consecutive loss by making 17 3-point shots and leading the way with accurate outside shots, and tied for 8th place with Daegu Korea Gas Corporation with 10 wins and 20 losses.
SK, whose 3-game winning streak was canceled out, ranked 4th with 17 wins and 13 losses.
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