Team Asia Wins: Tolentino MVP – Pro Basketball All-Star Eve Dunk Show

[OSEN=노진주 기자] Team Asia defeated Team Rookie in a match on the eve of the Pro Basketball All-Star Game.

Team Asia faced Team Rookie and won 82-79 on the eve of the 2025-2026 LG Electronics Professional Basketball All-Star Game held at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul on the 17th.

It was a match between Team Asia, made up of Asia quota players, and Team Rookie, made up of domestic players who had been playing for less than three years.

The winning team was given a prize of 2 million won, and the losing team, Rookie, was given 1 million won.

For Team Asia, Alvin Tolentino recorded a double-double with 22 points and 14 rebounds. He received the most votes in the press vote and was selected as the best player.

In Team Rookie, Yoon Ki-chan scored 17 points, including 5 3-pointers.

At the start of the first quarter, Yoon Ki-chan made consecutive 3-point shots from the outside. Team Rookie took the lead in the early stages. However, Team Asia also fought back immediately. Justin Gutang’s dunk turned the mood around. William Navarro added strength under the goal.

In the first quarter, Team Asia led 21-17.

[OSEN=잠실실내체, 조은정 기자] On the 17th, the eve of the 2025-2026 LG Electronics Professional Basketball All-Star Game was held at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium in Songpa-gu, Seoul. This All-Star Game is the first game to be held at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium in 10 years since the 2015-2016 season, and the last All-Star Game to be held before the gym is demolished. Team Asia Daniel is successfully dunking. 2026.01.17 /[email protected]

In the second quarter, Team Asia widened the gap. Alvin Tolentino’s outside gun exploded, and the fast attack was also smooth. Team Rookie responded with Kang Ji-hoon’s dunk, but it was not enough to turn the tide.

The first half ended with Team Asia leading 51-42.

The offense and defense between both teams continued in the second half. At the beginning of the third quarter, Team Rookie started chasing and narrowed the score gap to 3 points. However, Gutang brought the momentum back with a dunk, and Team Asia entered the final quarter with a 69-60 lead.

After the fourth quarter began, Team Asia ran further. Navarro and Tolentino scored consecutive goals, widening the gap to 17 points at one point. Team Rookie chased hard with Kang Ji-hoon’s 3-point shot at the last minute, but it was not enough to pull off a comeback.

Team Asia won by 3 points.

[OSEN=잠실실내체, 조은정 기자] On the 17th, the eve of the 2025-2026 LG Electronics Professional Basketball All-Star Game was held at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium in Songpa-gu, Seoul. This All-Star Game is the first game to be held at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium in 10 years since the 2015-2016 season, and the last All-Star Game to be held before the gym is demolished. SK Kim Myung-jin is showing off a great dunk in the dunk shot contest preliminary round held on the eve of the event. 2026.01.17 /[email protected]

The finalists for the 3-point contest are Alvin Tolentino, Ethan Albano, Jeong-Hyeon Lee, and Derek Williams. The semifinalists for the 1-on-1 contest are Eddie Daniel, Gun-ha Kim, Jeong-woong Park, and Seong-jo Jeong, and the finalists for the dunk contest are Jun-hee Cho, Myeong-jin Kim, Ji-hoon Kang, and Min-gyu Kim.

The main All-Star Game event will be held at the same location, Jamsil Indoor Stadium, at 2 PM on the 18th.

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