Woori Bank takes the lead in the women's professional basketball championship game
Park Ji-hyun , who won the first game 68-62 against KB Stars, scored 18 points and scored 9 rebounds.
Woori Bank's Danbi Kim (left) and Jihyun Park are doing the so-called 'shoulder bun' ceremony after leading the first game of the 2023-2024 season women's professional basketball championship against KB Stars to a 68-62 victory on the 24th. The two players combined for 35 points, more than half of the team's score that day.
“It is meaningful to break KB Stars’ undefeated streak at home in the championship match, which is not even a regular league.”
Kim Dan-bi, Woori Bank's leading player in women's professional basketball, said this after winning the first game of the 2023-2024 season championship match against KB Stars held in Cheongju on the 24th. Woori Bank, the second-place team in the regular league, defeated the first-place team KB Stars 68-62 on this day.
KB Stars won all 15 regular league games and 2 playoff games played at home this season. It has been 393 days since KB Stars lost at home on February 25 last year, and the previous game was also lost to Woori Bank. Woori Bank won the first game on this day and became the protagonist with a 71.9% probability of winning the championship. So far, out of 32 championship matches, the team that won the first game has risen to the top 23 times.
On this day, Woori Bank was trailing by 10 points until 6 minutes and 29 seconds remained in the game. However, they scored 15 points over the next 5 minutes, limiting the opponent's score to 2 and turning the game around at 63-60. During these 5 minutes, Woori Bank recorded a field goal success rate of 55.5%, while KB Stars recorded only 11.1%.
22 seconds before the end of the fourth quarter, when Woori Bank was ahead 64-62, KB Stars Lee Yun-mi's 3-point shot from the left side missed the rim. And the game was tilted when Park Hye-jin of Woori Bank won the rebound. Afterwards, Woori Bank finished the game with a 6-point victory with Park Ji-hyun succeeding in all 4 free throws.
Woori Bank coach Wi Sang-woo said, “We were able to win because Kim Dan-bi and Park Ji-hyun blocked (the opponent’s main scorer) Park Ji-su well.” Ji-Hyun Park recorded 18 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals, and Dan-bi Kim recorded 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists, leading them to victory in the first game of the championship game. The second game between the two teams will be held at the same location on the 26th.
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