Game 3 victory → one step closer to winning the overall championship
Cheongju KB Stars defeated Bucheon Hana OneQ to move one step closer to the championship game.
The KB Stars defeated Hana OneQ 62-52 in the second game of the quarterfinals of the 2023-2024 WON Women’s Professional Basketball League at the Cheongju Gymnasium on Wednesday.
With the win, KB Stars is just one win away from the championship game. KB Stars will advance directly to the championship game if they win Game 3. So far, the team that wins the first and second games in a row has a 100% chance of reaching the championship.
Hana OneQ’s chances of advancing to the championship match were red. After losing Game 1, Hana OneQ will have to win Games 3 and 4 at home and then play Game 5 at home. It won’t be easy. KB Stars is a strong team with only three losses in the regular season.
Park Ji-soo led the way for KB Stars with 17 points, 22 rebounds, and five assists, using her height to her advantage to lead the team’s offense. Kim Min-jung also scored in double figures with 10 points in just 17 minutes of action, while Kang Yi-seul added seven points.
Hana OneQ failed to utilize its sub resources, despite Kim Jong-un, Shin Ji-hyun, and Yang In-young combining for 44 points. Ko Seo-yeon and Park Jin-young played 4:13 and 13:01 minutes, respectively, and the rest of the rotation was not given the opportunity to play.
In the first quarter, Hana OneQ took the lead. Kim Jong-un and Kim Sion combined for 10 points, while Shin Ji-hyun and Yang In-young contributed four points each. For KB Stars, Park Ji-soo and Kang Yi-seul were the main scorers, but the rest of the team managed just two points. Hana OneQ took an 18-15 lead at the break.
KB Stars fought back in the second quarter. Park Ji-soo was held to two points, but 안전놀이터 Heo Ye-eun led the team’s offense with six points. Kim Min-jeong, Kim Ye-jin, and Lee Hye-ju each had three points for the Altoran. Hana WonQ led 34-29 at halftime, with Kim scoring nine points alone.
In the third quarter, KB Stars widened the gap. This time, Park “Ace” Ji-soo was the solution. Park scored eight points in the third quarter alone. Hana OneQ tried to catch up through Shin Ji-hyun, but it wasn’t enough, and the score grew to 52-42.
KB Stars drove a wedge into the game in the fourth quarter. This time, all players contributed to the scoring. Hana OneQ, on the other hand, relied on Shin Ji-hyun and Yang In-young for offense. The rest of the players failed to score a single point. In the end, KB Stars won 62-52.
