Moon Jung-hyun scored 11 points and 11 rebounds, double-double. KT laughed at the end of the turbulent economy
Oct 31, 2024
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KT beat Sono's winning streak to win for the third time (two losses) of the season. KT won 69-61 after exchanging reversal and reversal in the first round of the '2024-2025 KCC Professional Basketball' away match held at Goyang Gymnasium on the 31st. The flow of the game fluctuated throughout the game. However, KT was more stable in the fourth quarter.
Two steals saved KT at the end of the first quarter. KT failed to control the post-up of foreign Sono player Alan Williams and was dragged 10-16 with 2:56 left in the first quarter.
However, Moon Jung-hyun broke Sono's momentum with a still. After the interception, Park Joon-young's three-run shot was hit, and Moon Jung-hyun won the defensive rebound again to bring the right to attack. The moment Park Joon-young's shot continued to fail, and the right to attack was transferred to Sono. Moon Jung-hyun scored with a fastball following Han Hee-won's interception. After the defensive rebound, Jeremiah Tillman's dunk and Han Hee-won's two points and Sono's team foul made it 20-16 with a free throw.
In the second quarter, Sono took the lead again with a three-point shot by Lee Jung-hyun, Jung Hee-jae, and Lim Dong-seop. Like KT at the end of the first quarter, he scored 10 consecutive points for about 2 minutes and 30 seconds. It went 33-23 with four minutes left.
However, KT did not shrink at all. Ration Hammonds, Moon Jung-hyun, and Choi Chang-jin actively dug under the basket and scored 11 points in two minutes to make a comeback 34-33. The two teams, which exchanged bruises with the general, finished the first half 37-37.
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The fourth quarter was also a close game. KT Huh Hoon scored three points at 2:32 of the fourth quarter with a 54-52 lead. After Sono Williams' two points, Heo Hoon again made two free throws for fouls. It widened the gap to 59-54. Sono tried to close the gap with Lee Jung-hyun and Kim Min-wook's three-point attempts. But it kept missing the rim. KT combined Huh Hoon and Ha Yoon-ki's two-pointers to run 64-59 after Ha Yoon-ki scored one free throw. We have 2 minutes and 3 seconds left.
However, at this time, a big bad news occurred in Sono. Regardless of the ball near the Sono baseline, Williams was given a technical foul for protesting the referee. Five offences. And one free throw. KT Hammons made a free throw, 65-59. After the game, Lee Jung-hyun scored two free throws, which he got when he broke through the basket, to chase 61-65. There are one minute and 37 seconds left. Here, Hammons' under-the-goal score was scored, and KT led by six points.
Coach Kim Seung-ki wrote his final operation time with 1:17 left. The only weapon you can lean on is also 3 points. However, Choi Seung-wook's 3-pointer hit the rim and flowed backward. KT succeeded in a two-point shot by Hammonds and a steal to quell Sono's willingness to chase.
wman@sportschosun.com
