"Chokai, there's no reversal twice" Coway wins 66-58 over Jeju Samdas in the 2nd round of the Wheel Farm Championship...Champ's luck is in Game 3 on the 24th!

Nov 23, 2024

[Gwangju (Gyeonggi Province) = Reporter Jeon Young-ji of Sports Chosun]'Wheelchair basketball master' Coway Blue Wheels beat Jeju Samdasoo in the championship game' regular league to return the game to square one.

Coway Blue Wheels defeated Jeju Samdasu 66-58 in the second round of the 2024 KWBL Wheelchair Basketball League Championship at Gwangju Civic Gymnasium in Gyeonggi-do at 2 p.m. on the 23rd. The fate of the 2024 wheelchair basketball champion will be determined in Game 3 on the 24th.

In the first game of the previous day, Jeju Samdasoo beat Coway Samdasoo. It was the day of Chokai Ranshi, the "Ace of Japan's National University". Coway led 54-52 until two minutes before the end of the fourth quarter, but Chokai turned the game around 56-54 with 28 seconds left and Kim Dong-hyun's free throw was added to win 57-54.

Coway Blue Wheels, the second game that must be won, stepped up to the plate from the beginning. It was a good game from the start of the first quarter. 4-4, 6-6, 8-8, continued the tight flow. Coway Yang Dong-gil scored three consecutive points. As Chokai made a shot under the basket on the counterattack and took a 10-8 lead 'Coway's eldest brother'Kim Ho-yong shook the rim and balanced it again 10-10. Chokai scored back-to-back points to take a 14-10 lead. However, Kim Sang-yeol's goal began to break out, and Jeju Samdasoo's pass miss came out. Yang Dong-gil Kim Ho-yong blocked Chokai together and dominated the rebound. 16-14, Coway finished the first quarter with a two-point lead.

The second quarter was Coway's atmosphere. Chokai's zero gradually hit, followed by a tight 18-18 and 20-20 trend. Yang Dong-gil's shooting sense was at its peak on the day. Jeju asked for a timeout when the score was 26-22, four points apart. Yang Dong-gil led 27-22 with an additional free throw. 38-33, Coway finished the first half with a five-point lead. Coway Yang Dong-gil scored 11 points in the first half alone, Kim Ho-yong scored eight points, and all five scored evenly. In Jeju Samdasoo, Chokai scored 14 points and scored the most points in both teams, but the players did not get zero points except for Kim Dong-hyun (8 points).

Coway Yang Dong-gil was also an undisputed ace in the third quarter. He made a decisive shot at 40-36, widening the gap to 42-36, six points. Kwak Joon-sung and Yang Dong-gil's shots went in one after another with about four minutes left, leading by 46-38 and eight points, and Oh Dong-seok's shot was successful with 2 1/2 minutes left, and he even made an additional free throw to run to the 50-40 mark. Yang Dong-gil's shot was successful with 28 seconds left in the third quarter, and Coway led 52-44. Yang Dong-gil scored eight points in the third quarter alone, and Chokai also scored eight points side by side.

In the fourth quarter of fate, Chokai came to life. 52-46. Scored 2 consecutive points as soon as he entered the court. Coway's team play, however, was tough. He expressed his strong will not to repeat the previous day's upset loss. The official records of veteran veteran Oh Dong-seok and Kim Ho-yong shone. After Oh Dong-seok's bank shot cut through the rim, he looked at Oh Dong-seok running toward the net of Yang Dong-gil, who blocked Chokai's shot at 58-52. Oh Dong-seok made a light layup. 60-52. Yang Dong-gil played crazy in every aspect of offense and defense and rebounding. Immediately after Jeju Samdasoo's timeout, Chokai's under-the-goal shot went in and the opponent's defense was blocked, reducing the gap to 60-54, six points with 2:55 left.

With Coway caught in a team foul, Chokai's shots went in one after another, chasing 60-56, 62-58, by four points. However, the hero of the day Yang Dong-gil overcame a fierce under-the-goal fight with one minute left to score and lead 64-58. Oh Dong-seok lightly succeeded in counterattack, 66-58, again by 8 points. Coway's team play beat Chokai's Jeju Samdasoo.

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