King Maray Pearl LG of Changwon returns to beat 6967 Korea Gas Corporation in SeolBig Match and has won six consecutive games

Jan 30, 2025

King Maray Pearl LG of Changwon returns to beat 6967 Korea Gas Corporation in SeolBig Match and has won six consecutive games
Asem Maray of Changwon LG. Photo courtesy =KBL



King Maray Pearl LG of Changwon returns to beat 6967 Korea Gas Corporation in SeolBig Match and has won six consecutive games
Kal Tamayo of Changwon LG. Photo courtesy =KBL
Changwon LG laughed at the 'Big Match' held on the last day of the Lunar New Year holiday. Changwon LG, led by head coach Cho Sang-hyun, won 69-67 in the home game of 「2024-2025 KCC Professional Basketball」 against Daegu Korea Gas Corporation at Changwon Gymnasium on the 30th. LG (20-13) has won six consecutive games. Asem Maray, who returned from injury, took the lead in the team's victory with 14 points and 11 rebounds in 27 minutes and 14 seconds. Yang Joon-seok and Carl Tamayo also added 14 points each. In particular, Yang Joon-seok did his part by catching the winning goal and the last rebound of the game. On the other hand, Korea Gas Corporation (18 wins and 15 losses) has lost two consecutive games. Sam Joseph Vellangel and Andrew Nicholson each scored 23 points, but failed to clinch a loss.

It was a 'big match'. It was a clash between LG trying to run away and Korea Gas Corporation trying to chase down. Before the game, LG was ranked third with 19 wins and 13 losses, and Korea Gas Corporation was ranked fourth with 18 wins and 14 losses. A fierce ranking fight was foreshadowed. A cloud crowd of 4,950 people gathered at the stadium.

LG's key player was 'Ace' Mare. He has not played for a while since suffering a calf injury in the match against SK in Seoul on the 1st. Maray returned to the court after 29 days. Maray replaced Darryl Monroe with 2:42 left in the first quarter.




Korea Gas Corporation was desperate for Bellangel's performance. Vellangel has thrown 29 3-pointers in his last five games, scoring just three. The Korea Gas Corporation was in dire need of Bellangel's outer firepower.

King Maray Pearl LG of Changwon returns to beat 6967 Korea Gas Corporation in SeolBig Match and has won six consecutive games
Sam Joseph Bellangel of Daegu Korea Gas Corporation. Photo courtesy =KBL
The game has begun. In the beginning, LG had a good atmosphere. In Jeon Sung-hyun's performance, he once ran to 17-7. In the moment of crisis, Vellangel's fingertips flashed. He swept eight points in an instant, going back and forth between inside and outside. It turned the game around 23-17. In the second quarter, LG started chasing Tamayo with his performance. But he couldn't stop Vellangel's momentum. Vellangel led the team in the second quarter by himself, scoring 11 points. Korea Gas Corp. closed with a 44-38 lead in the first half.

At the beginning of the second half, LG changed the atmosphere. Maray and Tamayo's back-to-back points made it 47-46, changing the weight of the game. Korea Gas Corporation fought back with Andrew Nicholson's performance. The two teams finished the third quarter without anyone getting the upper hand in a 55-55 tie.




In the final quarter, Korea Gas Corporation seemed to run away with consecutive 3-pointers by Shin Seung-min and Nicholson. LG chased Maray with the lead. Maray accumulated points by getting back-to-back free throws through opponent fouls. The two teams were locked in a 67-67 tie with about two minutes to go.

LG showed its afterthought first. Yang Joon-seok's score took the lead one minute and 28 seconds before the end of the game. The two teams alternately tried to win by using their operation time. The last person who laughed was LG. Korea Gas Corp. missed Nicholson's last shot, and LG cheered by catching an offensive rebound.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.