"The second time ever, 500 wins." Samsung Life Insurance's milestone... Beat KB Stars to escape 3 consecutive losses

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Yongin Samsung Life Insurance beat Cheongju KB Stars and escaped three consecutive losses, marking the second team's 500th win in history.

Samsung Life defeated KB Stars 74-61 in an away game of BNK Financial Group 2025-2026 Women's Professional Basketball held at Cheongju Gymnasium on the 19th.

With the victory, Samsung Life Insurance broke its three-game losing streak to Hana Bank, KB Stars and Busan BNK, trailing fourth-ranked Asan Woori Bank (8-8) by 1.5 games with 7 wins and 10 losses. In addition, Samsung Life achieved 500 wins (417 losses) for the second time in league history after Woori Bank, which has 538 wins.

KB Stars, the second-ranked team that failed to win three consecutive games, is in a position to be trailing BNK (9-8), the third-ranked team, by half a game, with 9 wins and 7 losses.

In Samsung Life, Lee Hae-ran and Yoon Ye-bin led the attack. Lee Hae-ran, who dominated the basket, scored 23 points and six rebounds, including nine two-point shots. Yoon Ye-bin scored 22 points, including four 3-pointers.

KB Stars struggled hard, with ace Park Ji-soo making a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, but the team's defeat faded.

The game was decided in the second quarter. Samsung Life, trailing 20-22 in the first quarter, tied the opponent's score to just six points with a strong defense in the second quarter and drove 15 points to finish the first half 35-28.

Samsung Life Insurance's momentum continued in the second half of the year. Samsung Life Insurance, which finished the third quarter 53-43 amid Yoon Ye-bin's performance, was chased by 62-584 points by KB Stars in the middle of the fourth quarter.

At the moment of the crisis, Kang Yoo-rim cut off the opponent's flow with an outer gun, followed by Lee Hae-ran scoring consecutive points to break his will to chase. Samsung Life added Kang Yoo-rim's wedge score 50 seconds before the end of the game to win by 13 points.

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