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Cheongju KB Stars, where Kang Yi-seul and Park Ji-soo played without fail, defeated Incheon Shinhan Bank S-Bird and won four consecutive games.
KB Stars beat Shinhan Bank 76-66 in the fourth round of the 'BNK Financial 2025-2026 Women's Professional Basketball' held at Incheon Dowon Gymnasium on the 31st. From the first quarter, he kept the lead he took until the end and embraced the game.
With this victory, KB has won four consecutive games, narrowing the gap with leading Bucheon Hana Bank. On the other hand, Shinhan has lost three consecutive games.
It was up to KB Stars to gain the upper hand in the first quarter. KB shook Shinhan Bank's defense with Kang Yi-seul's score and Heo Ye-eun's lead from the middle of the first quarter. While Shinhan Bank was suffering from difficulties in shooting, KB accumulated scores little by little and finished the first quarter with a 19-11 and 8-point lead. Kang Yi-seul scored seven points in the first quarter alone.
However, the game changed rapidly in the second quarter. Shinhan Bank, which came out of the lineup, induced KB's turnovers with a strong pressure defense. With Mima Louie at the forefront, Jihyun Shin and Choi Yi-sam evenly joined the scoring streak and pressured KB. KB chased Park Ji-soo's score by four points while Shinhan was tied to 40 points with about two minutes left. In the end, the first half ended with KB's lead narrowed to 40-36.
However, in the third quarter, KB widened the gap from the beginning again. Park Ji-soo earned AndOne and created a three-point play. Here, Kang Yi-seul's success of three points in two consecutive games was achieved, and the gap was 13 points in an instant. Sakai Sarah and Heo Ye-eun joined the three-point march, 59-41, 18 points apart. Again, Shinhan followed Kim Jihyun Shin, Ko Na-yeon, and Kim Jinyoung Kim again by 9 points with 3 consecutive 3-pointers with about 3 minutes left in the third quarter. In the end, the third quarter ended with a 60-50 KB lead.
Shinhan narrowed the gap to seven points at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but unfortunately, Song Yoon-ha calmly added a paint zone score again to solidify the victory. On top of that, even Mima Louie was sent off for five fouls, losing the momentum of the chase.
KB's Kang Yi-seul scored the most points with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and Park Ji-soo also played a double-double with 20 points and 15 rebounds. On top of that, Heo Ye-eun also contributed to the team's victory with 9 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Shinhan Bank struggled with 13 points for Mima Louie and 15 points for Shin Yi-seul, but unfortunately lost its luster due to defeat.
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