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The Goyang Sono Sky Gunners, led by "Korea's top scorer" Lee Jung-hyun (26), have faced off all five times with the Daegu Korea Gas Corporation Pegasus this season, erasing their disappointment against the SK Knights in Seoul the previous day (January 31st).
Goyang Sono beat Korea Gas Corporation 80-62 in the fifth round home game at Goyang Sono Arena in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province on the 1st. He was dragged to the first half, but he kept the lead until the end after turning the game around in the third quarter.
With this victory, Sono has secured all five showdowns against Korea Gas Corporation this season. On the other hand, Korea Gas Corporation has lost six straight games.
In the first quarter, both teams played a careful search. The Korea Gas Corporation focused on blocking Sono's outer artillery based on a strong pressure defense. Sono also did not easily back down from the home turf and countered, but Korea Gas Corporation, which was ahead of the focus at the end of the quarter, took the lead 19-17. The lead was so fierce that it changed five times.
In the second quarter, the game turned into a more intense defensive game. Both teams showed difficulty in fielding and the score was stagnant, but Korea Gas Corporation was a little stronger. Korea Gas Corporation targeted Sono's defensive gap with an organic pass walk and finished the first half with a total score of 32-28 and a gap of 4 points by recording a score of 13-11 in the second quarter. The second quarter was also a clear low-scoring game trend, with only 24 points for both teams. The top scorer in the first half was Sam Josef Bellangel of Gas Corporation, who scored nine points.
The early part of the third quarter was cat strength. Gas Corporation turned the game around with five consecutive points while tied to 32 points. However, as Korea Gas Corporation turned the game around again with Shin Seung-min scoring three points in a row, Sono also took the lead again with Lee Jung-hyun. There was simply a toss-up. However, with about a minute left until the end of the third quarter, Lee Jae-do and Lee Jung-hyun made consecutive field throws to make it 54-46.
From the beginning of the fourth quarter, Sono made a 5-0 run and solidified his spirit. Korea Gas Corporation also followed Kim Joon-il's consecutive points, but it was not enough. In the end, Sono widened the score gap and sold the game.
Sono's Lee Jung-hyun, who scored 19 points in the second half alone, was active with 25 points, 7 assists and 3 rebounds, and Kevin Kembao helped with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Kang Ji-hoon was also good with 12 points and four rebounds. Korea Gas Corporation tried hard to break the losing streak, with Bellangel scoring 14 points and Shin Seung-min scoring 15 points, respectively.
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