"I'm going to the end of the competition for the championship!"' Hana Bank Catching Woori Bank and Chasing 0.5G Car to 'leading' KB [WKBL]

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Bucheon Hana Bank defeated Asan Woori Bank to narrow the gap with the leading Cheongju KB to 0.5 games, rekindling the championship battle.

Hana Bank beat Woori Bank 53-51 in the BNK Financial Group 2025-2026 women's professional basketball regular league home game at Bucheon Gymnasium on the 25th. At the end of the game, he shook off Woori Bank's fierce chase and caught the game.

With this victory, Hana Bank, ranked second with 18 wins and 9 losses this season, escaped its second consecutive loss and chased the leader KB (19 wins and 9 losses) to the bottom of its chin. On the other hand, Woori Bank, which has lost five consecutive games, ranked fifth with 12 wins and 16 losses. In particular, Woori Bank suffered a humiliation of losing all six of its confrontations with Hana Bank this season.

The game was a low-scoring contest. Hana Bank took the lead 13-11 thanks to Jinan's eight points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Hana Bank, which widened the gap by operating Chung's outer gun, finished 27-19 in the first half. Woori Bank tried 16 3-pointers in the first half alone, but struggled with all of them missing.

Hana Bank's lead continued in the second half. Park So-hee and Iijima Saki kept the lead with consecutive points. At the end of the game, Woori Bank chased by three points, but Hana Bank solidified its victory with Jeong Ye-rim's decisive score. Woori Bank succeeded in Onizuka Ayano's 3-point shot just before the end, but failed to reverse the game.

For Hana Bank, Jinan led the attack with 12 points and 6 rebounds, while Jeong Ye-rim (11 points) and Park So-hee (10 points) helped. Woori Bank's Kim Dan-bi worked hard with 23 points and 10 rebounds and a double-double, but lost its luster due to the team's defeat.

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