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Women's professional basketball team Cheongju KB Kookmin Bank defeated Busan BNK and reached the top of the regular league in two years.
KB, led by head coach Kim Wan-soo, defeated BNK 94-69 in the last away game of the regular league of the "BNK Financial 2025-2026 Season Women's Professional Basketball" at Sajik Indoor Gymnasium in Busan on the 30th.
The leading KB, who recorded 21 wins and 9 losses this season with the victory, confirmed the championship regardless of the final match result of the second-place Bucheon Hana Bank (20 wins and 9 losses). Even if Hana Bank beats Incheon Shinhan Bank on the 1st of next month to achieve a tie (21 wins and 9 losses), KB will not change its No. 1 position as it has a 4-2 advantage over its opponents this season.
As a result, KB lifted its sixth regular league trophy in two years after the 2023-2024 season.
With Park Ji-soo's return, KB, a strong favorite even before the opening, also showed off its powerful strength in the game. The key trio, led by Park Ji-soo, Kang Yi-seul and Heo Ye-eun, performed brilliantly. Park Ji-soo, who firmly kept under the basket, became the top contributor to the victory by writing a "double double" with 29 points and 10 rebounds. On top of that, Kang Yi-seul and Heo Ye-eun each hit four 3-pointers and scored 18 points and 14 points to support clear firepower from the outside.
The first half was tight with KB leading 47-40. However, in the third quarter, the addition of the game tilted sharply. While KB scored 26 points with Park Ji-soo, who scored 13 points in the third quarter alone, BNK scored only eight points. KB, which opened with Heo Ye-eun's three-point shot at the beginning of the fourth quarter, widened the score gap to more than 30 points, solidifying its spirit early and proving its qualification as a champion.
On the other hand, fourth-ranked BNK (13 wins and 17 losses), which suffered a painful defeat at home, is on alert to advance to the playoffs (PO). Kim Sonia struggled with scoring 20 points, but collapsed due to poor concentration in the second half. BNK, which has been heavily chased by fifth-ranked Asan Woori Bank (12 wins and 17 losses), is behind Incheon Woori Bank in a tie or gain-loss margin with 3 wins and 3 losses. Only when Woori Bank loses to Yongin Samsung Life Insurance on April 3rd will BNK be able to board the last train of "Spring Basketball."
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