"Only one win" left in the championship match, Samsung Life Insurance's thrilling reversal... Hana Bank won by two points after extra time

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There is only one win left until the championship game. Samsung Life Insurance won a thrilling come-from-behind victory after a persistent chase and took a golden opportunity to overpower Hana Bank.

Samsung Life defeated Hana Bank 70-68 after extra time in Game 3 of the 2025-2026 Women's Professional Basketball Playoff held at Yongin Indoor Gymnasium at 7 p.m. on the 13th.

Samsung Life Insurance, which won the second and third games after giving up the first game, will have only one win left until the championship game. On the other hand, Hana Bank failed to continue its momentum in the early stages of the game and was on the brink of the playoffs.

Samsung Life Insurance's Bae Hye-yoon shone in the clutch situation, including 17 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Kang Yoo-rim also showed a strong double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Kim Ah-reum (15 points), Lee Ju-yeon (10 points), and Lee Hae-ran (10 points) also scored double-digit points evenly to add firepower.

Hana Bank struggled under the basket with Jinan's 19 points and 15 rebounds. Chung Hyun scored 15 points, Park So-hee scored 14 points, and Saki Iijima scored 13 points to resist to the end, but he lacked the last point.

Hana Bank took the lead in the early stages of the game. Hana Bank led the first quarter by 22-12 and 10 points with a strong pressure defense and a quick attack conversion. The second quarter was also followed by a tight flow. Samsung Life Insurance scored 16 points and Hana Bank scored 17 points, and the gap was maintained in the first half.

However, Samsung Life's potential shone in the third quarter. Samsung Life Insurance blocked Hana Bank's score with only 9 points with its thorough defense, and in the meantime, it scored 16 points and succeeded in chasing under its chin.

At the end of the fourth quarter, it was a breathtaking game. With one minute left in the game, Hana Bank's Psaki's two-point shot exploded, narrowing the score to 61-60 and one point. Later, Samsung Life Insurance's Lee Ju-yeon calmly succeeded in both of the free throws he got for a foul to run 63-60, but Hana Bank's Jinan immediately responded to the two points to make it 63-62.

A variable occurred with 23.3 seconds left before the end of the game. Lee Hae-ran of Samsung Life Insurance committed a foul on Jinan during a physical fight under the basket, gave up a team foul free throw and was given a Red Card for five fouls. Jinan made one of two free throws to tie the score at 63-63. In the last attack, Samsung Life Insurance's Kang Yoo-rim tried to make a buzzer beater of the mind, but the ball turned away from the rim and the game went to extra time.

The star of the overtime was Samsung Life Insurance. Samsung Life Insurance, which took the lead with Kang Yoo-rim's 3-point shot, scored a decisive under-the-goal score one minute and 56 seconds before the end, widening the gap to 70-66 and four points. Hana Bank followed Park So-hee's two-point shot to 70-68 50 seconds before the end and sought the last chance to come from behind, but was blocked by Samsung Life's suffocation defense and fell to its knees without even trying to shoot.

The winner of this series will compete with KB Stars, who previously beat Woori Bank in all three games, for the championship cup. Game 4 of the playoffs between Samsung Life Insurance and Hana Bank will be held at Samsung Life Insurance's home on the 15th.

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