"Women's basketball is the best."' The championship match is complete... 'Upset' Samsung Life Insurance, Hana Bank defeated 3-1

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Samsung Life Insurance, ranked third in the regular league, once again became the main character of the short-term game. Samsung Life Insurance, which overturned the inferiority of its first-round loss and won three consecutive games, completed an upset to catch the top team in the regular league and secured a ticket to the championship game.

Samsung Life defeated Hana Bank 58-53 in the fourth round of the BNK Financial Group 2025-2026 Women's Professional Basketball Playoff (PO, best out of five) at Yongin Gymnasium on the 15th.

Samsung Life Insurance, which had one win and one loss in the first and second away games, swept both games on its home turf and ended the series with a 3-1 record.

As a result, Samsung Life Insurance will completely defeat Asan Woori Bank 3-0 and hunt for its seventh championship against KB Stars, the first-place team in the regular league, who was on a first-come, first-served basis in the championship match. Although KB Stars has an overwhelming lead with 5 wins and 1 loss against the two teams in the regular league, Samsung Life Insurance has made an unusual move to win the championship by beating the second-place KB Stars in the fourth place in 2020-2021.

Kang Yu-rim contributed the most to the victory. Kang Yoo-rim led the attack by scoring 20 points, the most by both teams, including two three-point shots. Lee Hae-ran also marked a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

On the other hand, Hana Bank's Iijima Saki fought hard with 15 points and Kim Jong-un, who announced his retirement after this season, fought to the end, but failed to prevent the team from being eliminated.

The game was a tight race throughout the first half. In the first quarter, Samsung Life Insurance, with Kang Yoo-rim's outer gun at the forefront, led 16-15. In the second quarter, Hana Bank, where Saki's scoring shot was activated, turned the game around 30-27 to finish the first half. In the third quarter, both teams continued to play seesaw games without any concessions, including a 39-39 tie.

The game was decided at the end of the fourth quarter. Samsung Life, which fell behind 51-53 with a run to Park Jin-young with about three minutes left in the end, tied the score with Kang Yoo-rim's free throw. Bae Hye-yoon then scored under the basket one minute and 26 seconds before the end, and added an additional free throw to induce the opponent's Red Card of the 5th foul, making a 56-53 upset. Samsung Life Insurance, which gained momentum, ended the bloody match with Lee Hae-ran making both free throws 10 seconds before the end.

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