'Park Ji-soo 20 Points' KB Wins 10 Points Over Samsung Life

Women's basketball Cheongju KB defeated Yongin Samsung Life Insurance to firmly hold the lead.

KB beat Woori Bank's Woori WON 2023-24 Women's Professional Basketball Regular League Samsung Life 67-57 at Cheongju Gymnasium in North Chungcheong Province on the 22nd.

Leading KB, which has grabbed seven straight wins, maintained its No. 1 ranking with 18 wins and two losses. It widened its gap with runner-up Asan Woori Bank (16 wins and three losses) to 1.5 games.

Samsung Life Insurance, ranked third, recorded its 10th loss (nine wins) of the season and saw its winning percentage collapse.

In KB, Park Ji-soo led the victory with 20 points (6 rebounds and 9 assists), the most for both teams. Yeom Yoon-ah helped with 13 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals.

Bae Hye-yoon (17 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists) and Kiana Smith (11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists) fought hard for Samsung Life, but the team's defeat faded. 토토사이트

KB edged out 35-32 in the first half.

From the start of the third quarter, Kang Yi-seul's three-point shot and Park Ji-soo's outer shot led the team to a 41-34 run. At the end of the third quarter, Samsung Life Insurance chased after Kang Yoo-rim and Shin Yi-seul, but failed to narrow the gap that had widened once.

KB defeated the opponent's morale with six consecutive points early in the fourth quarter, when it entered 49-41.

KB, which has maintained a double-digit lead since then, shook off Samsung Life's persistent pursuit at the last minute and won by 10 points.