Suwon KT, led by Paris Bass’ triple-double, defeated Daegu KOGAS for its third straight win.KT defeated KOGAS 91-69 in a home game of the 2023-2024 regular season at KT Arena in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, on Monday.KT won its third straight game to improve to 4-3 on the season, while KOGAS (1-6) remained in last place with four straight losses.The first half was dominated by KOGAS, with Samjosef Belangel hitting five of six field goals to score 14 points and take a 40-35 lead.But midway through the third quarter, KT went on an offensive tear and turned the game around.Taking the lead for good with 5:31 left in the quarter on a basket by Jung Sung-woo, KT then scored eight straight points, including back-to-back baskets by Paris Bass, to take a 13-point lead with just over four minutes left.Jung Sung-woo also assisted on Ha Yoon-ki’s basket just before the end of the quarter to spark KT’s 32-point third quarter.
Leading 74-63 with just over four minutes left in the game, KT ended KOGAS’ comeback bid with a cool dunk by Bass.Bass finished with 29 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists for his first triple-double in professional basketball this season.National team center Ha Yun-ki added 22 points and 10 rebounds to take advantage of KOGAS’ poor defense. Jung Sung-woo added 18 points from the perimeter.Belangel led KOGAS with 19 points.Ulsan’s Hyundai Mobis snapped a four-game losing streak with a 77-69 victory at home over Seoul Samsung.With the win, Hyundai Mobis (5-3) moved into sole possession of second place in the standings behind Wonju DB, which is riding a seven-game winning streak to open the season.Samsung (2-6), which suffered its sixth loss of the season, dropped to the bottom of the standings.Following a lethargic 58-94 loss to DB on Nov. 7, the team’s mood sank further as it continues to be stuck in the bottom half of the standings.Ham Ji-hoon, who was born in 1984 and is the oldest active player on the roster, scored a team-high 18 points to lead Hyundai Mobis to victory.He also added nine assists.Foreign player Kebe Aluma also chipped in with 17 points and eight rebounds.For Samsung, 6-foot-10 center Kofi Coburn led the way with 23 points and 10 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough 토토사이트 to turn the game around.For Samsung, veteran guard Kim Si-rae, who played 29 minutes, was held to just four points.