BNK caught Woori Bank again in the second round of the championship, leaving only one win until the first championship
Mar 18, 2025
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BNK won 55-49 in the second match of the championship match against Asan Woori Bank in the 「Hana Bank 2024-2025 Women's Professional Basketball」 held at Asan Yi Sun-shin Gymnasium on the 18th, winning two consecutive games following the first match, leaving only one win to win. In addition, as the 3rd and 4th games are held in Busan, which is home, the possibility of hitting congratulatory shots in front of home fans has increased. This is because the team that has caught the first and second games in a row in the championship has lifted the trophy with a 100% probability.
On the other hand, Woori Bank has lost two consecutive games at its home stadium and is on the verge of handing over the season champion despite ranking first in the regular league. Only when a miraculous turnaround in performance is achieved in Busan, he can return to Asan in Game 5 and try to break the 0% probability.
Unlike the previous game, the first half was tight.
In the first game, Woori Bank tied BNK to only five points in the first quarter with its unique strong defense, and ace Kim Dan-bi led the opponent's matchup defense from the beginning and made a big 18-5 run with a high probability shot. As a result, BNK had to turn the tables in the middle and late fourth quarters after a difficult chase throughout the game.
However, on this day, equal defense began from the beginning. In the first quarter, Kim Dan-bi's offense and defense matchup opponent, BNK Sonia, fought a fierce battle for the position, and both players were so tight that they were double-fouled. Kim Dan-bi also suffered his third foul for pressing Sonia five minutes into the game after making two previous fouls, and Woori Bank's bench had no choice but to increase the sense of crisis.
This also had a significant impact on the attack. Except for Kim Dan-bi's one mid-jumper in the first quarter, all seven two-point shooting attempts went to nothing. However, unlike the first game, Woori Bank's colleagues played Kim Dan-bi 'helping' in the first half. Natsuki, Kim Ye-jin, and Park Hye-mi alternately scored three points. This allowed Woori to take a 15-12 lead in the first quarter.
Even in the second quarter, Kim Dan-bi hardly recovered. Except for the success of two free throws and a layup shot following the breakthrough under the basket, he missed both free throws like in the first game, or made a 3-pointer at the end of the second quarter, but his physical limitations were clearly felt, such as being an air ball.
In the meantime, BNK has regained the lead with Ahn Hye-ji scoring another three-point goal following the first quarter, Lee So-hee's under-the-goal breakthrough, and even the Sixmen, who were put in to ease the physical burden on the main players such as Byun So-jung and Park Sung-jin, joining the scoring. Woori Bank's score gap did not widen thanks to Natsuki and Kim Ye-jin's occasional three-point burst from the outside.
Iijima Saki was responsible for BNK's attack in the third quarter, which faced the second half with a 30-29 lead in the first half. He was responsible for seven points alone, including one 3-pointer, and widened the gap to 37-29, but failed to escape further. On this day, Natsuki's three-point score, which served as a scorer instead of Kim Dan-bi, broke the rim again. However, Kim Dan-bi was still unable to score in the third quarter, with all BNK players blocked by rotation.
BNK was also hit in the fourth quarter with Kim Sonia, the main scorer, scoring only four points and Park Hye-jin not scoring, while both teams remained low in the 30-point range.
Kim Dan-bi, who gained strength, scored four consecutive points for the first time on the day, chasing 40-41. BNK led 49-44 with about two minutes left before the end of the game, with Saki and Ahn Hye-ji alternately successfully attacking under the basket, while operating the best 5 normally as they did in the first quarter, but Kim Dan-bi's first three deep-three points exploded and he was on the verge of turning the game around 47-49.
However, Kim Sonia's three-point attempt, which was thrown away during the attack time, added to the luck of hitting the backboard, making the game a five-point difference, virtually. Lee So-hee's three-run shot 43 seconds before the end became a celebration to confirm the victory.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
