Core Sixman Lee Yunmi Index 43 points! KB, Hana Bank 97:65, 32 points clear. the first win of the tournament
Jul 03, 2025
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KB defeated Hana Bank 97-65 in the preliminary round of Group A of the 2025 WKBL Futures League held at Sajik Indoor Gymnasium in Busan on the 3rd.
Lee Yun-mi scored 22 points and Yang Ji-soo scored 21 points. Hana Bank struggled with Park So-hee scoring 17 points and Ko Seo-yeon scoring 16 points.
KB has seven people on the roster. Hana Bank is competing in this competition with six members.
KB is Lee Yeo-myeong, Sung-soo, Yang-soo, Lee Yoon-mi, and Hyun-ji are starting members. For Hana Bank, Go Seo-yeon, Ha Ji-yoon, Jung-hyun, Park Jin-young, and Park So-hee stepped up.
KB included the main players in the semifinals last season. Yang Ji-soo, Lee Yoon-mi and Lee Chae-eun were six-men last season and played a role in KB's rotation. Lee Yeo-myung, a Korean in Japan, has good techniques, and Ko Hyun-ji is expected to be a big forward.
Hana Bank, Ko Seo-yeon, Jeong-hyeon, Park Jin-young, and Park So-hee are all highly anticipated prospects.
It was tight throughout the first half. KB scored one after another with organized movements and promised patterns. Lee Chae-eun led the attack with an accurate three-point shot.
For Hana Bank, Go Seo-yeon, Jeong-hyun, and Park Jin-young were active. However, Ko Hyun-ji scored two free throws at the end of the second quarter. Hana Bank missed an easy shot, and KB punished Lee Yun-mi with a three-point corner following Lee Yeo-myung's exquisite assist. In addition, KB widened the gap with a surprise half-line double team and a mid-jumper by Lee Yeo-myung's hedging. In Hana Bank, Ko Seo-yeon's sharp breakthrough came out in the last attack.
In the end, the first half ended with KB taking the lead by 41-35, six points.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Ko Hyun-ji's three-pointer burst. After that, he scored back-to-back points including a mid-jumper. KB led by 46-35, 11 points.
Hana Bank's counterattack has begun. Ko Seo-yeon caught the failure of the free throw with an offensive rebound, making a mid-jumper and a free throw earned by the opponent's foul. It blocked KB from rising.
However, KB had Yang Ji-soo. He hit two consecutive three-pointers. Another 11-point lead.
Hana Bank had difficulty managing fouls. With 2:12 left in the third quarter, Park Jin-young was sent off for five fouls. A situation in which there are only six players. Jung-hyun and Park So-hee were also caught in foul trouble early on due to the four fouls. In the end, the third quarter ended with a 13-point lead by 67-54, KB.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, KB's baseline surprise double team worked. Park So-hee tried to post-up, but eventually made an error. In KB, Yang Ji-soo's mid-jumper broke due to Lee Yeo-myung's match coordination. Lee Yeo-myeong scored three points soon after. The score widened to 74-56, 18 points. In fact, it was the moment when the victory or defeat was decided.
KB was organized. Lee's ability to coordinate and pass the game was impressive. Yang Ji-soo and Lee Chae-eun's outer attacks also had an impact. In defense, he pressured his opponent with a surprise double team.
For Hana Bank, Ko Seo-yeon, Park So-hee, and Park Jin-young struggled. However, he couldn't take the intensity of defensive pressure properly as he got caught in foul trouble early. It was a key reason why KB won a big victory.
Starting this year, the Futures League has expanded its scale to international competitions.
This competition will be divided into groups A and B. WKBL is actively creating a venue for international exchanges from the Park Shin-ja Cup to the Futures League.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
