Samsung Life overcame an 18-point gap and won its first Park Shin-ja Cup with a come-from-behind victory over Samsung Life

Sep 02, 2025

Samsung Life overcame an 18-point gap and won its first Park Shin-ja Cup with a come-from-behind victory over Samsung Life





Samsung Life Insurance made a reversal and won its first valuable victory in the Park Shin-ja Cup.

Samsung Life Insurance won its first preliminary match by 68 to 66 in the Group A match against BNK Thumb held at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan on the 2nd, overturning the score that was trailing by up to 18 points. Samsung Life, which played well against Spain's Zaragoza and Japan's Fujitsu earlier, will be able to continue its hopes of advancing to the semifinals. On the other hand, BNK missed the victory and lost for the third time, confirming its elimination from the semifinals.




At the end of the third quarter, Samsung Life Insurance was the team that lost the game as it widened to 16 points with 42-58. This is because they played two consecutive back-to-back games with overseas teams, and Lee Hae-ran was not in the best lineup as he was out of power due to injuries following Lee Ju-yeon, Jo Su-a-Kiana. Of course, this was a similar situation for BNK.

Newcomer Choi Ye-seul started the engine. He scored by targeting the paint zone twice in a row, and even hit three points to inspire confidence in his seniors. Then, veteran Kim Dan-bi added a score with two consecutive three-point shots, and Kang Yoo-rim's under-the-goal shot broke out, pressing for a three-point difference of 60-63 before he knew it.

BNK, which had a big lead, was embarrassed by Samsung Life's fierce pressure defense and surprising shot success rate, which eventually served as an excuse for a come-from-behind defeat. In the end, Kim Ah-reum's 3rd point was scored, and Yoo Ha-eun made a decisive shot under the basket with 45 seconds left to complete a dramatic come-from-behind victory.




After the game, Samsung Life Insurance coach Ha Sang-yoon said, `We played back-to-back games, and in the first half, the play in the previous two games did not come out, but the defensive changes and pressure worked well in the second half,' while BNK coach Park Jung said "Because they are young players, they failed to keep the lead." I purposely left it to young players without veterans to overcome the pressure, but I think I had a really good experience losing this game. "








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.