KCC LOSES BY 23 POINTS IN ITS FIRST GAME IN ASIA IN THE FIBA ​​CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

KCC loses by 23 points in its first game in Asia in the FIBA ​​Champions League

KCC loses by 23 points in its first game in Asia in the FIBA ​​Champions League

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Junyong Choi

Busan KCC, the professional basketball champion in the 2023-2024 season, suffered a bitter defeat by 23 points in the

first game of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Champions League Asia.

KCC lost 79-102 to Shardari Gorgan of Iran in the first match of Group B of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA)

Champions League Asia group stage held at the Sheikh Said Bin Maktoum Sports Hall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

(UAE) on the 9th (Korean time). .

In this competition, the winning teams from various Asian countries come together to compete against the strongest team

and share the right to participate in FIBA ​​intercontinental competitions.

In East Asia, along with KCC, the winning teams from each league, including China's Liaoning Flying Leopards and

Japan's Hiroshima Dragonflies, participated, while Felita Jaya (Indonesia) and NS Matrix (Malaysia) also passed the

preliminaries and joined the competition.

In West Asia, Alyadi (Lebanon), Shabab al-Ahli (UAE), and Shardari Gorgan have won tickets to this competition, and a

total of eight teams will 스포츠토토존 compete.

KCC participated in this competition for the first time in five years since Ulsan Hyundai Mobis in 2019.

KCC, whose contract with La Gun-ah expired, showed weakness under the goal and fell behind by 28-41 in the number of

rebounds, and was unable to take control of the game.

KCC allowed Shardari Gorgan to score 7 consecutive points at the end of the first quarter, falling behind 20-24.

In the second quarter, Heo Woong, Song Kyo-chang, and Lee Seung-hyun committed turnovers one after another,

widening the score gap further, and the first half ended at 34-46.

KCC, which exposed weaknesses in its perimeter defense by giving up four 3-pointers in the third quarter, entered the final

quarter trailing by 16 points.

As KCC played a lethargic game, the gap between the two teams widened to 30 points at one point, and KCC eventually

bowed with a score of 79-102.

KCC's Heo Woong struggled with 18 points, including three 3-pointers.

Alphonso McKinney had 14 points and 5 rebounds, and Choi Jun-yong had 12 points and 7 assists.

KCC will attempt its first win of the tournament against the Hiroshima Dragonflies on the 10th.

 

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