Professional basketball team Korea Gas Corporation of Daegu defeated Suwon KT and rose to a tie for 7th place with an exciting 4-game winning streak. Korea Gas Corporation defeated KT 80-69 in the 2023-2024 CheongKwanJang Professional Basketball regular league home game held at Daegu Gymnasium on the 18th. Korea Gas Corporation (11 wins, 20 losses), which has recently been on the rise with four consecutive wins, pushed Cheong Kwan Jang (11 wins, 21 losses) to 9th place and tied for 7th place with Goyang Sono (11 wins, 20 losses).
On the other hand, KT suffered 3 consecutive losses and recorded 19 wins and 12 losses, but maintained 3rd place .In the first quarter, Korea Gas Corporation’s Andrew Nicholson spearheaded the team’s attack with 7 points and 7 rebounds, leading the game early 23-14. While KT’s field goal success rate was only 30% in the second quarter, Korea Gas Corporation steadily accumulated points and finished the first half with a score of 43-28.Korea Gas Corporation faced a strong counterattack from KT that began in the middle of the third quarter.
They allowed consecutive points to Jeong-Hyun Moon and a steal and block to Doo-Won Lee, providing KT with continued offensive opportunities, and Hee-Won Han’s 3-point shot, conceding 11 consecutive points. Korea Gas Corporation, which entered the fourth quarter with a 59-50 lead, was able to shake off KT’s pursuit with Kim Nak-hyun’s 3 points and Nicholson’s 5 consecutive points, and maintained the lead until the end. For Korea Gas Corporation, Nicholson recorded a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Nak-Hyeon Kim scored a perfect score of 15 points, including three 3-pointers.KT struggled with 22 points, with Han Hee-won hitting six 3-pointers, but was unable to prevent 슬롯게이밍 the team from losing.