KCC returned to the D-League 50% win rate.
Jeonju KCC Egis won 84-80 in the 2022-2023 KBL D-League match against Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus held at LG Champions Park in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do on the 14th.
KCC, which became 4 wins and 4 losses with the victory that day, was tied with KT and Korea Gas Corporation in terms of performance. However, according to the relative record and goal difference, KT ranked 3rd, Korea Gas Corporation 4th, and KCC 5th. Hyundai Mobis stayed in 6th place with 2 wins and 5 losses.
KCC, which desperately needs backup resources due to the line injury of key players and the withdrawal of second-option foreign players, sent a large number of players who should play a role in the first team.
This season, not only Lee Geun-hwi and Song Dong-hoon, who appeared in the first team several times, but also Jeon Jun-beom, who was awkward in the D-League, and Epistola, who was recruited from the Asian Quarter, digested the game.
Yeo Jun-hyung recorded a double-double (24 points and 12 rebounds), Yoo Byung-hoon scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Kim Dong-hyun scored 11 points and 3 rebounds, and Park Se-jin recorded 10 points and 6 rebounds.
Among players with a lot of experience in the first team, Jeon Jun-beom recorded 3 points and 7 rebounds, Lee Geun-hui recorded 5 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and Calvin Jeffrey Epistola recorded 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
For Hyundai Mobis, Kim Ji-hoo scored 33 points, including 7 3-pointers, and grabbed 7 rebounds, Park Joon-eun scored 15 points and 5 rebounds, and Yoon Seong-jun contributed 10 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
KCC, which had a large number of 9 players on the field from the first half, led the game with Yeo Jun-hyeong active inside and outside. KCC took a 42-34 lead over Hyundai Mobis with Kim Ji-hoo and Park Joon-eun.
Hyundai 메이저놀이터Mobis led the attack in the second half with Kim Ji-hoo scoring three 3-point shots. However, KCC also counterattacked with Kim Dong-hyun and Yoo Byeong-hoon’s 3-point shot.
KCC, which consistently maintained a lead of around 10 points, had a poor finish in the third quarter. There was no field goal after Yeo Jun-hyung scored. Free throws also missed the rim.
He was tied with 60 points and could not run away, giving the flow completely to Hyundai Mobis. KCC finished the third quarter by conceding a tie to Hyundai Mobis, who scored 8 points in a row, starting with Kim Ji-hoo.
KCC put Yoo Byeong-hun and Jeon Jun-beom in the 4th quarter, but they couldn’t find the flow.
KCC, who suffered a turnaround at the start of the 4th quarter, added difficult points with Epistola’s free throw and took the lead with Kim Dong-hyun’s breakthrough, but Kim Ji-hoo and Lee Jin-seok hit 3-pointers.
KCC, which continued to be dragged, chased 79-80 with Yeo Jun-hyung’s goal and Yoo Byung-hun’s breakthrough, and Kim Dong-hyun’s free throw 28 seconds before the end, succeeded in turning the game around again.
For Hyundai Mobis, Joon-Eun Park attempted a 3-point shot but failed, and for KCC, Jun-Hyung Yeo grabbed the rebound and even induced the opponent to foul. It was 2 seconds before the end.
Yeo Jun-hyung, who succeeded in the first free throw, missed the second, but managed to finish it off by grabbing an offensive rebound, and KCC finished the fierce game with a come-from-behind victory.