KCC, eliminated after losing all three matches in the FIBA Champions League Asia group stage
KCC, eliminated after losing all three matches in the FIBA Champions League Asia group stage
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Professional basketball team Busan KCC was eliminated from the Asian group stage of the International Basketball
Federation (FIBA) Champions League after losing all three games.
KCC lost 91-98 to Indonesia's Felita Jaya in the third game of Group B of the FIBA Champions League Asia group stage
held at the Sheikh Said Bin Maktoum Sports Hall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the 12th (Korean time).
Following Shardari Gorgan of Iran and Hiroshima Dragonflies of Japan, KCC bowed to Felita Jaya on this day and lost all
three games in the group stage.
KCC, which ranked last in Group B, failed to advance to the semifinals, where the first and second places from each group
advance.
In this competition, where the right to participate in the FIBA intercontinental competition was at stake, the winning
teams from Asian countries gathered together to compete.
In East Asia, the winning teams from each league, including China's Liaoning Flying Leopards and Hiroshima Dragonflies,
along with KCC, participated, and Felita Jaya and NS Matrix (Malaysia) also participated in the competition after passing
through the preliminaries.
In West Asia, Alyadi (Lebanon), Shabab al-Ahli (UAE), and Shardari Gorgan presented the challenge.
The eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams each and played in the group stage, with the top two teams
advancing to the 온라인카지노 semifinals.
KCC, which participated in this competition for the first time in five years since Ulsan Hyundai Mobis in 2019, turned
away without being able to use its strength properly.
KCC, whose shots missed the rim one after another from the first quarter, allowed 11 consecutive points to the opponent
and then struggled again, conceding 12 points.
The team finished the first quarter down 16-38 due to poor field goal percentages, including not only 3-point shots but also
layups.
KCC's outside shooting came to life in the second quarter, setting the stage for pursuit.
Choi Jun-yong scored 13 points, including three 3-pointers, in the second quarter alone, and temporarily recruited Dion
Thompson also scored 6 points in a row to close the gap with the opponent to 13 points to end the first half.
KCC completely turned the situation around in the third quarter by focusing on five outside shots.
KCC, which had been steadily accumulating points with Lee Geun-hwi's outside shot and Thompson's score, tied the score
with Choi Jun-yong's 3-pointer, and succeeded in turning the score around 75-74 with Lee Geun-hwi's outside shot just
before the end of the third quarter.
However, KCC's backbone was lacking in the last quarter.
When KCC took a slight lead, Felita immediately pursued, but 5 minutes and 37 seconds before the end, Felita's James
Dickey allowed a reversal.
Afterwards, the gap between the two teams began to widen, and Heo Woong kept the chase alive with a 3-pointer, but the
opponent also ran away with a series of successful outside shots.
KCC bowed its head after hitting a 3-pointer that completely decided the game 39 seconds before the end.
KCC's Choi Jun-yong had 21 points and 5 rebounds, including 5 three-pointers, and Thompson also recorded a double-
double with 21 points and 16 rebounds.
Lee Geun-hwi scored 20 points, including 4 three-point shots, and Heo Woong scored 17 points, including 3-point shots
and 3 shots.
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