KBL – Sonic Boom lose game to Sakers and top spot to Elephants

SEOUL (KBL) - After 10 weeks atop the KBL standings, Sonic Boom dropped to second place as a result of their 68-81 loss to LG Sakers on Sunday night.

Incheon Elephants, who had shared the top spot with Sonic Boom, held on to the best record in the league by beating Mobis Phoebus 78-70.

The defeat dropped Mobis, the KBL's defending champions, to second last, just ahead of Daegu Orions.

Forward Greg Stevenson (pictured) proved the chief tormentor of Sonic Boom missing with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Fellow American center had 16 points and seven boards.

Jasper Johnson’s game-high 24 points and eight rebounds led Sonic Boom.

Jarod Stevenson had 21 points and five rebounds and Seo Jang-hoon accounted for 18 points as four Elephants players scored in double digits.

Laurence Ekperigin’s 33 points for Mobis was a game-high.

KBL Round 43 (home team first): Elephants 78 Mobis Phoebus 70; KCC Egis 92 Daegu Orions 76; Anyang KGC 72 Dongbu Promy 62; Samsung Thunder 69 SK Knights 75; Mobis Phoebus 86 KCC Egis 96; LG Sakers 81 Sonic Boom KT 68.

KBL Standings
1. Incheon ET Land Elephants 31-13
2. Sonic Boom KT 30-14
3. Dongbu Promy 26-16
4. KCC Egis 27-18
5. Seoul Samsung Thunders 24-18
6. Seoul SK Knights 21-23
7. Changwon LG Sakers 19-23
8. Anyang KGC 15-29
9. Mobis Phoebus 15-30
10. Daegu Orions 12-33

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