KOR – Dongbu drop further with defeat to Sakers

SEOUL (KBL) - Dongbu Promy moved further away from the top two positions after losing 59-68 to LG Sakers in a midweek KBL away game, as Sonic Boom KT and Incheon Elephants kept winning.

Sonic Boom lie above the Elephants on the leader board, but only by virtue of having played a game more.

Dongbu have a played a game less and therefore ahead of KCC Egis in the number three spot, with the two scheduled to meet in the next outing.

Guard Hyun-Soo Byun led Sakers’ all-round attack, which saw five players score in the double digits.

Byun was the highest scorer with 16 points and had 5 assists. Naturalized American Greg Stevenson and Ki Seung-ho scored 13 points each, the former also adding seven rebounds and three assists.

Han Jung-won had 12 points and TJ Cummings had 11.

American power forward Rod Benson posted the only double double of the game with 16 points and a dozen rebounds, but in vain for Dongbu.

Jin-Won Hwang added 13 points.

KBL Standings

1. Busan Sonic Boom KT 35-14
2. Incheon ET Land Elephants 34-14
3. Wonju Dongbu Promy 30-18
4. Jeonju KCC Egis 30-19
5. Seoul Samsung Thunders 26-22
6. Changwon LG Sakers 22-27
7. Seoul SK Knights 21-27
8. Ulsan Mobis Phoebus 17-31
9. Anyang KGC 15-33
10. Daegu Orions 12-37

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