Cheongju KB of the women’s professional basketball league defeated Bucheon Hana OneQ, led by Park Ji-soo, who recorded a double-double and dominated the paint.KB defeated Hana WonQ 71-64 on the road in the Woori Bank Woori WON 2023-2024 Women’s Professional Basketball Regular Season at Bucheon Gymnasium in Gyeonggi-do, Gyeonggi-do, on March 23.Second-place KB, which improved to 5-1, cut the gap to half a game over leader Asan Woori Bank (5-1).Fifth-ranked Hana OneQ, which earned its first win of the season with a 79-65 victory over Incheon Shinhan Bank on Nov. 19, was held off by title favorite KB to drop to 5-1 on the season.Korean women’s basketball’s “Big Bo” Park Ji-soo had a breakout performance with 15 points, 18 rebounds and five assists.
Kang Isul, one of the best shooters in the WNBA, added 14 points to provide firepower from the perimeter.Yeom Yoon-ah (12 points, 8 rebounds) and Heo Ye-eun (12 points, 6 assists) also chipped in.For Hana OneQ, “returning veteran” Kim Jong-un chipped in with 15 points and 10 rebounds.Drafted by Hana OneQ’s predecessor Shinsegae with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2006 rookie draft, Kim played for only one team until 2017. Park Jeong-eun, who played for Asan Woori Bank until last season, returned to her “home” team Hana OneQ ahead of this season.Shin Ji-hyun also led the Hana OneQ offense with 13 points and five assists, but was unable to 슬롯게이밍 overcome KB’s steadfastness under the basket.