Changwon LG breaks the jinx of 7 consecutive losses against SK and is on the verge of victory

Changwon LG defeated Seoul SK 67-55 in the 2025-2026 LG Electronics professional basketball regular league held at Changwon Gymnasium on the 29th. With this win, LG recorded 35 wins and 15 losses, reducing the magic number for winning the regular season to 2.

LG maintains a 3-game gap with 2nd place Anyang CheongKwanJang (32 wins, 18 losses), and if they win a direct match against CheongKwanJang on the 31st, they will secure their first combined championship regardless of the results of the remaining games.

The great performance of the trio Yoo Yu-sang, Marei, and Yang Hong-seok

In this game, Yu Yu-sang led the team in scoring with 19 points, including 5 3-pointers. Yang Hong-seok had 17 points and 6 rebounds, and foreign player Marey had a great performance, approaching a triple-double with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.

LG fell behind 0-4 due to consecutive mistakes in the early part of the game, but succeeded in turning around the game by scoring 9 points in a row, starting with Marey's goal scoring. LG, which finished the first half with a 32-27 lead, created a decisive gap in the third quarter.

Overcoming the 3rd quarter jinx is the watershed for victory

LG's weak point against SK this season was the third quarter. They struggled to the extent that the goal-loss difference in the third quarter against SK reached -7.8 points. However, on this day, the team ran away to 39-29 thanks to Marey and Carl Tamayo's strategy behind the goal, and Yoon Won-sang's 3-pointer just before the end of the quarter widened the lead to 52-43.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Yang Hong-seok scored five points in a row to expand the lead to 57-45, and with 1 minute and 48 seconds left, Yoo Yu-sang's 3-pointer effectively ended the game at 67-55.

SK, caught up in Jamil Warney’s sluggish performance

For SK, Ahn Young-Jun struggled with 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists, but key scorer Jamil Warney collapsed with only single-digit scoring (6 points) for the first time this season. SK fell to third place with 31 wins and 19 losses, one game behind Cheong Kwan-Jang.

KCC wins against Korea Gas Corporation in Daegu away

Meanwhile, in the game held in Daegu, Busan KCC defeated Daegu Korea Gas Corporation 87-80 and maintained 6th place (26 wins, 25 losses). KCC, which was down 17-25 in the first quarter and outgunned by 9 points in the first half, turned the tide with Heo Woong's explosive performance in the 3rd quarter.

Heo Woong scored 28 points, including 5 3-pointers, and Sean Long added 25 points and 13 rebounds. Heo Hoon, who stood on the court wearing a mask three days after surgery for a nose fracture, also contributed to his brothers' victory by recording 6 points and 8 assists in 34 minutes.