SK Thwarts Jung Kwan Jang's Winning Streak to Secure First Win of the Season

Seoul SK halted Anyang Jung Kwan Jang's winning streak to claim their first victory of the professional basketball season.

In the 2026-2027 KCC Professional Basketball home game held at Jamsil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul, SK defeated Jung Kwan Jang, who had been on a four-game winning streak, with a score of 84-76.

Ahn Young-jun led the team with 21 points, including three three-pointers, while Jameel Warney added 20 points and Kim Nak-hyun contributed 16 points to help secure the team's first win of the season.

SK, whose regular season start was delayed due to tangled international tournament schedules, moved to a 1-1 record, while Jung Kwan Jang maintained second place with a 6-2 record.

Jung Kwan Jang was expected to be at a disadvantage in height as their foreign player John Mooney, who averaged a team-high 20.6 points, missed the game due to a knee injury, leaving Davon Reed to play alone.

SK attempted to dominate the paint by starting Oh Se-keun alongside Warney, but things did not go as planned as they were blocked by Jung Kwan Jang's solid defense.

Capitalizing on SK's turnovers to score 10 points, Jung Kwan Jang took a 15-11 lead despite being at a disadvantage in rebounds.

SK's counterattack began in the second quarter when two foreign players were allowed on the court.

Taking advantage of Jung Kwan Jang's defense tightening up to protect the paint, SK's perimeter shots began to fall.

Ahn Young-jun scored 7 points in the second quarter alone, and Kim Nak-hyun, who was scoreless in the first quarter, added 5 points, allowing SK to close the gap to 36-37 at halftime.

Reversing the momentum to 41-37 early in the third quarter with a three-pointer by Warney and a fast-break score by Isaiah Hicks, SK firmly seized control of the game.

Kim Nak-hyun added 9 points, including two three-pointers, in the third quarter, and Warney chipped in 8 points as SK widened the gap to 64-51 heading into the fourth quarter.

Although SK was briefly chased down to 66-61 after allowing consecutive scores to Reed and Han Seung-hee, they pulled away again as Ahn Young-jun hit back-to-back three-pointers.

Leveraging their dominance under the basket to secure offensive rebounds and convert them into points, SK successfully fended off Jung Kwan Jang's pursuit.
 
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