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KCC defeated Changwon LG 74-65 on the road at Changwon Gymnasium on April 5 in a 2025-2026 LG Electronics KBL regular-season game.
The win moved KCC into a tie for fifth with Sono at 28-25, ensuring they finished ahead of seventh-place Suwon KT (26-27) and secured a playoff berth.
This is KCC’s first trip back to the postseason since the 2023-24 season. That year, KCC entered the playoffs as the No. 5 seed, knocked out KT and went on to capture the championship.
LG, which clinched the regular-season title, finished 36-17.
KCC’s Shawn Long recorded a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Choi Jun-yong led both teams with 17 points to fuel the victory.
For LG, Yoo Ki-sang fought for 13 points but couldn’t keep his team from falling.
KCC closed the first half with a 42-31 lead.
LG mounted a third-quarter rally and tied the game at 56-56.
KCC answered in the fourth. Trailing 58-56, Song Kyo-chang, Choi Jun-yong and Hernandez combined for a 10-0 run to open a 66-58 advantage.
With 1:15 remaining, Choi made a free throw to extend the lead to 72-62, and with 42 seconds left Lee Ho-hyun scored in the paint to seal the win.
KCC later conceded an outside shot to Galloway, but closed out the game without further threat.
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| Sono squad / Photo: KBL |
At the same time at Goyang Sono Arena, the home team Sono beat visiting Anyang Jeonggwanjang 65-61.
Sono, tied with KCC for fifth, clinched its first-ever playoff berth since the club was founded in 2023.
Jeonggwanjang finished 34-19 and failed to secure second place in the regular season; they sit 1.5 games ahead of third-place Seoul SK (32-20).
Sono’s Lee Jung-hyun exploded for 24 points. Kembao (16 points, 8 rebounds) and Knight (9 points, 16 rebounds) also delivered rugged, near–double-double performances.
For Jeonggwanjang, Kim Young-hyun (11 points), Byun Jun-hyung and O’Bryant (10 points each) battled hard but came up short.
At Suwon KT Sonicboom Arena, KT beat Ulsan Hyundai Mobis 73-69.
Despite the win, seventh-place KT finished two games behind co-fifth KCC and Sono and missed the postseason.
Hyundai Mobis, mired in a six-game losing streak, remained eighth at 17-36.
KT’s Williams led the way with 21 points.
For Hyundai Mobis, Hammons posted 13 points and 10 rebounds and Igbunu added 10 points and 10 rebounds, but their double-doubles weren’t enough.
[Sports Today reporter Shin Seo-young sports@stoo.com]
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