Kerem Kanter scores 42 against LG, then Samsung hold off DB 95-92 to go 5-0: KBL roundup

Kerem Kanter made 18 of 28 shots on Thursday night at Jamsil Student Gymnasium. He finished with 42 points, 14 rebounds and six assists, and the Seoul Samsung Thunders beat the Changwon LG Sakers 93-86. Two days later in Wonju, Samsung led the Wonju DB Promy by 15 after three quarters and held on to win 95-92.

Samsung are 5-0, the only unbeaten team in the KBL. Anyang Jung Kwan Jang are second at 6-1 after two more wins this weekend.

Samsung 93, LG 86 (Thursday)

LG led by 12 in the second quarter and 48-41 at half-time. Samsung answered with an 11-0 run early in the third, from 45-52 down to 56-52 up, and led 70-64 after three.

The fourth quarter had four lead changes. Yang Hong-seok's three-point play put LG ahead 78-77 with 4:08 left. Then Lee Gwan-hee scored all 10 of his points. His basket made it 79-78, Kanter's three-point play made it 82-78, and Lee hit threes for 85-79 and 88-82. Lee Geun-hwi's three made it 91-83 with 1:13 left.

Archie Goodwin III scored 34 for LG, and Carl Tamayo had 24 off the bench. The crowd was 1,675.

Samsung 95, DB 92 (Saturday)

The teams were level for a half, with six ties and eight lead changes, and Samsung led 46-45 at the break. Then Samsung won the third quarter 37-23. Han Ho-bin and Lee Gwan-hee each hit a three in it, and the lead was 83-68 going into the fourth.

DB came back. Down 92-80 with 3:58 left, they scored eight straight, the last three on a Lee Yong-woo three, to make it 92-88 with 1:27 left. Lee Kyu-tae's basket and a Lee Gwan-hee free throw kept Samsung ahead, and Henry Ellenson's three with 10 seconds left only made it 95-92.

Kanter had 27 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. Lee Gwan-hee scored 19 with four threes, and Han Ho-bin 15 on 4-of-5 from three. Ellenson scored 29 for DB, and Ethan Alvano and Rayshaun Hammonds 20 each. The crowd was 3,413.

Jung Kwan Jang 89, KT 69 and 81, KCC 74

On Saturday, Jung Kwan Jang never trailed against the Suwon KT Sonicboom. They led 45-23 at half-time and by 24 in the fourth. Byun Jun-hyung made all four of his threes for 18 points.

On Sunday, the Busan KCC Egis led 45-36 at half-time in Anyang. Jung Kwan Jang won the third quarter 23-14 to tie it 59-59, scored the first three points of the fourth, and never gave the lead back. John Mooney had 14 points and 11 rebounds and finished it with a dunk for 81-74 with 16 seconds left. Louis King scored 21 with 10 rebounds off the bench for KCC. Jung Kwan Jang have won four in a row.

Sono 95, Hyundai Mobis 82 and 87, SK 81

Johnny O'Bryant III had 27 points and 16 rebounds on Friday, and Kevin Quiambao scored 20 with four threes, as the Goyang Sono Skygunners beat the Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus at home. Sono led by as many as 15 in the third.

On Sunday at the Seoul SK Knights, the lead changed hands 19 times. O'Bryant's three at the end of the third quarter gave Sono a 70-65 lead, Kim Hyung-bin's three cut it to 70-68, and then threes from Lim Dong-seop, Lee Jung-hyun and David James Jr. made it 79-68. O'Bryant scored 29 on 12-of-16 shooting, Lee Jung-hyun had 21 with five threes, and James had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Jameel Warney scored 23 for SK. The crowd of 5,203 was the biggest of the four days.

Korea Gas 85, LG 75 and Hyundai Mobis 96, KT 80

The Daegu KoGas Pegasus never trailed against LG on Saturday and led by 17 in the third quarter. Ra Gun-ah had 19 points and 15 rebounds off the bench, and Sam Belangel scored 18 and made all seven of his free throws. It was Korea Gas's third straight win.

On Sunday, Hyundai Mobis led KT 59-38 at half-time and won 96-80. Darius Bazley had 23 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. Paris Bass scored 31 for KT, who have lost three in a row.

Scoring

Scoring: Samsung 93-86 LG (Thursday)

Samsung: Kerem Kanter 42, Christopher McCullough 14, Lee Gwan-hee 10, Justin Gutang 10, Han Ho-bin 6, Lee Geun-hwi 6, Choi Seong-mo 3, Lee Kyu-tae 2, Jung Sung-jo 0, Lim Dong-eon 0, Hwang Yeong-chan 0.

LG: Archie Goodwin III 34, Carl Tamayo 24, Yang Hong-seok 18, Yang Jun-seok 8, Park Jeong-hyeon 2, Jang Min-guk 0, Jung In-duk 0, Yun Won-sang 0, Choi Hyung-chan 0.

By quarter: Samsung 22, 19, 29, 23. LG 21, 27, 16, 22.

Scoring: Samsung 95-92 DB (Saturday)

Samsung: Kerem Kanter 27, Lee Gwan-hee 19, Han Ho-bin 15, Christopher McCullough 14, Lee Kyu-tae 11, Hwang Yeong-chan 5, Justin Gutang 4, Choi Hyun-min 0, Choi Seong-mo 0, Lee Geun-hwi 0.

DB: Henry Ellenson 29, Ethan Alvano 20, Rayshaun Hammonds 20, Lee Yong-woo 6, Lee Yu-jin 6, Kang Sang-jae 5, Choi Seong-won 3, Lee Yun-ki 3, Lee Jung-hyun 0.

By quarter: Samsung 23, 23, 37, 12. DB 20, 25, 23, 24.

Scoring: Sono 95-82 Hyundai Mobis (Friday)

Sono: Johnny O'Bryant III 27, Kevin Quiambao 20, Lee Jung-hyun 18, Choi Seung-wook 11, David James Jr. 11, Lee Jae-do 5, Kim Jin-yoo 3, Jeong Hee-jae 0, Lim Dong-seop 0, So Jun-hyeok 0, Lee Geun-joon 0, Kang Ji-hoon 0.

Hyundai Mobis: Darius Bazley 19, Lee Woo-suk 18, Gaige Prim 17, Park Mu-bin 16, Gerry Abadiano 7, Lee Seoung-hyun 3, Seo Myeong-jin 2, Jung Joon-won 0, Kim Kyung-won 0, Kim Dong-jun 0, Kim Tae-wan 0, Choi Kang-min 0.

By quarter: Sono 24, 19, 30, 22. Hyundai Mobis 21, 18, 25, 18.

Scoring: Jung Kwan Jang 89-69 KT (Saturday)

Jung Kwan Jang: Byun Jun-hyung 18, John Mooney 15, Moon Yu-hyeon 13, Davon Reed 13, Park Jung-woong 8, Rhenz Abando 7, Heo Il-young 6, Lee Dae-heon 4, Park Ji-hoon 3, Han Seung-hee 2, Park Chan-ho 0, Pyo Seong-bin 0.

KT: Paris Bass 15, Moon Jeong-hyeon 12, Trey Porter 11, Miguel Oczon 10, Jeon Seong-hyun 6, Ha Yun-gi 6, Kang Sung-wook 6, Han Hee-won 3, Jung Chang-young 0, Seo Min-soo 0.

By quarter: Jung Kwan Jang 21, 24, 23, 21. KT 10, 13, 26, 20.

Scoring: Korea Gas 85-75 LG (Saturday)

Korea Gas: Ra Gun-ah 19, Sam Belangel 18, Yang Woo-hyuck 16, Kim Min-gyu 14, Keve Aluma 8, Choi Seung-wook 7, Yang Jae-hyuk 3, Kim Jun-yl 0, Jeong Seong-woo 0, Woo Dong-hyun 0, Jeon Hyun-woo 0.

LG: Yang Hong-seok 24, Assem Marei 21, Yun Won-sang 9, Carl Tamayo 9, Yang Jun-seok 5, Archie Goodwin III 5, Jung In-duk 2, Jang Min-guk 0, Han Sang-hyeok 0, Park Jeong-hyeon 0.

By quarter: Korea Gas 26, 18, 16, 25. LG 14, 19, 21, 21.

Scoring: Sono 87-81 SK (Sunday)

Sono: Johnny O'Bryant III 29, Lee Jung-hyun 21, David James Jr. 20, Kevin Quiambao 8, Lee Jae-do 6, Lim Dong-seop 3, Jeong Hee-jae 0, Choi Seung-wook 0, Kim Jin-yoo 0, Lee Geun-joon 0.

SK: Jameel Warney 23, Isaiah Hicks 17, An Young-jun 16, Edi Daniel 11, Kim Nak-hyeon 5, Kim Hyung-bin 3, Choi Won-hyuk 2, Oh Jae-hyun 2, Arvin Tolentino 2, Choi Bu-kyung 0.

By quarter: Sono 19, 24, 27, 17. SK 19, 23, 23, 16.

Scoring: Hyundai Mobis 96-80 KT (Sunday)

Hyundai Mobis: Darius Bazley 23, Lee Woo-suk 20, Gaige Prim 20, Seo Myeong-jin 13, Lee Seoung-hyun 6, Gerry Abadiano 6, Park Mu-bin 5, Choi Kang-min 3, Jung Joon-won 0, Kim Kyung-won 0, Kim Dong-jun 0, Kim Tae-wan 0.

KT: Paris Bass 31, Trey Porter 15, Kang Sung-wook 12, Miguel Oczon 7, Ha Yun-gi 6, Moon Jeong-hyeon 6, Han Hee-won 3, Jung Chang-young 0, Seo Min-soo 0, Jeon Seong-hyun 0, Park Ji-won 0, Lee Doo-won 0.

By quarter: Hyundai Mobis 30, 29, 15, 22. KT 18, 20, 19, 23.

Scoring: Jung Kwan Jang 81-74 KCC (Sunday)

Jung Kwan Jang: Byun Jun-hyung 15, John Mooney 14, Moon Yu-hyeon 13, Rhenz Abando 10, Davon Reed 10, Park Ji-hoon 8, Lee Dae-heon 4, Han Seung-hee 4, Park Jung-woong 3, Heo Il-young 0.

KCC: Louis King 21, Heo Hoon 13, Yun Ki-chan 13, Jang Jae-seok 7, Shawn Long 7, Kim Hoon 5, Kim Dong-hyun 5, Choi Jin-gwang 3.

By quarter: Jung Kwan Jang 18, 18, 23, 22. KCC 20, 25, 14, 15.

The table

Samsung lead at 5-0, ahead of Jung Kwan Jang at 6-1. Korea Gas are third at 3-3. Sono and KT share fourth at 3-4. DB are 2-3, LG, KCC and Hyundai Mobis 2-4, and SK 0-1.

What is next

DB host Korea Gas on Monday, October 19, at 19:00. SK host Jung Kwan Jang on Tuesday, and Samsung put their unbeaten record on the line against KCC on Wednesday.

Earlier this week: Korea Gas came back from 17 down to beat KT.

Update: DB beat Korea Gas 104-78 on Monday.