Kerem Kanter's three with six seconds left beats Sono 82-81 and keeps Samsung unbeaten

Kerem Kanter had missed all six of his three-point tries on Sunday. The seventh won the game. With Seoul Samsung down 81-79 and six seconds left at Jamsil Student Gymnasium, Kanter hit a three, and Samsung beat Goyang Sono 82-81 to stay unbeaten.

Samsung are 3-0, alone at the top of the KBL table. Sono fell to 1-3 with their third straight defeat.

In Sunday's other games, Anyang Jung Kwan Jang beat Changwon LG 88-65 at home, and Suwon KT won 87-81 at Busan KCC.

Samsung 82, Sono 81

Samsung led 27-17 late in the first quarter after a 12-0 run, with Kanter scoring five of the 12. Sono answered at once. David James Jr. scored the last eight points of the quarter, two of them threes, and it was 27-25 after 10 minutes.

The third quarter turned it. James Jr. hit a three to give Sono a 52-49 lead with 6:44 left, Sono won the quarter 27-14, and his three and a three-point play in the last 1:23 made it 68-57. James Jr. scored 33 points, with six threes.

Sono still led 73-63 with 6:59 left. Samsung then hit three threes in a row, from Justin Gutang, Lee Kyu-tae and Lee Geun-hwi, to cut it to 73-72. James Jr. answered with another three, Han Ho-bin scored, and Gutang tied it 76-76 with 4:07 left. Kevin Quiambao's three put Sono ahead again, Han Ho-bin's three tied it 79-79 with 1:18 left, and Lee Jae-do's basket with 21 seconds left put Sono up 81-79. Then Kanter shot.

Kanter finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Lee Kyu-tae scored 16 and made four of five threes, and Han Ho-bin had 15 with six assists.

The free-throw line was the difference across the game. Samsung made 14 of 15. Sono made two of three. Sono made 17 threes but took 50 of them. The crowd was 3,052.

Scoring

Samsung: Kerem Kanter 20, Lee Kyu-tae 16, Han Ho-bin 15, Christopher McCullough 14, Justin Gutang 10, Lee Geun-hwi 3, Lee Gwan-hee 2, Shin Dong-hyuk 2, Choi Hyun-min 0, Choi Seong-mo 0.

Sono: David James Jr. 33, Kevin Quiambao 19, Johnny O'Bryant III 10, Lee Jae-do 8, Lee Jung-hyun 8, Lim Dong-seop 3, Choi Seung-wook 0, Kim Jin-yoo 0, Lee Geun-joon 0, Kang Ji-hoon 0.

By quarter: Samsung 27, 16, 14, 25. Sono 25, 16, 27, 13.

Jung Kwan Jang 88, LG 65

LG never led by more than a point. The lead changed hands six times in the first five minutes, the last when Han Seung-hee scored to make it 12-11, and he finished a three-point play. Jung Kwan Jang never trailed again. Jung Kwan Jang led 51-39 at half-time.

The game ended in the third quarter. Up 55-47 with 5:28 left, Jung Kwan Jang scored 15 straight points. Han Seung-hee scored twice, Park Ji-hoon once and Rhenz Abando five, including a three. Byun Jun-hyung and Mooney each made two free throws, and it was 70-47 with 48 seconds left in the quarter. The lead reached 26 at 86-60 with 2:54 to play.

John Mooney scored 18 with 12 rebounds, and Park Ji-hoon scored 18 on seven of 10 shooting. Archie Goodwin III led LG with 17. The crowd at Anyang Gymnasium was 3,707. Jung Kwan Jang are 3-1. LG are 2-2.

Scoring

Jung Kwan Jang: John Mooney 18, Park Ji-hoon 18, Rhenz Abando 13, Byun Jun-hyung 12, Moon Yu-hyeon 11, Han Seung-hee 9, Lee Dae-heon 5, Park Jung-woong 2, Heo Il-young 0, Park Chan-ho 0, Pyo Seong-bin 0.

LG: Archie Goodwin III 17, Carl Tamayo 13, Yang Hong-seok 9, Assem Marei 9, Jung In-duk 6, Yang Jun-seok 6, Han Sang-hyeok 5, Jang Min-guk 0, Park Jeong-hyeon 0, Yun Won-sang 0, Choi Hyung-chan 0, Im Jeong-hyun 0.

By quarter: Jung Kwan Jang 25, 26, 19, 18. LG 15, 24, 13, 13.

KT 87, KCC 81

KCC led 25-17 late in the first quarter, with Jang Jae-seok scoring 11 in the quarter. KT then took the lead early in the third, and the lead changed hands 13 times in the game. Heo Hoon's free throw put KCC ahead 73-72 with 3:44 left.

KT scored the next seven. Paris Bass dunked, Jeon Seong-hyun made two free throws, and Ha Yun-gi finished a three-point play to make it 79-73 with 2:32 to go. Heo scored the next five, the last of them on a three, to cut it to 79-78 with 1:37 left, but Bass scored again, and Miguel Oczon's three with 18 seconds left made it 85-81.

Bass scored 26 with eight rebounds, and Oczon added 19. Heo Hoon scored 26 for KCC, and Louis King 21. Shawn Long had 16 rebounds. The crowd at Busan Sajik Gymnasium was 3,387. KT are 3-1 after three straight wins. KCC are 2-3.

Scoring

KT: Paris Bass 26, Miguel Oczon 19, Moon Jeong-hyeon 13, Ha Yun-gi 9, Trey Porter 6, Seo Min-soo 5, Jeon Seong-hyun 5, Kang Sung-wook 3, Han Hee-won 1, Jung Chang-young 0, Park Ji-won 0.

KCC: Heo Hoon 26, Louis King 21, Jang Jae-seok 11, Shawn Long 8, Kim Dong-hyun 6, Yun Ki-chan 4, Choi Jin-gwang 3, Kim Hoon 2, Lee Ho-hyun 0.

By quarter: KCC 27, 15, 20, 19. KT 19, 22, 19, 27.

The table and what is next

Samsung lead at 3-0. Jung Kwan Jang and KT are 3-1, and Wonju DB are 2-1. Ulsan Hyundai Mobis are 0-3, and Seoul SK have not played.

Mobis host DB on Monday, October 12. Jung Kwan Jang host Sono on Tuesday, October 13, Daegu Korea Gas host KT on Wednesday, October 14, and Samsung host LG on Thursday, October 15.