Assem Marei grabs 34 rebounds as LG beat Hyundai Mobis 88-83, and DB come back from 11 down to win 102-95 at KT

Assem Marei finished Thursday night in Ulsan with 25 points and 34 rebounds, 12 of them on the offensive glass. The Changwon LG Sakers trailed the Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus 83-81 with 2:21 left and won 88-83 by scoring the last seven points of the game.

On Friday, Wonju DB Promy trailed the Suwon KT Sonicboom by 11 early in the fourth quarter and won 102-95.

LG 88, Hyundai Mobis 83 (Thursday)

First half. The first quarter ended 24-24 after four ties. Mobis led by six at 33-27 midway through the second, and LG answered with eight straight points. Yu Ki-sang made three free throws with 27 seconds left in the half, and LG led 51-45 at the break.

Third quarter. LG's lead reached seven at 55-48 early in the quarter. Mobis won the quarter 17-14, and LG led 65-62 going into the fourth.

Fourth quarter. Bazley carried Mobis late. His dunk made it 74-77 with 5:43 left. After Marei scored four straight for an 81-75 LG lead, Bazley hit a three, Seo Myeong-jin tied it with another at 81, and Bazley's dunk with 2:21 left put Mobis ahead 83-81. It was an 8-0 run.

Mobis did not score again. Marei tied it with 1:58 left, Yang Jun-seok put LG ahead at 1:21, Yu made two free throws with 24 seconds left, and Jung In-duk added one more with seven seconds to go.

Bazley finished with 34 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks, and made 13 of 18 free throws. Lee Woo-suk scored 15. For LG, Yu scored 19 and Archie Goodwin III 15. LG out-rebounded Mobis 46-31 and scored 16 second-chance points to 10. The crowd at Dongcheon Gymnasium was 1,724.

DB 102, KT 95 (Friday)

First half. DB scored the first nine points in Suwon. KT got even at 18 late in the first quarter, and DB led 49-48 at halftime.

Third quarter. KT scored 13 straight across the break, from 46-49 to 59-49. They led 79-71 after three.

Fourth quarter. Ha Yun-gi's three-point play made it 82-71 with 9:42 left, the largest lead of the night. Kang Sang-jae answered with a three, and after another Ha basket DB scored eight straight to get within 84-82. Hammonds then tied it at 86 and put DB ahead 87-86 with a three-point play at 6:04, part of a 9-0 run that made it 91-86. Alvano's three made it 100-90 with 2:27 left.

Hammonds scored 30 and made all 11 of his free throws. Alvano had 26 points and 11 assists. DB made 14 of 28 threes. Paris Bass scored 26 for KT, and Kang Sung-wook had 15 points and seven assists. The crowd was 1,907.

Scoring

LG 88-83 Hyundai Mobis (Thursday)

LG: Assem Marei 25, Yu Ki-sang 19, Archie Goodwin III 15, Yang Jun-seok 11, Carl Tamayo 11, Yang Hong-seok 5, Jung In-duk 1, Yun Won-sang 1.

Hyundai Mobis: Darius Bazley 34, Lee Woo-suk 15, Seo Myeong-jin 10, Gaige Prim 9, Gerry Abadiano 7, Lee Seoung-hyun 3, Kim Kyung-won 3, Park Mu-bin 2, Jung Joon-won 0.

By quarter: LG 24, 27, 14, 23. Hyundai Mobis 24, 21, 17, 21.

DB 102-95 KT (Friday)

DB: Rayshaun Hammonds 30, Ethan Alvano 26, Kang Sang-jae 10, Lee Yong-woo 9, Lee Yu-jin 8, Kim Bo-bae 6, Jeong Hyo-geun 5, Lee Jung-hyun 3, Lee Yun-ki 3, Choi Seong-won 2.

KT: Paris Bass 26, Kang Sung-wook 15, Ha Yun-gi 14, Moon Jeong-hyeon 14, Trey Porter 13, Miguel Oczon 9, Han Hee-won 4, Jung Chang-young 0, Jeon Seong-hyun 0, Park Ji-won 0, Kim Jun-hwan 0.

By quarter: DB 21, 28, 22, 31. KT 18, 30, 31, 16.

What is next

On Saturday, October 24, the Seoul SK Knights host LG, Hyundai Mobis host the unbeaten Seoul Samsung Thunders, and the Goyang Sono Skygunners host Busan KCC. On Sunday, Anyang Jung Kwan Jang host DB, and Samsung visit Daegu Korea Gas.

Earlier this week: Kerem Kanter scored 30 as Samsung went 6-0.

Update: the weekend, with a buzzer-beater in Goyang and Samsung 8-0.