John Mooney's late three and free throws carry Jung Kwan Jang past Sono 85-81, and Hyundai Mobis earn a first win

The lead changed hands five times in the last three minutes at Anyang Gymnasium on Tuesday night. The last change belonged to John Mooney. His three with 1:19 left put Anyang Jung Kwan Jang ahead 83-81, his two free throws with 39 seconds left made it 85-81, and Jung Kwan Jang beat Goyang Sono by that score.

Mooney finished with 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting and 15 rebounds. Jung Kwan Jang are 4-1, second in the KBL behind unbeaten Seoul Samsung (3-0). Sono fell to 1-4 with a fourth straight defeat.

On Monday, Ulsan Hyundai Mobis beat Wonju DB 99-89 for their first win of the season.

Jung Kwan Jang 85, Sono 81

First quarter. Sono led 17-16 after a basket by Johnny O'Bryant III with 3:22 left. Jung Kwan Jang then scored the last 15 points of the quarter, a run that included threes from Byun Jun-hyung, Moon Yu-hyeon and Rhenz Abando, and led 31-17.

Second quarter. Sono won it 26-14. David James Jr. scored 10 of his 17 points in the quarter, and Lee Jung-hyun's three tied the game at 39-39. Jung Kwan Jang led 45-43 at half-time.

Third quarter. The lead changed hands four times, and the teams split the quarter 20-20. Jung Kwan Jang led 65-63.

Fourth quarter. It was tied at 76-76 with 3:47 left. Abando made two free throws for 78-76, Lee answered with a three for 79-78, and Mooney scored inside for 80-79. Lee made two more free throws to put Sono ahead 81-80 with 2:06 left. Mooney's three and his free throws ended it.

Lee Jung-hyun led Sono with 20 points, three threes and three steals. O'Bryant had 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists, but made 1 of 9 threes. James added 10 rebounds. Abando scored 17 for Jung Kwan Jang on 6-of-9 shooting. The crowd was 1,987.

Scoring

Jung Kwan Jang: John Mooney 25, Rhenz Abando 17, Byun Jun-hyung 11, Han Seung-hee 11, Moon Yu-hyeon 9, Park Ji-hoon 8, Davon Reed 4, Lee Dae-heon 0, Park Jung-woong 0.

Sono: Lee Jung-hyun 20, Johnny O'Bryant III 17, David James Jr. 17, Kevin Quiambao 13, Lee Jae-do 11, Jeong Hee-jae 3, Lim Dong-seop 0, Choi Seung-wook 0, Kim Jin-yoo 0, Lee Geun-joon 0.

By quarter: Jung Kwan Jang 31, 14, 20, 20. Sono 17, 26, 20, 18.

Hyundai Mobis 99, DB 89

Mobis led from the second minute at Dongcheon Gymnasium. The only tie was 2-2, DB never led, and Mobis were ahead by as many as 13 at 63-50 in the third quarter.

Gaige Prim scored 33 points on 14-of-20 shooting with eight rebounds. Darius Bazley had 22 points and 14 rebounds in 21 minutes, and Lee Woo-suk 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Henry Ellenson led DB with 28 points and 10 rebounds, and Ethan Alvano had 21 points and 10 assists. DB are 2-2. Mobis are 1-3. The crowd was 1,018.

Scoring

Hyundai Mobis: Gaige Prim 33, Darius Bazley 22, Lee Woo-suk 15, Gerry Abadiano 13, Park Mu-bin 7, Kim Tae-wan 3, Jung Joon-won 2, Lee Seoung-hyun 2, Kim Kyung-won 2, Seo Myeong-jin 0.

DB: Henry Ellenson 28, Ethan Alvano 21, Rayshaun Hammonds 15, Lee Yong-woo 8, Kang Sang-jae 7, Lee Yu-jin 4, Choi Seong-won 3, Lee Yun-ki 3, Lee Jung-hyun 0, Song Jae-hwan 0.

By quarter: Hyundai Mobis 26, 27, 26, 20. DB 21, 25, 21, 22.

What is next

Sono host Hyundai Mobis on Friday, October 16. Jung Kwan Jang host Suwon KT on Saturday, October 17, the same day DB host Samsung.