Ra Gun-ah scores all 14 of his points in the third quarter as Korea Gas erase a 17-point deficit and beat KT 82-69

Ra Gun-ah had not scored when the second half began at Daegu Gymnasium on Wednesday night. He made a three at 8:30 of the third quarter, then another to tie it 45-45, and by the end of the quarter he had 14 points. Daegu Korea Gas Corporation Pegasus, down 17 in the second quarter, beat Suwon KT Sonicboom 82-69 for a second straight win.

It was Korea Gas's first home win of the season after an 86-80 loss to Anyang Jung Kwan Jang on October 5. The team is now 2-3. KT fell to 3-2.

First quarter: KT 22, Korea Gas 12

Keve Aluma opened the game with a three for Korea Gas, but KT's import Paris Bass answered with eight points in the quarter, including a dunk at 4:41. Jung Chang-young scored KT's last four points of the quarter, two of them from the free-throw line, for a 22-12 lead.

Second quarter: the lead reaches 17, then the 9-0 run

Bass hit a three at 7:43 to start an 8-0 KT run that made it 32-16. His next three, at 5:00, put KT ahead 35-18, the biggest lead of the game.

Korea Gas came back in the last 83 seconds of the half. Kim Jun-yl scored at 1:23, and Kim Min-gyu followed with a two, a three and another two. The 9-0 run cut the deficit to 41-36 at the break.

Third quarter: Korea Gas 28, KT 14

Kim Min-gyu hit a three at 8:58. Ra followed with threes at 8:30 and 8:02, the second tying the game at 45. He added a three-point play at 7:06 and a three at 4:47 for a 55-53 lead. There were five ties and three lead changes in the first eight minutes of the quarter.

At 55-55 Korea Gas pulled away. Yang Woo-hyuck hit a three at 3:01, Aluma dunked at 2:30, Sam Belangel scored at 1:56 and Aluma scored again at 1:17. The 9-0 run gave Korea Gas a 64-55 lead after three quarters.

Fourth quarter: Korea Gas 18, KT 14

KT got no closer than seven after that. Aluma scored nine points in the quarter, and his two free throws at 1:47 made it 79-63, Korea Gas's biggest lead.

Aluma finished with 20 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and five blocked shots in 35 minutes. Kim Min-gyu had 14 points and seven rebounds, and Ra 14 on 3-of-6 from three. Belangel, the Filipino guard, scored 13 with four assists. Korea Gas's bench outscored KT's 28-12.

Bass scored 27 points with 12 rebounds and three blocks for KT, but needed 27 shots to get there and made 10. Miguel Oczon added 13. KT made 6 of 16 threes. The crowd was 1,532.

Scoring: Korea Gas 82-69 KT

Korea Gas: Keve Aluma 20, Ra Gun-ah 14, Kim Min-gyu 14, Sam Belangel 13, Yang Woo-hyuck 12, Kim Jun-yl 7, Choi Seung-wook 2, Jeong Seong-woo 0, Kim Gook-chan 0, Woo Dong-hyun 0, Jeon Hyun-woo 0, Yang Jae-hyuk 0.

KT: Paris Bass 27, Miguel Oczon 13, Moon Jeong-hyeon 8, Jung Chang-young 6, Ha Yun-gi 6, Trey Porter 6, Han Hee-won 3, Seo Min-soo 0, Jeon Seong-hyun 0, Kang Sung-wook 0.

By quarter: Korea Gas 12, 24, 28, 18. KT 22, 19, 14, 14.

The table

Seoul Samsung Thunders lead at 3-0, ahead of Anyang Jung Kwan Jang at 4-1. KT are third at 3-2. Korea Gas share sixth place with Busan KCC at 2-3, after losses in their first three games.

What is next

KT play at Anyang Jung Kwan Jang on Saturday, October 17 at 2 p.m., then host Ulsan Hyundai Mobis on Sunday, October 18 at 2 p.m. Korea Gas host Changwon LG on Saturday, October 17 at 4:30 p.m., and visit Wonju DB on Monday, October 19 at 7 p.m.

Update: Korea Gas beat LG 85-75 for a third straight win, in the KBL roundup of October 15 to 18.