Smith 22 points Women’s Basketball Samsung Life Insurance wins by 14 points over Hana 1Q

Samsung Life Insurance Smith (left) attempting an attack in the Hana One Q match on the 18th

Women’s professional basketball Yongin Samsung Life Insurance won against Bucheon Hana One Q in a one-sided game where they were ahead by 27 points at one point.

Samsung Life Insurance won 85-71 in a home game against Hana One Q in the Woori Bank Woori WON 2023-2024 Women’s Professional Basketball Regular League held at Yongin Gymnasium in Gyeonggi-do on the 18th.

For Samsung Life Insurance, which has already secured 3rd place in the regular league, Kiana Smith scored the most points in the team with 22 points.

On the other hand, Hana One Q, which has not yet secured fourth place to qualify for the playoffs, recently suffered two consecutive losses.

The gap between Hana One Q, ranked 4th with 9 wins and 18 losses, and Incheon Shinhan Bank, ranked 5th with 7 wins and 19 losses, is 1.5 games.

Hana One Q can secure 4th place on its own if it wins 2 out of the remaining 3 games. Also, even if Shinhan Bank loses 2 of the remaining 4 games, Hana 1Q will advance to the playoffs.

Since there are not many games remaining, Hana 1Q has a very advantageous position in the competition for the semifinals.

In order for Shinhan Bank to be in 4th place, it must win all 4 remaining games, and Hana 1Q must have 1 win and 2 losses. Alternatively, Hana One Q must have 3 losses and Shinhan Bank must have 3 wins and 1 loss to change the rankings.

Samsung Life Insurance, which led 44-31 in the first half, widened the gap by 9 more points in the third quarter and took the lead early by more than 20 points.

With 5 minutes left until the end of the 4th quarter, the game became so one-sided that Samsung Life used a large number of bench members.

Hana One Q, with Park So-hee contributing 20 points, took comfort in the fact that they narrowed the score gap at the end of the fourth quarter and caught up to 14 points. 19가이드03