Women's Basketball Hana Bank, Park Shin-ja Cup, 17-point loss to Japan's Fujitsu

Women's Basketball Hana Bank, Park Shin-ja Cup, 17-point loss to Japan's Fujitsu

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Women's professional basketball team Bucheon Hana Bank was completely defeated by Japan's powerhouse Fujitsu by 17 points in the group stage of the Park Shin-ja Cup.

Hana Bank lost 51-68 to Fujitsu in the second match of Group B of the 2024 Woori Bank Park Shin-ja Cup held at the Yi Sun-shin Gymnasium in Asan, South Chungcheong Province on the 3rd.

Hana Bank, which won its first game on the 1st by beating Yongin Samsung Life 71-64, now has a record of 1 win and 1 loss.

Fujitsu, the powerhouse that won the 2023-2024 season Japan Women's Professional Basketball playoffs, has risen to first place in Group B with a winning streak following the Incheon Shinhan Bank match (76-55).

Hana Bank, which finished 4th in the regular league last season (10 wins, 20 losses), brought in national team center Jin-an as a free agent (FA) and greatly strengthened its team by recruiting guard Yurina Watabe as an Asian quota player.

Hana Bank, which included veteran forwards Kim Jeong-eun and Yang In-yeong, and rookies Jeong Ye-rim and Park So-hee, and Jinan and Watabe, led Fujitsu 30-27 in the first half.

They played well against Fujitsu, which featured national team players such as Rui Machida and Yuki Miyazawa, and tied the score at 48-48 with about 6 minutes left in the game.

The driving force behind the success was the fierce physical battle 스포츠 between Kim Jeong-eun, Yang In-yeong, and Jin An, who made the 191cm tall Nigerian center Joshua Mponobong Temitope struggle.

However, with 5 minutes and 48 seconds left, they allowed a goal under the basket to Temitope, and then gave up 5 consecutive points to Riho Akagi about a minute later, tilting the game further towards Fujitsu.

Fujitsu's Miyazawa hit a three-pointer with 3 minutes and 27 seconds left, creating a double-digit score gap (58-48) and breaking Hana Bank's will to pursue.

Fujitsu's top scorer Akagi (17 points), Miyazawa (15 points, 12 rebounds), Temitope (12 points, 13 rebounds), and Machida (5 points, 8 assists) all performed well.

At Hana Bank, Park So-hee (11 points) and Jin An (10 points) scored double-digit points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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