ethernetacademy.netDespite Lee Jung-hyun’s performance, South Korea can’t get past Romania.
The South Korean men’s national team lost 56-66 in the fifth-to-eighth place game against Romania at the 31st Summer Universiade in Chengdu, China, on Thursday.
Lee Jung-hyun had his best performance of the tournament with 20 points, including four 3-pointers, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the team from losing. Lee Geun-hwi also hit two three-pointers, but his overall three-point accuracy was poor. They were also outrebounded 29-45.
The start was good. They finished the first quarter with a 13-10 lead thanks to Lee Jung-hyun and Lee Geun-hwi. In the second quarter, Shin Min-seok and Park Mubin also played well and led 29-24. However, in the third quarter, Romania began to utilize their height, and Korea was unable to make a three-pointer and fell behind 39-41. A scoreless start to the fourth quarter allowed Romania to pull away and eventually win the game.메이저놀이터
South Korea will play the seventh- and eighth-place deciding game on Saturday, which will be the final game of the tournament.