RHENZ Abando broke out of his slump and once again made impact in Anyang KGC's 83-80 escape of Seoul SK Knights on Sunday in the 2022-23 KBL season at Anyang Gymnasium.
The former NCAA MVP unloaded 15 points, three rebounds, and two assists before fouling out with 9:41 still to play in the fourth quarter.
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That didn't matter as Omari Spellman put Anyang on his back with 29 points, 17 boards, four assists, and two steals to bounce back and rise to 21-9.
It was Abando's best performance after five straight games of being held below five points. That was after he scored a career-best 30 points on Dec. 18, curiously also against the same Seoul SK squad.
Byun Jun-hyung added 14 points and eight assists, Oh Se-keun had 13 points, six rebounds, and two assists, and Park Ji-hoon had 10 points and three boards in the win.
RJ Abarrientos, meanwhile, buried three treys in Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus' 89-83 win over Suwon KT SonicBoom at Dongchun Gymnasium.
The Filipino gunner shot 3-of-9 from distance and finished with 14 points, five assists, four rebounds, a steal, and a block to halt a two-game skid.
Gaige Prim led Ulsan with 21 points and 14 boards, while Lee Woo-seok chipped in 18 points and four rebounds in the win to push the Phoebus to a 17-13 slate.
Ha Yoon-gi led Suwon with 26 points, nine rebounds, and two assists as Suwon saw the end of its six-game win streak to drop to 13-16.
The SonicBoom are still awaiting the clearance for Dave Ildefonso, who was formally introduced as a part of the team on Sunday.
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