RJ Abarrientos struggled in Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus' 84-81 win over Seoul SK Knights on Friday in the 2022-23 KBL season at Dongchun Gymnasium.
The Gilas Pilipinas guard made only one of his 11 attempts from the field to finish with three points, six assists, and three rebounds in 33 minutes of play.
Luckily, Gauge Prim's 27-point, 12-rebound output rescued the home team. His dunk with 10 seconds remaining sealed the win for Ulsan.
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Jameel Warney tried to force overtime but his three failed to find the bottom of the net.
Lee Woo Seok added 24 points, eight boards, two assists, and two steals, and Ham Ji Hun got 11 points, seven rebounds, and seven dimes as the Phoebus bounced back from a loss to rise to 14-9.
SJ Belangel, meanwhile, scored four points in Daegu KOGAS Pegasus' 84-79 defeat to Suwon KT SonicBoom at Suwon KT Arena.
Woo Dong Hyun's 19 points on 5-of-5 shooting from deep, to go with nine boards went to waste as Daegu succumbed to its fourth straight defeat and fell to 10-14.
Justin Gutang also sat out Changwon LG Sakers' 100-72 rout of Wonju DB Promy at Wonju Gymnasium on Thursday.
Without the Fil-Am winger, Changwon relied on Lee Jae Do's 25 points to rise to 14-9 after a fourth straight win.
Ethan Alvano only had four points and five assists for Wonju, which slid to a 9-14 record.
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