By ADRIAN STEWART CO

Negrense Samjosef Belangel and the Daegu Korea Gas Corporation Pegasus suffered a close 88-86 overtime defeat to the Suwon KT Sonicboom in the Korean Basketball League at the Suwon KT Arena.

The former Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles guard finished with nine points on 3-of-13 field goal shooting, to go with five rebounds and four assists as the Pegasus dropped to an 11-8 record.

Pegasus head coach Kang Hyuk took the blame for their close defeat as he failed to make adjustments against the game plan of the Sonicboom.

“The players did well. We had physical difficulties in overtime,” Kang said in a post-game interview.

“It was a mistake to use the three-guard for too long,” he said.

“I regret this strategy,” he added.

Rayshaun Hammonds had a double-double of 26 points and 10 rebounds, Choi Jin-kwang added 18 markers, while Park Jun-young ended with 15 points and 10 rebounds, as the Sonicboom improved to an 11-9 mark.

Andrew Nicholson finished with 25 points and eight rebounds to lead the Pegasus, while Jeong Seong-woo and Shin Seung-min ended with 19 and 16 markers, respectively, in the loss./ASC, WDJ