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Men’s Basketball Ends Three-Game Losing Streak as Coach Praises Players’ Passion
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Men’s Basketball Ends Three-Game Losing Streak as Coach Praises Players’ Passion

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • South Korea defeated Saudi Arabia 85-72 in the second round of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers.
  • The win ended a three-game losing streak and moved South Korea to third in Group F with a 4-4 record.
  • Coach Nicolais Mazurs credited the players’ renewed focus and thanked supporters after recording his second win since taking charge.

South Korea ended a three-game losing streak with an 85-72 victory over Saudi Arabia, giving coach Nicolais Mazurs his second win since taking charge.

The game took place at Suwon KT Sonicboom Arena in the fourth window of the second qualifying round for the 2027 FIBA World Cup. South Korea entered the match after two away exhibition losses to Japan and an away defeat to Lebanon on August 28.

Thank you to the fans who supported us and gave us a lot of encouragement. There have been many good and bad things recently.

— Nicolaïs MazursThe South Korea coach spoke after the win over Saudi Arabia.

The result improved South Korea’s record to 4-4 and lifted the team from last place to third in Group F. The qualifying round divides 12 countries into two groups. The top three teams in each group, along with the better-performing fourth-place team, will qualify for the finals.

Mazurs said the players showed a different level of concentration and thanked the fans for their support. He said the team had failed to show what it could do during the losing streak, but did so in the victory over Saudi Arabia.

During the three-game losing streak, we did not show what we could show, but today’s game

— Nicolaïs MazursThe coach contrasted the team’s earlier defeats with its performance against Saudi Arabia; the quotation is truncated in the supplied text.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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