The Seoul SK Knights kept their KBL Championship title hopes alive on Tuesday by thrashing the Changwon LG Sakers 86-56 in the fifth game of the best-of-seven championship at Jamsil Students Gymnasium in southern Seoul. Small forward Ahn Young-jun, named MVP of the regular season, led the Knights' offense with 21 points. He demonstrated improvements in Game 4 with 13 points and continued his resurgence in Tuesday's contest after struggling through the first three games. Jameel Warney recorded a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, while fellow power forward Isaiah Hicks added 16 points. The Knights led 24-23 after the first quarter, with Ahn scoring nine points, including a 3-pointer and a solo fast break layup. Warney took over the paint with powerful drives to the rim in the second quarter. Oh Se-keun and Hicks also imposed their presence to stretch the lead to 42-27. Ahn and Warney opened the third quarter with an and-one and a hook shot. The Knights’ transition offense, initiated by point guard Kim Sun-hyung, continued to click, pushing the lead to 58-40. When Warney exited with his third foul, Hicks stepped up, helping the Knights extend the lead to 70-43 with 1:25 left in the third.