D-League Schedule Jan 13

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Reno at Fort Wayne 7:00 p.m.
Santa Cruz at Delaware 7:00 p.m.
Erie at Sioux Falls 8:00 p.m.
Los Angeles at Oklahoma City 8:00 p.m.

 

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James Michael McAdoo recorded his fifth straight double-double, but the Santa Cruz Warriors fell 109-96 to the Delaware 87ers in the teams’ NBA D-League game Tuesday night at Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Del.

Read more http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/sp...basketball-santa-cruz-falls-to-delaware-87ers

 

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The Mad Ants, sponsored by Lutheran Health Network, have extended their current streak with their most recent victory over the Reno Bighorns 153-131 Tuesday at the Allen Co. War Memorial Coliseum.

The fast paced game provided for an eleven point margin in favor of the Mad Ants after the first quarter, and then extending that to a 17 point gap at the half, again, in favor of the Mad Ants 83-66. Dahntay Jones lead the team after the first half of play with 22 points and Andre Emmett followed close with 19. Gary Talton had 8 early assists and 4 rebounds at the halfway mark.

The second half would continue to fall in Fort Wayne favor, as not only the high powered offense the team was playing at, but also by breaking three of the team's previously set single game records. By scoring 153 tonight, the team breaks the previously set 137 from December 2009, with 39 assists, the team breaks the previously set 33 from February 2008 and with 65 made field goals, the team breaks the previously set 55 from December 2007. Emmett led the team with 33 points for the night, with Jones at 30. Ramon Harris scored 20 and grabbed 10 rebounds and Talton had 12 assists with 11 points.

For the Bighorns, David Stockton led with 28 points and David Wear had 24 points and 11 rebounds.

The Mad Ants will travel out to Santa Cruz for the 2015 NBA D-League Showcase, where they are set to play the Los Angeles D-Fenders Friday, January 16th at 3:45 p.m. and the Idaho Stampede on Monday, January 19th at 10:00 p.m. Fans can purchase Mad Ants tickets anytime, which start at just $6, at the Memorial Coliseum Box Office, by visiting www.ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000.

Press release from the Fort Wayne Mad Ants

 

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The Oklahoma City Blue held off the Los Angeles D-Fenders in the final minute to claim its eighth win in 10 games on Tuesday night. The Blue's 130-126 win featured seven players in double figures, including Oklahoma City Thunder forward Grant Jerrett with 19 points and eight rebounds in 30 minutes.

Reggie Williams led the Blue with 30 points on 10-of-13 shooting, including a career-best 6-of-7 from three-point range. The veteran guard added six assists and four rebounds in 38 minutes. Semaj Christon tallied 21 points, eight assists and three steals and Josh Huestis added 11 points and five rebounds.

Off the bench, Talib Zanna produced 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists, Xavier Alexander recorded 13 points and Richard Solomon scored 11.

"We won ugly tonight," said Blue Head Coach Mark Daigneault. "That is a testament to the character of our team - when you don't play your best game but you still find ways to win inside the game. I appreciate the great character our guys gave tonight."

Both teams were shooting hot out of the gates, as each squad shot 63.2 percent from the field in the opening quarter. After being outscored 36-34 in the first frame, the Blue fought past Los Angeles and took a 66-61 lead into halftime.

The Blue held a 12-point lead midway through the fourth quarter but the D-Fenders went on a 7-0 run to narrow OKC's lead to 115-114 with four minutes to play. The Blue fended off LA and went ahead 126-119 with 38.9 seconds remaining. Los Angeles used an Andre Ingram three-pointer followed by a pair of Vander Blue free throws to come within two points of the Blue with 25 seconds to play. Oklahoma City shot a perfect 6-of-6 from the foul line in the final half minute to fend off Los Angeles and claim its fourth-straight win.

Oklahoma City (12-10) shot 50.6 percent from the field and distributed a season-high 31 assists. Five Blue players were credited with four or more dimes.

Los Angeles (7-16) was led by Vander Blue with 39 points, five rebounds and three assists.

The Blue is back in action on Saturday at noon CT when it faces the Idaho Stampede at the 2015 NBA D-League Showcase in Santa Cruz, Calif. The matchup will air live nationally on NBA TV. For more information, visit OklahomaCityBlue.com.

Press release from the Oklahoma City Blue

 

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The Sioux Falls Skyforce never trailed the Erie BayHawks as they eased their way to a 127-96 victory. Sioux Falls' 31 point victory is their largest margin of victory this season.

The Skyforce (11-10) jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead on a Henry Walker three pointer less than two minutes into the opening quarter. The BayHawks (7-15) responded with an 11-6 run to bring the score to 16-11 with 6:45 left in the first quarter. This five point deficit was the closest the BayHawks would get as the Skyforce took a 32-23 lead into the second quarter. Sioux Falls outscored Erie 22-8 over the first six minutes of the quarter and led 54-31. Walker, getting his first start of the season, finished the first half with 15 points (6-6 FG, 3-3 3FG) and the Skyforce led the BayHawks 67-51 at halftime.

Sioux Falls continued to grow their lead and an alley-oop from Scotty Hopson to Shawn Jones gave the Skyforce 79-57 lead four minutes into the third quarter. Seven third quarter points from Hopson helped the Skyforce take a 98-74 lead into the final quarter. A running lay-up by Larry Drew II increased the Skyforce lead to 31 and made the score 117-86 with 5:53 remaining. The Skyforce would lead by as much as 35 over the last half of the quarter before going on to win 127-96.

Henry Walker finished with a game high 23 points to go along with eight rebounds. Walker finished the night 9-10 from the field and 5-5 from three point range. Andre Dawkins, in his first game back with the team, scored 22 points (8-15 FG, 6-9 3 FG) and dished out seven assists. Shawn Jones recorded 18 points and a game high 10 rebounds en route to his fifth double-double on the season. As a team, Sioux Falls shot 56% (15-27) from three-point range.

Lenzelle Smith's 16 points (6-11 FG, 4-7 3P) led the six BayHawks players who finished the game in double-digits. Peyton Siva finished the game with 12 points, nine rebounds and a game high eight assists. In his second game with the team, Mark McLaughlin scored 11 points and grabbed four rebounds.

Both Sioux Falls and Erie will now travel to Santa Cruz for the 2015 NBA D-League Showcase. Sioux Falls, the number eight seed in the inaugural Showcase Cup, will face the number one seeded Maine Red Claws (16-4) on Thursday, Jan. 15 at 5:30 p.m. Erie's first action at the Showcase will be Friday, Jan. 16 as they take on the Rio Grande Valley Vipers (9-12) at 12:00 p.m.

Press release for the Sioux Falls Skyforce

 

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