The Santa Cruz Warriors lost 134-129 to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on Thursday at State Farm Arena.
Despite scoring a season-high 41 points in the fourth quarter, the Santa Cruz Warriors, G League affiliate of the reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors, were unsuccessful in their last-minute comeback attempt, narrowly losing 134-129 to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on Thursday at State Farm Arena.
The Sea Dubs were caught completely off guard to start the game, giving up 41 points in the first quarter. They answered with a 35-27 second quarter, but gave up another 40-point quarter to the Vipers to start the second half.
Santa Cruz continued to pressure RGV well into the fourth quarter, putting together a 15-3 run to come within two with only 17.5 seconds left in the contest. Unfortunately, the Warriors just couldn’t cap off their run with another go-ahead bucket as the Vipers defense dug in to close the game strong.
Surf City drops to a regular season record of 22-24 with only three games left in the season. They’ll return home to Kaiser Permanente Arena on Sunday, March 18 to host the Northern Arizona Suns, kicking off a 3-game homestand to end the year.
The Sea Dubs fought hard tonight putting up a season-best 41 points in the 4th quarter. The @GLeagueWarriors brought the game whithin one score with less than a minute remaining, but ultimately fell to the @RGVVipers 129-134. Check out the full highlights! #SeaDubs #ROADWARRIORS pic.twitter.com/zDA5HWfOVj
— Santa Cruz Warriors (@GLeagueWarriors) March 16, 2018
Thursday night in Texas
The Santa Cruz Warriors had seven players score in double-digits, led by Jabari Brown‘s 29 points, one rebound, six assists and two steals on 12-of-23 shooting.
Jeremy Pargo recorded a double-double, finishing with 22 points, four rebounds, 16 assists and two steals on 9-of-18 shooting, while Michael Gbinije notched 21 points, three rebounds, six assists, two steals and one block.
Trevor Thompson contributed 13 points, nine rebounds, two steals and one block in 23 minutes as starter. C.J. Wilcox also played 23 minutes as a starter, adding 11 points, four rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block.
Quinton Chievous posted 18 points, four rebounds, one assist and two steals in 32 minutes off the bench, shooting 6-of-8 from the field, 3-of-3 from behind the arc and 3-of-3 from the free throw line.
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Newcomer Kevin Young tallied 15 points, eight rebounds, one assist and two steals.