Rio Grande Valley Evens NBA D-League Finals With Game 2 Win At Iowa
Published on April 27, 2011 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
DES MOINES, IOWA, April 27, 2011 - Jerel McNeal scored a game-high 37 points, adding nine rebounds and eight assists to lead the Rio Grande Valley Vipers to a 141-122 win at Iowa in Game 2 of the NBA Development League Finals in front of a record crowd of 14,036 at Wells Fargo Arena. The Energy and the Vipers will meet again in Iowa at 8 p.m. ET on Fri., April 29, in a deciding Game 3.
The Energy was led by Curtis Stinson, the NBA D-League MVP, who had a triple-double - his second in two Finals games - with 24 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds. Moses Ehambe scored 33 points for Iowa, while Michael Haynes added 24 points.
Richard Roby scored 28 points for the defending-champion Vipers, who were facing elimination in the best-of-three series after dropping Game 1 on Sunday. Mouhammad Faye had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Patrick Sullivan had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Friday's Game 3 will tip at 8 p.m. ET and will be televised nationally on VERSUS.
2011 NBA D-LEAGUE FINALS SCHEDULE/RESULTS (All times EASTERN):
Game 1 - Iowa 123, Rio Grande Valley 106
Game 2 - Rio Grande Valley 141, Iowa 122
Game 3 - Rio Grande Valley at Iowa - Friday, April 29, 8 p.m.
The NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA's official minor league. Featuring 16 teams with direct affiliations to NBA franchises, the NBA D-League is a proven developer of talent: 20 percent of players in the NBA at the conclusion of the 2009-10 season boasted NBA D-League experience, and the league continues to develop coaches, referees, and front-office staff for the NBA and its teams. In fostering the league's connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote health and wellness, support local needs and interests, and assist in educational development through NBA D-League Cares programs. The NBA D-League also advances the game of basketball as the research and development arm of the NBA. Throughout the league's 10th season, fans can watch all NBA D-League games on NBA FUTURECAST, the free live Web-streaming initiative found at nba.com/futurecast.
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