G League Santa Cruz Warriors

Santa Cruz Warriors Complete Home Sweep of Reno

Published on March 13, 2013 under NBA G League (G League)
Santa Cruz Warriors News Release


SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - The Santa Cruz Warriors defeated the Reno Bighorns 110-103 on Tuesday night at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in a game where every Warrior player who stepped on the court scored.

Hilton Armstrong scored a career-high 30 points for the Santa Cruz Warriors. Kent Bazemore, on assignment from the Golden State Warriors, logged a double-double with 16 points and 11 boards. Malcolm Thomas, also on assignment from Golden State, pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds.

The Reno Bighorns were paced by Samardo Samuels and Dar Tucker, who recorded double-doubles with 29 points each. Samuels had 12 boards, while Tucker had 10. Desmon Farmer scored 12 off the bench.

There were 11 lead changes in the game. The Bighorns led by as much as six in the first quarter, but the Warriors went into halftime with a three-point lead. Santa Cruz extended its lead with a 30-point third quarter, leading by as many as 14. A fourth quarter Reno rally put the Bighorns ahead by one with 5:40 left in the game, but the Bighorns couldn't finish and lost by seven.

Santa Cruz shot 54.5% from the field, compared to Reno's 39.3% from the floor. The Warriors and Bighorns each pulled down 45 boards, while Santa Cruz held the edge on points in the paint (52-48), assists (33-21) and blocks (10-1).

The Warriors will now hit the road for a trip to Texas, playing the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on Friday and the Texas Legends on Saturday. Fans can listen to the broadcast on the Santa Cruz Warriors flagship station, KION 1460AM/101.1FM, or stream it online through the NBA D-League's YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/nbadleague.

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