Legends Blaze Through Northern Arizona
December 18, 2016 - NBA G League (G League)
Texas Legends News Release
PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ, (Dec. 18, 2016) - The Texas Legends (8-6) kicked off a three-game road trip with a big win over the conference-leading Northern Arizona Suns (10-4) Sunday night in Prescott Valley 115-99.
The Suns grabbed the first basket to take an early on their home court, going up by six before the Legends made the scoreboard. Texas responded with an 11-0 run to jump ahead and would carry the lead through the final buzzer. The Legends went up by nine, but nothing deterred the home team who would tie it up three times before the first buzzer, behind 11 points from Xavier Silas. Texas took their one-point edge in the second and widened the gap to as many as 16. Pierre Jackson went 4-for-4 and 3-for-3 from the line to lead the Legends with 12 second quarter points and give Texas an 11-point lead at the half.
Jackson and Manny Harris combined for a 20-point effort out of the locker room, but the Suns stayed neck-and-neck, beating the Legends on the boards 10-7. Northern Arizona pulled within 8 with 47 seconds left in the third, but Jackson would end the quarter with four unanswered points. Texas took the largest lead of the night in the fourth going up by 20 and the Suns were unable to recover.
Jackson led all scorers with 35 points while adding 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals for the Legends. Harris finished with 27 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals. CJ Williams and Kyle Collinsworth each grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Texas on the boards.
The Suns were powered by Elijah Millsap with 24 points, 11 rebounds while Johnny O'Bryant III added the game's only other double-double of 14 points, 10 rebounds.
Texas will head to Salt Lake City next for their third matchup against the Stars. Fans can catch all the action live at www.TexLegends.com .
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