Skyforce Improve to 19-4 in Raucous Overtime Victory against Iowa
January 19, 2016 - NBA G League (G League)
Sioux Falls Skyforce News Release
Sioux Falls, SD - The Sioux Falls Skyforce (19-4) defeated the Iowa Energy (12-12) 119-112 in overtime on Tuesday night at the Sanford Pentagon in a game that featured 13 technical fouls and five ejections. Sioux Falls' 19-4 record marks the best start through 23 games in NBA Development League history.
With the game tied 102-102 with 4.1 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, Tre Kelley made an acrobatic lay up while getting fouled in the process and converted the three-point play to give Sioux Falls the 105-102 lead. But Andrew Harrison hit a game-tying three-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to send the game into overtime.
It was all Sioux Falls in the final frame, as Tre Kelley scored 10 of the Skyforce's 14 points in overtime to secure their 10 straight victory at home. The 10 consecutive wins at home are the most for the Skyforce since the 2004-05 season when they won their final 10 home games of the regular season.
Kelley finished with a season-high 29 points while shooting 14-of-17 from the free throw line and has scored in double figures in 22 of the team's 23 games this season.
Jabril Trawick added 18 points and has scored in double figures in eight of the team's last 10 games. Keith Benson (17), Rodney McGruder (15), Byron Mullens (14) and Bubu Palo (13) rounded out the double digit scoring for Sioux Falls.
The Skyforce are now 14-0 when scoring 100-plus points and improved to 2-0 in overtime this season.
Andrew Harrison finished with a season-high tying 31 points to go along with seven rebounds, four assists and three steals. Alex Stepheson added a 16-point, 16-rebound double-double for his 16th double-double in the last 17 games.
Head coach Bob Donewald Jr., Andrew Harrison, Joel Wright and Michael Frazier were ejected for Iowa and Byron Mullens was ejected for Sioux Falls.
Sioux Falls hits the road for a two-game road trip, starting on Friday, January 22 at Grand Rapids (11-10). Iowa returns home for a three-game homestand starting on Saturday, January 23 against Delaware (14-11).
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