Wizards Lose Heartbreaker at Home
March 6, 2011 - NBA G League (G League)
Dakota Wizards News Release
Bismarck, N.D. (March 6, 2011) - Marcus Landry sank two free throws with five seconds remaining to give the Reno Bighorns (25-14) a 105-103 come from behind victory over the Dakota Wizards (14-26) Sunday afternoon at the Bismarck Civic Center.
Reno (25-14) jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter but relinquished the lead late as Dakota went on an 18-8 run and led 33-24 at the end of the first. Dakota led by 16 after an Anthony Goods three-pointer with 6.3 seconds left in the half but Donald Sloan countered with a three-pointer of his own as the horn sounded giving Dakota a 62-49 lead at the break.
Reno trailed the entire second half until Salim Stoudamire hit a three with 50.9 seconds left to tie the game at 103-103. The Bighorns came up with a big defensive stop and would call timeout with 7.9 seconds left. Landry got fouled on a drive to the basket with 5.2 seconds left and calmly sank both free-throws. Darren Cooper's last second three-pointer rattled out securing the Bighorns 105-103 win and third straight road victory.
Patrick O'Bryant led the way for Reno with a season high 25 points and 17 rebounds and Danny Green contributed a double-double of his own with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Marcus Landry finished with 21 points and Salim Stoudamire chipped in 17 off the bench going 3-of-4 from behind the arc.
Javaris Crittenton came off the bench to lead Dakota with 26 points and Anthony Goods added 22 points shooting a season best 5-of-7 from behind the arc.
The same two teams meet for the last time this season Monday night at 7 p.m. CT at the Bismarck Civic Center.
Season tickets and 5-ticket flex packs for the 2010-11 season are on sale. Single game tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster or the Civic Center Box Office. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. For more information contact the Dakota Wizards at (701) 258-2255.
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