Adrien, Vipers, Showcase Talent in Win Over Mad Ants
January 10, 2011 - NBA G League (G League)
Rio Grande Valley Vipers News Release
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TEXAS - Jeff Adrien recorded his seventh double-double in ten games with 30 points and 12 rebounds and two blocks as the defending NBA Development League champion Rio Grande Valley Vipers beat the Fort Wayne Mad Ants 100-97 Monday at the South Padre Island Convention Centre in the final game of day one of the NBA Development League Showcase.
Adrien hit 12-of-15 shots and 6-of-7 from the foul line.
The Vipers (12-7) are winners of five in a row.
The Vipers opened game on 6-0 run capped by a Jerel McNeal jumper at the 9:36 mark. The Mad Ants (12-8) responded with a 6-0 run to tie the game when Marvin Phillips tipped in a shot at the 6:57 mark.
Phillips brought the Mad Ants within 34-33 with 6:17 remaining in the second quarter, but the Vipers responded with a 10-3 run to go up 44-36 after fourth-year Viper Stanley Asumnu hit a free throw with 3:02 remaining. The Mad Ants climbed back to within three, but Mustafa Shakur hit a three-pointer with two seconds remaining to give the Vipers a 49-43 lead.
Shakur finished with 19 points and a career-high tying four steals.
The Vipers led 59-55 with 5:32 remaining in the third quarter after McNeal hit a three-pointer, but the Mad Ants went on an 11-5 run, capped by a pair of free throws by Roderick Wilmont to take a 66-64 lead at the 3:16 mark. After the teams traded baskets, McNeal hit a three-pointer near the end of the quarter to knot the game up at 74-74.
Oliver Lafayette hit a pair of free throws to bring the Mad Ants within 81-80 with 8:50 remaining, but the Vipers responded with a 9-2 run, thanks in-part to three baskets by Adrien to take a 90-82 lead. The Mad Ants responded with a 13-2 run, capped by a three-pointer by Lafayette to tie the game and a three-pointer by Wilmont to give the Mad Ants a 95-92 lead with under four minutes remaining. Terrel Harris and McNeal followed with back-to-back baskets to give the Vipers a 96-95 lead with under three minutes remaining.
McNeal finished with 21 points while Harris finished with six points and a career-high five assists.
Lafayette led the Mad Ants with 21 points while Wilmont scored 20 points.
The Vipers return to action on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at the South Padre Island Convention Centre when they face the Erie Bayhawks during the NBA Development League Showcase. Fans are encouraged to wear red as the game will be televised nationally on VERSUS (channel 314 (SD)/1314 (HD) on Time Warner Cable, channel 151 on Dish Network and channel 603 on DIRECTV).
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