Bakersfield Loses First Game
Published on December 4, 2011 under NBA G League (G League)
Bakersfield Jam News Release
BAKERSFIELD, December 4, 2011 - The Bakersfield Jam lost to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers by a score of 118-95 tonight. The Jam (3-1) drop their first game of the season and the Vipers (4-1) win their first road game of the year.
The first period of the game was a close battle as the lead changed 4 times and the teams were tied twice as the Vipers took a 28-26 lead over the Jam at the end of the quarter. Rio Grande Valley got hot in the second, shooting 55.0% on the quarter, while Bakersfield went cold, only hitting 16.7% of their shots to bring the halftime score to 58-44 in favor of the Vipers. The third quarter continued to go RGV's way as they extended their lead to as many as 30 points and entered the final period being up 85-66. The Jam made a push to start the final period with Adrian Thomas hitting 4 of his 7 three pointers on the night in that quarter and trimmed the Vipers lead to only 10 points at the 7:34 mark but it wasn't enough to make the come back.
Rio Grande Valley outscored Bakersfield 56-20 in the paint and 17-6 in the fast-break category. The Jam committed 23 turnovers and had only 18 team assists compared to the Vipers 33.
Jam were led by Adrian Thomas with a game-high 21 points on 7-for-15 three point field goal shooting off the bench. Brian Butch finished with his third double-double of the season (14 points and 15 rebounds). Mustapha Farrakhan had 12 points and Anthony Harris added 10 points and dished out a team-high 6 assists.
Seven Vipers scored in double figures this evening, led by Stanley Asumnu with 20 points off the bench. Forward Tyren Johnson contributed 19 points and Kelvin Lewis added 17. Josh Tarver and Marshall Brown had 12 points apiece. Terrel Harris and Jay-R Strowbridge scored 10 points each.
Up next, Bakersfield will take on the Idaho Stampede on Thursday, December 8, at 7 pm PT at the Jam Events Center.
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