G League Austin Spurs

Franchise record 127 points leads Toros over Stampede

Published on December 15, 2007 under NBA G League (G League)
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AUSTIN, TX - The Austin Toros set a franchise record for points in a game behind five players scoring in double figures as the team defeated the Idaho Stampede 127-117 on Saturday night at the Austin Convention Center. Marcus Williams scored 29 points for the Toros to push the team's winning streak to seven games and stay a perfect 6-0 at home for the season.

Along with setting a record for points in a game, Austin also set a franchise record of 3-pointers made with 15. The previous record was 12, which was most recently matched last season on April 3, 2007 at Dakota.

Keith Langford scored 29 points for the Toros, who has scored 20 plus points in seven of eight games this season. DerMarr Johnson had 23 and Kevin Pittsnogle finished with season-high 17 points with 5-of-10 shooting from the behind the 3-point line.

Roberto Bergersen scored a season-high 31 points in defeat for the Idaho Stampede, who fell to 5-5 on the season. Lance Allred had 18 and Randy Livingston added 17.

Leading by the score of 33-26 at the end of the first quarter, the Toros used 4 percent shooting and a balanced scoring attack to take the early advantage. Kevin Pittsnogle, who scored only four points the previous night against Colorado, had eight points in period and was 2-of-2 from behind the 3-point line.

The Toros carried over their offensive success of the beginning of the game to the second quarter, pushing the lead to as many as 11 points following center Anthony Fuqua's free throw after behind fouled on a slam-dunk with less than nine minutes remaining. Idaho would answer with a 25-14 run to close the second quarter following the Fuqua free throw and would take only a two-point deficit into halftime as the Toros led 60-58.

Austin's previous record for points in a game was 122 on March 8, 2006 against the Fayetteville Patriots in their first season in the NBA D-League.

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