Game Preview: Skyforce at Mad Ants
Published on November 12, 2022 under NBA G League (G League)
Sioux Falls Skyforce News Release
All-Time Record:29-28
Last Meeting:127-117 on 11/10/22 in Sioux Falls
Streak:W1
Livestream: NBAGLeague.com
Sioux Falls comes into the series finale with Fort Wayne fresh off a 127-117 victory over the Mad Ants on Thursday night in the Skyforce's home opener.
The Skyforce looks to complete a season series sweep against the Mad Ants for the first time since 2015-16, when the team went 5-0. It marks the first game in Fort Wayne for Sioux Falls since a 131-130 loss on 1/19/18, where current Skyforce center Kadeem Jack tallied 28 points and 10 rebounds.
DJ Stewart poured in a career-high 37 points on 14-20 FGA, while Jamaree Bouyea tallied a near quadruple-double in Thursday night's victory. It marked the first time this season with three players scoring 25-plus points (Orlando Robinson with 25 points on 10-19 FGA).
The team also shot over 50 percent from the field (55.6 percent on 50-90 FGA) and beyond the arc (53.3 percent on 7-12 3PA). Five players had four-plus assists, with Bouyea leading with a career-high nine.
Skyforce Head Coach Kasib Powell broke the organization's record for most points scored in a game, with 46, on 3/6/08 in a 115-109 victory over the Mad Ants. In order to earn the team's first win in Fort Wayne since 3/22/16, the Skyforce will need to hold Pacers two-way player Trevelin Queen (DNP on Thursday), Gabe York (36 points on 11-22 FGA on Thursday and Justin Anderson (31 points on 10-19 FGA, 13 rebounds and nine assists) in check. The trio averages 70.7 of the Mad Ants 133.0 points per game.
Sioux Falls returns home to host the Windy City Bulls in a back-to-back on Friday and Saturday of next week, while Fort Wayne will play November 22 versus the Cleveland Charge in Indianapolis.
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