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Iowa Outlasts Utah at 2011 NBA D-League Showcase

January 11, 2011 - NBA G League (G League)
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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TEXAS, Jan. 10, 2011 - To the untrained eye, it appeared as if Iowa's Othyus Jeffers was waiting too long to initiate the final offensive sequence. Curtis Stinson wasn't worried. He simply waited for his teammate to draw two defenders, took the pass and calmly buried the game-winning bucket as time expired in the Energy's thrilling 95-93 overtime win over Utah in the second game of the 2011 NBA D-League Showcase.

It stands to reason Stinson and Jeffers were on the same page. For the better part of three D-League seasons, they've shared backcourt duties in Iowa, and have a feel for one another's game.

"We've been in a lot of tight games over the past few years," said Stinson, who finished with 19 points and six assists. "We just try to use our experience to our advantage. We knew they weren't going away. They fought the whole way, and luckily we had enough at the end to get the win."

Utah (9-8) appeared to have the game wrapped up in regulation on the strength of Orien Greene's brilliant steal and layup, which gave Utah a two-point lead with only 0.4 left on the clock. On the last possession of regulation, Iowa's Courtney Sims took an inbounds pass, turned and hit a jumper from the top of the key to send the game to overtime.

Sims, a former GATORADE Call-up with NBA experience, finished with 25 points and 12 rebounds. Jeffers, who appeared in 14 games with the Utah Jazz during the 2009-10 season, had a game-high 27 points to go with a game-high 17 rebounds for the Energy (16-6).

Greene, a 2005 second-round pick of the Boston Celtics with NBA experience, finished with 11 points, nine rebounds, nine assists and six steals for Utah, which also got 18 points from Ronald Dupree, who was recently waived by the Toronto Raptors.

Iowa plays again Thursday against the Texas Legends. Utah is in action again tomorrow against the Springfield Armor.

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