
Iowa Wolves Split Series with Salt Lake City Stars
January 15, 2024 - NBA G League (G League)
Iowa Wolves News Release
DES MOINES, Iowa - The Iowa Wolves defeated the Salt Lake City Stars, 122-111, in Monday afternoon's Martin Luther King Day matinee at Wells Fargo Arena.
Iowa (2-6) earned its first home win of the regular season behind a balanced team scoring performance. Tyrese Martin led the Wolves with a season-high 31 points, his second 30+ game of the season, and five others scored double figures. Martin added 11 rebounds.
Lance Stephenson posted his first triple-double of the season with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. D.J. Carton scored 24 points, Giorgi Bezhanishvili had17, Nojel Eastern scored 13 and Javonte Cooke had 11 points off the bench.
Utah Jazz assignee Brice Sensabaugh led Salt Lake City (2-5) with 26 points while two-way Johnny Juzang finished with 21 points. Other two-way Micah Potter just missed a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds.
Sensabaugh made the first two baskets of the game for Salt Lake sandwiched around Stephenson's first three-pointer for a 4-3 lead. It was Salt Lake's final lead of the game as Martin scored the next five points. Later, Jason Preston tied the game at 10-10 with a jumper but the Wolves held the lead the entire rest of the game.
Iowa has a quick road trip visiting the Birmingham Squadron on Thursday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. The team returns home Jan. 20 to host the Capital City Go-Go at 7 p.m.
NBA G League Stories from January 15, 2024
- Ignite Falls to Stockton at Home, 107-88 - NBA G League Ignite
- Austin Falls Short to Mexico City, 122-116 - Austin Spurs
- Boeheim Scores Career High In Loss - College Park Skyhawks
- Stockton Kings Acquire Shabazz Muhammad - Stockton Kings
- Osceola Magic Sweep Greensboro on the Road - Osceola Magic
- Stars Split Series with Wolves - Salt Lake City Stars
- Rip City Remix Defeat Oklahoma City Blue - Rip City Remix
- Legends vs Skyforce Game Rescheduled to February 14th - Texas Legends
- Legends Acquire JJ Romer Rosario - Texas Legends
- Iowa Wolves Split Series with Salt Lake City Stars - Iowa Wolves
- Charge Fall to Knicks - Cleveland Charge
- 905 Comeback Effort Falls Short in Birmingham - Raptors 905
- Windy City Bulls Win in Overtime at Home, Sanogo Scores 32 - Windy City Bulls
- Squadron Take Down Raptors 905, 108-105, in MLK Day Matinee - Birmingham Squadron
- Legends' MLK Day Game Rescheduled - Texas Legends
- New Orleans Pelicans Assign Kira Lewis Jr. and E.J. Liddell to Birmingham Squadron - Birmingham Squadron
- OSC Weekly Live Event Listings - OSC Original by Chris Blackmar
- Game Preview (MLK Day Edition): Skyforce at Texas - Sioux Falls Skyforce
- Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report - OSC Original by Dan Krieger
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Iowa Wolves Stories
- Iowa Wolves Acquire Returning Rights to Guard Zyon Pullin
- Iowa Wolves Announce Six Home Games for 2025-26 Season
- Iowa Wolves Close Season With 139-128 Win Over South Bay Lakers
- South Bay Lakers Edge Iowa Wolves, 127-123, in Opening Game of Two-Game Series
- Iowa Wolves Finish Sweep of Texas Legends

