G League Iowa Wolves

Iowa Wolves Take First Game over Austin

Published on February 7, 2022 under NBA G League (G League)
Iowa Wolves News Release


DES MOINES, Iowa - The Iowa Wolves rallied from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter in a 121-115 win over the Austin Spurs on Monday night at Wells Fargo Arena. The two teams faced off a day late after Sunday's originally scheduled game was postponed a day due to travel issues for Austin.

Isaiah Briscoe and Isaiah Miller had big games for Iowa (7-5) as it stopped a two-game losing streak. Briscoe nearly had another triple double finishing with 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. Eight of his points came in the final five minutes of the game as the Wolves mounted their comeback. Miller scored 21 points and made his first nine shots of the game and finished 10-of-13 shooting.

Austin (4-5), which held a five-point lead with five minutes to go in the game, was led by two-way guard Devontae Cooke, who scored a game-high 31 points. Former Iowa standout and fellow two-way guard Joe Wieskamp had nine points in his return to the state of Iowa.

At the start of the game, Vince Edwards scored five of the Wolves' first 10 points and helped force a timeout by the Spurs, which trailed 10-4 early. Iowa built a 33-21 at the end of the first quarter led by Edwards and Brandon Sampson who scored eight and seven points, respectively. In the game, Sampson had 19 points while Brian Bowen II and Edwards added 14 and 11.

Miller and Briscoe carried the scoring load in the second quarter with 15 points and 13 points in the quarter. Miller was perfect going 7-for-7 shooting from the field while Briscoe was 4-of-5 and made all three of his free throws for five points. The duo along with Edwards, who buried a buzzer-beating three-pointer, helped Iowa lead 63-57 at the break. Edwards chipped in 11 points in the second.

The Spurs flipped the score in their favor in the third quarter, going into the fourth up 92-86. Damyean Dotson and Cacok teamed up to score 16 points combined in the third. Dotson poured in 10 points.

The teams will play again Tuesday night inside Wells Fargo Arena at 6:30 p.m. CT.

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