
Santa Cruz Warriors Bounce Back in New York, Beat Nets 119-109
December 7, 2019 - NBA G League (G League)
Santa Cruz Warriors News Release
UNIONDALE, NY - The Santa Cruz Warriors defeated the Long Island Nets (2-9) 119-109 to end their three-game road trip with a 2-1 mark and even their record on the season to 6-6. Jeremy Pargo led all scorers with 28 points, hitting 11-of-17 from the field, while Devyn Marble earned his first double-double of the season with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Alen Smailagic, on assignment from Golden State, tallied 14 points and five rebounds in 24 minutes.
The Warriors had separate 12-2 runs in the first and second quarter to carry a 15-point lead into halftime and increased the lead to 19 points at the end of three quarters, 94-76. The Nets rallied in the fourth with a 19-2 run and back-to-back three-pointers to cut the Warriors lead to five, but a Pargo three brought the lead back to eight and the Warriors held on for the road victory. Long Island hit 19 three-pointers on 46 attempts (41.3 percent), but Santa Cruz hit 50.6 percent of its field goals and committed just 12 turnovers in the game.
The Santa Cruz reserves chipped in 44 points, including 17 from Andrew Harrison and 15 from Juan Toscano-Anderson (5-of-7 FG). Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot led the Nets with 26 points, including five threes (10-of-20 FG, 5-of-10 3FG) while Jaylen Hands also hit five threes (5-of-9 3FG) on his way to 21 points in the losing effort.
The Warriors will return to Kaiser Permanente on December 8 for a 5:00 p.m. tip against the Windy City Bulls. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a White Out T-Shirt presented by Something Inked.
For more information on the Santa Cruz Warriors 2019-20 NBA G League season, presented by Kaiser Permanente, visit santacruzbasketball.com or call (831) 713-4400.
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