G League Sioux Falls Skyforce

Stampede Sweeps Skyforce

Published on February 12, 2011 under NBA G League (G League)
Sioux Falls Skyforce News Release


Sioux Falls, SD - The Idaho Stampede defeated the Sioux Falls Skyforce 118-104 at the Sioux Falls Arena on Saturday night in front of a boisterous crowd of 4,675 fans on Boy Scout Night. Sioux Falls only trailed by four points (104-100) with 2:31 to go in the game but an 8-0 spurt by Idaho culminating with a 3-pointer by Antoine Walker, followed by the infamous shimmy, put the game out of reach.

Sioux Falls (5-24) trailed 32-29 after the first quarter but outscored Idaho 31-23 in the second to take a 60-55 lead into the locker room. NBA D-League All-Star Patrick Ewing, Jr. had a big first half for the second straight night with 22 points on 8-of-10 field goals.

Idaho (13-19) outscored Sioux Falls 19-6 to start the second half to turn a five-point deficit into an eight-point lead (74-66) with just under six minutes to go in the third quarter. Sioux Falls rallied to tie the game at 87 apiece but former NBA All-Star Antoine Walker scored 10 points in the final 4:20 to lead Idaho to a weekend sweep.

Jermareo Davidson led Idaho for the second straight night with 21 points and eight rebounds. Walker finished with 19 points while Portland Trail Blazers assignee Armon Johnson (14), Carlos Wheeler (14) and Sean Banks (11) combined for 39 bench points.

Ewing, Jr. posted his fourth straight double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Maureece Rice (19), Anthony Harris (15) and Keaton Grant (13) scored 47 of Sioux Falls' 57 bench points.

Sioux Falls returns to action on Tuesday night as they host Eastern Conference-leading Iowa. Idaho returns home to face Bakersfield on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. MT.

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