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Stars Rally Over Legends, 136-131

March 6, 2024 - NBA G League (G League)
Salt Lake City Stars News Release


SALT LAKE CITY - The Salt Lake City Stars (11-13) the official NBA G League Affiliate of the Utah Jazz, overcame an early 19-point deficit to earn an overtime victory, defeating the Texas Legends (14-11) (Dallas Mavericks affliate), 136-131, Tuesday night at the Maverik Center.

The Stars knocked down 21 threes on the way to their highest scoring game since Jan. 7. Utah Jazz two-way guard Jason Preston, recorded his G-League leading 5th triple double ( 4th with Salt Lake City), in a 30 point, 14 assist, and 11 rebound performance. Stars forward Keshawn Justice scored 23 points, grabbing seven rebounds, and netting five three-pointers for the third-straight game. Stars guard Isaiah Miller had 23 points, and eight rebounds off the bench, hitting the game winning shot in overtime. Meanwhile, Stars guard Taevion Kinsey added 21 points on 70 percent shooting from the floor.

The Legends took off running, as the Stars fell behind, trailing 24-5. However, Salt Lake City retaliated, hitting 10 of their next 18 shots, outscoring Texas 25-14, and cutting the deficit to single digits, to end the first, 38-30. The Stars offense jumped out in the second quarter, scoring 46 points on an impressive 65 percent from the field. Preston scored 12 of his 26 first half points in the quarter, as Salt Lake City took a 76-71 lead into the break.

The Stars lead held steady most of the third quarter, until a late push gave the Legends a 92-88 lead with five minutes remaining in the period. Salt Lake City responded on a 15-3 run, taking a 103-95 lead into the fourth. The Stars lead ballooned to double figures in the frame, but a 12-2 Legends run flipped the lead with just 32 seconds remaining. With 25 seconds left, Miller raced down the floor serving a layup, to tie the game at 129 and force overtime.

In the overtime period, the Legends scored the first basket, before the Stars rattled off seven unanswered points. Off a turnover at mid-court, Preston found a cutting Miller who finished through contact to sink a layup, hitting the target score of 136.

Dallas Mavericks two-way guard Brandon Williams led all scorers with 31 points to go with 11 assists, in his 41 minutes of action. Meanwhile, Texas forward Theo Pinson sank four three-pointers on his way to a 22-point, 10 assist double-double.

The Stars and Legends square off again on Thursday in a rematch at the Maverik Center. The contest tips off at 7:00 p.m. MT and will be broadcast LIVE on Jazz+ and ESPN+.

-- @slcstars or slcstars.com-

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