Vipers Explode Against 66ers
December 5, 2010 - NBA G League (G League)
Rio Grande Valley Vipers News Release
TULSA, OKLAHOMA - The defending NBA Development League champion Rio Grande Valley Vipers jumped out to 40-23 lead at the end of the first quarter en route to a 117-105 victory over the Tulsa 66ers Sunday at the Tulsa Convention Center,
The win snaps a three-game losing streak for the Vipers (2-3).
The Vipers opened the game on a 9-0 run capped by a three-pointer from Antonio Anderson 2:30 into the game. After a timeout, the 66ers (3-4) scored the next six points and kept the game close for the next 5:09, when Larry Owens hit a free throw to pull the 66ers with 21-19. The Vipers, however, outscored the 66ers 19-2 over the final 4:21 of the first quarter.
The Vipers extended their lead to 19 points at 64-45 with 3:36 remaining in the second quarter after Houston Rockets-assignee Patrick Patterson hit a lay-up.
In his first game back in Tulsa after playing for the 66ers last season, Mustafa Shakur hit a lay-up and a free throw at the 6:38 mark of the third quarter to give the Vipers their largest lead to that point at 84-62. Shakur finished with 17 points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals.
Jerel McNeal hit one of two free throws with 1:19 remaining in the third to give the Vipers a 97-73 lead, their largest of the game.
The 66ers opened the fourth on a 18-5 run to climb within 104-93 midway through the quarter, but that's as close as they got.
The Vipers were led in scoring by Stanley Robinson, who finished 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting and five rebounds.
The 66ers were led in scoring by Jerome Dyson, who scored 23 points.
The Vipers return to action on Tuesday for their annual Kids Day game at 10:30 a.m. against the New Mexico Thunderbirds at State Farm Arena. Doors open at 9:30.
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