G League Rio Grande Valley Vipers

Vipers torched by 66ers

January 12, 2008 - NBA G League (G League)
Rio Grande Valley Vipers News Release


Tulsa, OK - With new faces and little practice time, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers (9-9) struggled to find a rhythm offensively as they were outscored 41-18 in the third quarter and suffered their worst loss in franchise history with a 117-92 setback to the Tulsa 66ers Saturday night at Expo Square Pavilion. The Vipers were without starting point guard Quannas White who left the team to deal with a family issue. Before the game Rio Grande Valley added former USC standout Desmon Farmer and former New Mexico point guard Kris Collins to their roster.

In what was a tight game early the Vipers struggled to shoot the ball from the outside. The Vipers, who are tops in the league in three-point shooting percentage shot just 11% from behind the arc as they converted just two from long range all night. The Vipers trailed by six points at half time but could not find a consistent scoring threat until the fourth quarter when they put up 35 points.

The Vipers were led in scoring by Desmon Farmer's 17 points. Farmer, who played the last two seasons for the 66ers was acquired in the D-League expansion draft and became available for activation on Friday. Cleveland assignee Shannon Brown struggled to find his shot as he tallied just nine points on four-for-twenty shooting from the field. Jesse Smith had the game's lone double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in the Vipers loss.

Adam Harrington torched the nets for Tulsa scoring 27 points in just 25 minutes of action. Harrington shot six-for-seven behind the three-point arc and missed just five shots in the game. Forward Glen McGowan added 19 points off the bench.

The Vipers will play at Dodge Arena for the first time in 29 days as they face the Albuquerque Thunderbirds Sunday night. The Thunderbirds are the only team in the D-League the Vipers have yet to face this season. The game time for Sunday has been changed to 7:00 pm from its originally scheduled 5:00 pm tip.

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