Justin Anderson

Trevelin Queen

Jermaine Samuels Jr.

Gabe York

Jordan Bone

Elfrid Payton

Tevin Brown

Noah Starkey

Pedro Bradshaw

Jaire Grayer

David Stockton

Kendall Brown

MJ Walker

DaQuan Jeffries

Jericho Sims

Justin Wright-Foreman

Obadiah Noel

Quinton Rose

Jalen Johnson

Dmytro Skapintsev

James Akinjo

Garrison Brooks

Lydell Elmore

Melvin Frazier Jr.

Trevor Keels

Duane Washington Jr.

John Conley

Ken Jones

Italo Araujo

BRIDGEPORT, CT– March 16, 2023 – The Westchester Knicks, the official NBA G League affiliate of the New York Knicks, were defeated in a close contest by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, 117-108, at Total Mortgage Arena Thursday night.



DaQuan Jeffries (assignment) led the Knicks with 34 points while shooting 62-percent from three-point range (8-13), six rebounds, and eight assists. Justin Wright-Foreman (returning rights) just missed his second straight game with a double-double as he had 20 points and nine boards. MJ Walker (returning rights) delivered 23 points and six rebounds. Jericho Sims (assignment) added eight points on 57-percent from the field (4-7), while collecting a team best 17 rebounds. Obadiah Noel (available player pool) contributed 14 points, six rebounds, and five assists.



Gabe York led the Mad Ants (15-14) with 32 points and shot 56-percent from three-point range (9-16). Justin Anderson dropped 24 points on 54-percent from the field (7-13), along with four boards. Jermaine Samuels Jr. delivered a double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds. Trevelin Queen added 23 points with eight rebounds and six assists. Jordan Bone contributed 11 points while dishing out eight assists.



The Mad Ants held a slight lead over Westchester (9-19) as they were up 33-31 at the end of the first quarter. With just under eight minutes left in the second quarter, the Mad Ants gained momentum as they did not relinquish the lead for the rest of the half. They ended the second quarter on 10-2 run with just under two minutes left to go. They headed into the half with a twelve-point lead, 68-56. 



The Mad Ants were up by as much as sixteen in the third quarter with just over seven minutes to go. Within the next minute, Westchester began an 11-0 run to bring the Mad Ants lead down to as much as three with just over three minutes to go in the quarter. The Knicks were not able to make a basket on their last seven possessions as they were on the opposite end of an 8-0 run to end regulation.



Saturday, March 18, the Knicks travel to Detroit to take on the Motor City Cruise at Wayne State Fieldhouse at 3 PM ET.

Mad Ants Defeat Knicks In Last Regular Season Home Game

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Showcase Cup Standings

Jump Ball Sims vs. Anderson: Tip to Jeffries

Jeffries 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sims 1 AST)

Jeffries 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Noel 1 AST)

York 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Samuels Jr. 1 AST)

Samuels Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (York 1 AST)

Wright-Foreman Backcourt Turnover (P1.T2)

Anderson 4' Dunk (2 PTS) (Samuels Jr. 2 AST)

Noel 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Wright-Foreman 1 AST)

Jeffries 3' Dunk (8 PTS) (Wright-Foreman 2 AST)

York 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Bone 1 AST)

Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sims 2 AST)

Wright-Foreman 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sims 3 AST)

York 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Payton 2 AST)

Queen 6' Layup (10 PTS) (Samuels Jr. 3 AST)

Rose 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)

Mad Ants Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)

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