Malik Hall

Bobi Klintman

Tolu Smith

Ron Harper Jr.

Daniss Jenkins

John Ukomadu

Trae Hannibal

Jordan Wright

Tommy Rutherford

Cameron Martin

Sam Peek

Jack Gohlke

Reginald Kissoonlal

Cole Swider

Stanley Johnson

Solomon Young

Quincy Olivari

Bronny James

Grayson Murphy

DaJuan Gordon

Kylor Kelley

Jhonathan Dunn

Sir'Jabari Rice

Joirdon Nicholas

Jordan Goodwin

Trey Jemison III

Christian Koloko

Nate Cearley

Catherine Chang

Gina Catanzariti

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. –To conclude their final game of the West Coast trip, the Motor City Cruise (14-11) rallied from a 13-point deficit at halftime (57-44) to defeat the South Bay Lakers (10-16), 110-97. With eight wins in the last ten games, Motor City holds the number six seed in the Eastern Conference standings with nine games remaining in their regular season (two games behind the top seed).



The Cruise shot just 25.0% from beyond the arc in the first half with giving the Lakers 12 second chance points after scoring just two. Malik Hall opened the second half with a personal 6-0 run before the Lakers struck back, building their lead back up to 12 points (66-54). With the help of a 13-0 run with 5:05 to go in the third, Motor City took their first lead since the first half (72-70). Daniss Jenkins led the Cruise to pull away in the fourth, scoring 14 points in the quarter alone, shooting 6-8 from the floor. Daniss Jenkins finished with 19 points after his clutch fourth quarter performance.



With the conclusion of Motor City’s West Coast trip, Tolu Smith set a franchise record of most offensive rebounds in a full season (118). He earned his 19th double-double of the year with 19 points and 14 rebounds in the win. Jordan Wright came off the bench to score a career high of 18 points with six field goals made. The Southfield, Mich., native John Ukomadu also dropped 18 off the bench, shooting 7-14 from the floor and knocking down four three-point field goals. As a team, Motor City outscored South Bay in the paint, 70-36. Additionally, the Cruise put up 21 fast break points, leaving South Bay with only five.



The former Detroit Pistons two-way forward Cole Swider was the leading scorer for South Bay, scoring 24 points after shooting 7-11 from the floor (6-9 3PT). Quincy Olivari and Bronny James each scored 16 points in South Bay’s defeat. Additionally, Olivari had five steals in the contest. Grayson Murphy contributed to the defense with three steals of his own.



The Motor City Cruise will return to Wayne State Fieldhouse (Detroit, Mich.) and host its final Education Day of the season on Wednesday, March 12 at 11 a.m. ET. The game can be streamed live through The PREP (<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/theprepsports.com/__;!!PMETyfE!PSTwXUI8REq0qN9KjIuamcu7v0djJW9UmIpBaJlRpM4gc8wGhR1yFV4yFFnpX743TrEVBxitubXNUA$">https://theprepsports.com/</a>) or ESPN+. Tickets for all Cruise home games can be purchased at <a href="https://detroit.gleague.nba.com/">https://detroit.gleague.nba.com/</a> or by calling 313-PISTONS.

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Showcase Cup Standings

Jump Ball Young vs. Smith: Tip to Jenkins

Johnson Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T1)

James 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)

Swider 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Olivari 1 AST)

Smith 4' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Harper Jr. 1 AST)

Young 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Olivari 2 AST)

Smith 2' Alley Oop Dunk (6 PTS) (Jenkins 2 AST)

Swider 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Murphy 1 AST)

Hall 3' Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Smith 1 AST)

Wright 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Ukomadu 1 AST)

Gordon 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murphy 2 AST)

Swider 1' Running Layup (11 PTS) (Murphy 3 AST)

Wright 29' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Rutherford 1 AST)

MISS Wright 19' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot

Kelley 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Swider 1 AST)

Wright Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)

Kelley 2' Alley Oop Dunk (6 PTS) (James 1 AST)

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