Tristan Enaruna

Baylor Scheierman

Dmytro Skapintsev

Jordan Schakel

JD Davison

Ron Harper Jr.

Hason Ward

Jay Scrubb

London Johnson

Kavion Pippen

Donald Carey

Eric Gaines

Drew Peterson

Anton Watson

Cole Swider

Lamar Stevens

Tolu Smith

Alondes Williams

Daniss Jenkins

Javante McCoy

Cameron Martin

Bobi Klintman

Aaron Estrada

Devon Higgs

Reginald Kissoonlal

Sam Peek

John Ukomadu

Biniam Maru

Chelisa Painter

Erik Aellig

DETROIT – The Motor City Cruise (1-1) fell to the Maine Celtics (1-1), 112-111.



Tolu Smith secured a double-double with 23 points and 19 rebounds in the contest. Smith now has four consecutive double-doubles between the tip-off tournament and regular season. Daniss Jenkins also contributed 19 points and 11 assists, adding to Smith’s double-double performance.



Ron Harper Jr. came off the bench to lead the Celtics to victory with 25 points and sunk six three-point field goals. JD Davison and Baylor Scheierman both followed with 17 points to contribute. Davison also finished with nine rebounds and assists in the contest, nearly earning himself a triple-double. As a team, the Celtics only committed 10 turnovers and forced 19 on the Cruise.



Motor City jumped out in front early with a 12-4 run, which led to a cushion lead to conclude the first quarter of the game (31-22). Maine responded in the second with Harper scoring eight points off the bench to conclude with 14 first half points, cutting the deficit to one point (55-54).



Maine outscored Motor City 31-22 in the third quarter, forcing nine key turnovers. The Celtics also went on a couple key runs including a crucial 10-0 with 2:33 left to play in the quarter to give themselves an 85-77 lead, heading into the final quarter.



With time winding down in the game, Motor City went on a couple of key runs to get the game down to one possession with 42.1 seconds left. Lamar Stevens came up with a key inbound steal and scored a huge dunk to cut the deficit to one (112-111). Tolu Smith blocked Tristan Enaruna’s layup on the next possession, and the Cruise got the ball with one more shot to win. The Celtics played tremendous defense, forcing Motor City to take a contested shot to secure the win.



The Motor City Cruise will return to the Wayne State Fieldhouse (Detroit, Mich.) tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET and take on the Birmingham Squadron. Fans can stream the game live through The PREP at <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theprepsports.com/__;!!PMETyfE!Npiwjb1aY24r6aTIhA9l_xO8rckcyBf5lVZIvkeP4ve-7SnLaco-bV0zl2TCJivmFol79ihWzQ$" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://theprepsports.com/</a>.

Celtics Win 112-111 In Nail-Biter Against Cruise

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Showcase Cup Standings

Jump Ball Smith vs. Skapintsev: Tip to Scheierman

Jenkins 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)

Enaruna 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Scheierman 1 AST)

Stevens 5' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Smith 1 AST)

Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jenkins 1 AST)

Davison 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Scheierman 2 AST)

Stevens 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jenkins 2 AST)

Jenkins 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)

MISS Harper Jr. 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot

Harper Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Scheierman 3 AST)

Martin 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jenkins 3 AST)

Martin 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (McCoy 1 AST)

Davison 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)

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