Iverson Molinar

Malique Lewis

Kenneth Faried

Ethan Thompson

Justin Wright-Foreman

Maozinha Pereira

Phillip Wheeler

Diego Bernard

Luke Martinez

Nate Pierre-Louis

Ruan Miranda

Alexey Borges

Norris Cole

Babacar Sane

Izan Almansa

John Jenkins

Ronald Holland II

London Johnson

Thierry Darlan

Tyler Smith

Admon Gilder

Will Davis

Dink Pate

Michael Frazier II

Jeremy Pargo

Efe Abogidi

Matas Buzelis

Eric Mika

Isaiah Todd

Tyler Ricks

Klajdi Mulla

Cameron Garber

HENDERSON, Nev., Jan. 17, 2024 – NBA G League Ignite (0-10) fell short in the first of the two-game series to the Mexico City Capitanes (7-2), 106-100, on Wednesday at The Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nev.

Ron Holland led the way for Ignite with a final stat line of 24 points, six rebounds, four steals, two assists and two blocks. Izan Almansa followed closely with 22 points and six rebounds on 8-of-10 shots from the field. John Jenkins added 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the three-point line, while London Johnson tallied 13 points and seven assists.

Ethan Thompson paced the Capitanes with 21 points, five rebounds, five steals and two assists. Justin Wright-Foreman poured in 19 points, five assists and three rebounds, while Kenneth Faried notched a double-double with 19 points and a game-high 21 rebounds.

Ignite pulled out an early lead heading into the second quarter after a 12-point opening quarter from Izan Almansa, who went perfect from the field in that span. As a team, Ignite shot 58.8 percent from the field in the opening frame to take a seven-point lead (31-24). The Capitanes climbed back in the second period after outscoring Ignite (27-18) in the frame. Ethan Thompson poured in 17 of his 21 points in the first half on 7-of-11 shooting from the field to help the Capitanes edge out a two-point lead (51-49) at the halfway mark. Kenneth Faried helped the Capitanes pull away in the third quarter after scoring 10 of his 18 points in the frame on 5-of-7 shooting from the field in that span. The Capitanes took its largest lead of the game, 15, in the third period and held a firm lead until late in the fourth quarter. Down 101-88 at the 3:55 mark, Ignite scored six consecutive points to make one final push down the stretch. The Capitanes responded with a 5-0 run to strike down Ignite’s comeback aspirations en route to securing the victory.
 
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The two teams will meet again on Friday, Jan. 19, at The Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nev., tipping off at 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET. Coverage will be available on Tubi and SSSEN.

Ignite Falls Short To Capitanes, 106-100

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Thompson 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Molinar 1 AST)

Almansa 6' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Cole 1 AST)

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

Almansa 10' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Cole 2 AST)

Jenkins 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Holland II 1 AST)

Sane Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)

Holland II Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)

Almansa 2' Cutting Layup Shot (8 PTS) (Jenkins 1 AST)

Capitanes Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)

Almansa 4' Cutting Layup Shot (10 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)

Lewis 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Wright-Foreman 1 AST)

Molinar 2' Layup (4 PTS) (Wright-Foreman 2 AST)

Wright-Foreman 21' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)

Smith 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Johnson 2 AST)

Bernard Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T6)

Wheeler Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T7)

Johnson 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Gilder 1 AST)

Smith 1' Alley Oop Dunk (5 PTS) (Johnson 3 AST)

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