Jermaine Samuels Jr.

Trhae Mitchell

Ray Spalding

Nate Hinton

Jarrett Culver

Jalen Lecque

Darius Days

John Knight III

Joshua Obiesie

Shawn Occeus

Josh Reaves

Nate Williams

Louis King

Malique Lewis

Kenneth Faried

Phillip Wheeler

Iverson Molinar

Ruan Miranda

Diego Bernard

CJ Elleby

Alexey Borges

Luke Martinez

Ethan Thompson

Juan Toscano-Anderson

Blanca Burns

Ken Jones

Kastine Evans

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (March 27, 2024) – The Rio Grande Valley Vipers (19-13), the NBA G League affiliate of the Houston Rockets, fell 104-100 to the Mexico City Capitanes (17-15) on Wednesday night at Arena CDMX. 

At 5:17 the game became tied for the third time. At 4:25 Mexico City jumped over the Vipers and closed the first quarter at 28-20. The Capitanes kept the momentum going into the second quarter which resulted in a 51-47 lead for the home team at the half. 

In the second half of the game the Vipers started making a comeback in the third quarter, but in the fourth quarter the Capitanes tipped-off the quarter by going on a 9-0 run which set the game at 84-71. Mexico City had a lead as big as 13-points, but RGV cut it down to four points with less than two minutes to go and a score of 93-89. Despite the Vipers efforts, Mexico City earned a 104-100 victory. 

Houston Rockets Two-Way Jermaine Samuels Jr. paved the way for the Vipers with 21 points. Jalen Lecque finished with 20 points followed by Jarrett Culver with 19 points. 

Louis King led Mexico City with 29 points. Iverson Molinar put up 18 points. Both Phillip Wheeler and Malique Lewis finished with a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds each. Kenneth Faried also had a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.

Vipers Split With Capitanes

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Showcase Cup Standings

Jump Ball Faried vs. Spalding: Tip to Culver

Hinton 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Spalding 1 AST)

King 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Molinar 2 AST)

Culver Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T1)

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

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

Mitchell Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T2)

CAPITANES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)

Culver 4' Running Layup (5 PTS) (Lecque 1 AST)

Culver 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Spalding 2 AST)

CAPITANES Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)

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Mexico City Capitanes

Rio Grande Valley Vipers @ Mexico City Capitanes

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