John Knight III

Isaiah Crawford

Cameron Matthews

Tristen Newton

Daishen Nix

Tyler Smith

Teddy Allen

Caleb McConnell

Chase Jeter

Stephen Mitchell

Efe Abogidi

Vernon Carey Jr.

Ricky Council IV

JD Davison

RJ Melendez

Boo Buie III

Tomas Chapero

James Bouknight

Ahmad Caver

Andersson Garcia

Felipe Haase

Wade Taylor IV

LJ Figueroa

Esteban Ezequiel Roacho Amador

Isaih Moore

Reynan dos Santos

Gerda Gatling

Ajay Gonnelli

Jessyca Christoph

Stevie Mitchell

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Jan. 13, 2026)&nbsp;–&nbsp;The Rio Grande Valley Vipers (5-4), the NBA G League affiliate of the Houston Rockets, fell 97-122 to the Mexico City Capitanes (8-2) on Tuesday night at Arena CDMX.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Just two minutes into the game the quarter was tied 5-5 between the Vipers and Mexico City Capitanes. The Vipers then outscored the Capitanes 14-7 which allowed the team to gain a 19-12 advantage with 5:26 on the clock. RGV then hit a 14-0 run to knock the home team down to a 16-point deficit with a score of 28-12. The Vipers picked up its biggest lead in the game when the clock struck 1:59, in the first quarter, and secured an 18-point advantage (34-16). Mexico City then cut its shortage down at the end of the first by just 11 points and a score of 36-25.&nbsp;



The Capitanes opened the second quarter by outscoring the Vipers 15-3 and securing its first advantage of the game with a score of 40-39. The visiting team then regained control, but only for a short amount of time as the Capitanes gained momentum again and took control of the competition. At 4:12 the game was tied 48-48, but Mexico City separated itself going into the half with a 61-55 edge.&nbsp;



Mexico City controlled the second half until the end of the buzzer which allowed the team to walk away with a 122-97 victory.&nbsp;



Houston Rockets two-way, Tristen Newton, led all scorers with 21 points. Daishen Nix contributed 16 points followed by Teddy Allen who came off the bench to score 15 points.&nbsp;



James Bouknight scored 19 points for the Capitanes. RJ Melendez and Wade Taylor IV added 16 points each.

VIPERS FACE DEFEAT IN MEXICO CITY

Jessyca Christopher

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Showcase Cup Standings

Jump Ball Chapero vs. Matthews: Tip to Newton

Nix 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Newton 1 AST)

Bouknight 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Chapero 1 AST)

Crawford 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Newton 2 AST)

Buie III 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Caver 2 AST)

Newton 7' Driving Finger Roll Layup (9 PTS)

CAPITANES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)

Figueroa 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Garcia 1 AST)

Figueroa Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T4)

Rio Grande Valley Vipers

Mexico City Capitanes

Rio Grande Valley Vipers @ Mexico City Capitanes

Rio Grande Valley Vipers @
Mexico City Capitanes