Jack McVeigh

Jermaine Samuels Jr.

N'Faly Dante

Nate Williams

Markquis Nowell

Thon Maker

John Knight III

Teddy Allen

Jeremy Jones

Nate Hinton

Kevin Cross, Jr.

Robert Ford

Josh Reaves

Cody Williams

Keshawn Justice

Oscar Tshiebwe

Taevion Kinsey

Max Abmas

Babacar Sané

Dereon Seabron

Elijah Harkless

Justin Lewis

Jaylan Gainey

Dane Goodwin

Justin Harmon

Josh Pierre-Louis

Micah Potter

Jason Alabanza

Nate Cearley

Josh Reed

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Jan. 1, 2025)&nbsp;–&nbsp;The Rio Grande Valley Vipers (0-3), the NBA G League affiliate of the Houston Rockets, were defeated 121-117 by the Salt Lake City Stars (1-2) on Wednesday evening at Maverik Center.&nbsp;



The Stars tipped-off the first quarter by going on a 15-4 run to take control of the game. RGV responded by going on a 14-5 run to shorten its deficit to 20-18, but Salt Lake hit the gas and closed the quarter with a six-point lead and a score of 32-26. The Stars continued its momentum into the second quarter which resulted in a 62-51 advantage at the half.



In the third quarter RGV tied the game for the first time with 6:12 to go and a score of 68-68. The quarter faced five more ties before either team could fully pull away. At the end of the third quarter, RGV jumped out on top and led 89-86 over the home team.&nbsp;



With 9:49 to go the game was tied 91-91 followed by another tie at 94-94. Salt Lake then took the upper hand, but not for long as the scoreboard hit yet another tie with a score of 99-99. For the remainder of the quarter the lead was exchanged between both teams, but with less than three minutes to go the home team picked up the advantage and maintained it until the end which resulted in a 121-117 victory.



Houston Rockets Two-Way’s Jack McVeigh and Jeenathan Williams Jr. paved the way for the Vipers with 21 points each. Also hitting the double digits was Houston Rockets Two-Way N’Faly Dante who had 16 points. Markquis Nowell posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists.&nbsp;



Cody Williams led all scorers with 36 points followed by Utah Jazz Two-Way Elijah Harkless with 32 points. Utah Jazz Two-Way Oscar Tshiebwe finished the game with a double-double with 21 boards and 12 points.&nbsp;



RGV will look for a rematch against the Stars on Friday, Jan. 3 with tip-off set for 8:00 p.m. CST at Maverik Center. The game may be streamed on&nbsp;<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.nbagleague.com/__;!!PMETyfE!KVPNoCxqoOv-kClgn0wHn4Nkc7vGoWTcLreFyOvEwvPB0CYZzMSNF3f0Fx4KPcV0dA-K8gHLovhTF6I$">www.nbagleague.com</a>. For more information visit&nbsp;<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.rgvipers.com/__;!!PMETyfE!KVPNoCxqoOv-kClgn0wHn4Nkc7vGoWTcLreFyOvEwvPB0CYZzMSNF3f0Fx4KPcV0dA-K8gHLDBK2OpY$">www.rgvipers.com</a>.&nbsp;

Career-High Nights From Cody Williams And Elijah Harkless Help Stars Gain First Win Of 2025

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Showcase Cup Standings

Jump Ball Tshiebwe vs. Dante: Tip to Nowell

MISS McVeigh 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot

Justice 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Kinsey 1 AST)

Williams 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Kinsey 2 AST)

Williams Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)

Tshiebwe 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Abmas 1 AST)

McVeigh 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nowell 1 AST)

McVeigh 7' Reverse Layup (7 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)

Harkless 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tshiebwe 1 AST)

Williams 5' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Nowell 2 AST)

Williams 2' Running Reverse Layup (5 PTS)

Kinsey 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)

Sane 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Seabron 1 AST)

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