Jack McVeigh

Jermaine Samuels Jr.

N'Faly Dante

Nate Williams

Markquis Nowell

Thon Maker

Nate Hinton

John Knight III

Josh Reaves

Jeremy Jones

Kevin Cross, Jr.

Robert Ford

Teddy Allen

Taevion Kinsey

Cody Williams

Oscar Tshiebwe

Max Abmas

Elijah Harkless

Dereon Seabron

Keshawn Justice

Justin Lewis

Babacar Sané

Jaylan Gainey

Dane Goodwin

Justin Harmon

Josh Pierre-Louis

Micah Potter

Julian McFadden

Cameron Gelinas

Maripier Malo

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Jan. 3, 2025)&nbsp;–&nbsp;The Rio Grande Valley Vipers (1-3), the NBA G League affiliate of the Houston Rockets, obtained its first victory of the regular season after defeating the Salt Lake City Stars (1-3) 132-116 on Friday night at Maverik Center.&nbsp;&nbsp;



RGV started the game with a hot 10-0 run. At 6:44 the Vipers had just finished a 6-0 streak to set the score at 20-8, but Salt Lake responded by scoring five straight buckets for a score of 20-13. The Stars then hit a 10-5 run to slash the Vipers advantage to 25-23 with 2:13 remaining. However, the visiting team went on another hot run (13-2) to close the quarter with a 38-25 advantage.&nbsp;



In the second quarter the Stars began to gain traction, what was once a 13-point deficit quickly turned into a two-point differential at the half with a score of 69-67.&nbsp;



However, the Vipers continued to dominate in the second half of the game which allowed the team to obtain a 132-116 victory over the Stars.&nbsp;



Houston Rockets Two-Way’s Nate Williams and Jack McVeigh paved the way for the Vipers with 23 and 22 points, respectively. Houston Rockets Two-Way N’Faly Dante finished with a double-double which consisted of 16 points and 10 rebounds. Jermaine Samuels Jr. and Markquis Nowell contributed 14 points each. Additionally, Nowell added 12 assists.&nbsp;



Newly signed Utah Jazz Two-Way Elijah Harkless, scored 31 points. Utah Jazz assignee, Cody Williams, contributed 21 points while Utah Jazz Two-Way, Oscar Tshiebwe, finished with a double-double of 15 points and 20 rebounds.&nbsp;



On Tuesday, Jan. 7 the Vipers return to the RGV to face the Oklahoma City Blue at 7:00 p.m. CST at the Bert Ogden Arena. The first 500 children in attendance will receive a free cape or crown to celebrate Capes and Crowns night. Additionally, children 15 and under who dress up will get in free. For more information visit&nbsp;<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.rgvipers.com/__;!!PMETyfE!IwvDWSNM1SMLZq-bFZWb58qCd93UMwyg74L3cVjmsIiR0CQncB7t0MzekN5rE50sdvDalY3lZT5Sl6s$">www.rgvipers.com</a>.&nbsp;

Vipers Secure First Victory Of Regular Season

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Showcase Cup Standings

Jump Ball Tshiebwe vs. Dante: Tip to Nowell

Nowell 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Samuels Jr. 1 AST)

Williams 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Nowell 1 AST)

Williams 5' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Tshiebwe 1 AST)

Nowell Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)

McVeigh 7' Driving Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Dante 1 AST)

Nowell Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)

Abmas 3' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Kinsey 1 AST)

Dante 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Samuels Jr. 2 AST)

Williams 2' Driving Hook Shot (7 PTS) (Maker 1 AST)

Kinsey 3' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Harkless 1 AST)

Hinton Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)

Lewis Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)

MISS Hinton 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot

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

Hinton 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Reaves 1 AST)

Justice 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Seabron 1 AST)

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