Gui Santos

Javan Johnson

Usman Garuba

Donovan Williams

Kendric Davis

Pat Spencer

Josh Nzeakor

Jackson Rowe

Yuri Collins

Marcus Burk

Javonte Green

Lester Quinones

Jerome Robinson

Jimmy Whitt

Kendall Brown

Jarace Walker

Oscar Tshiebwe

Ben Sheppard

Isaiah Wong

Darius McGhee

Jordan Bell

Kyle Mangas

Craig Sword

Pedro Bradshaw

Stephan Hicks

Mojave King

Elfrid Payton

Reid Travis

Will Vorhees

Klajdi Mulla

Gina Catanzariti

Cameron Garber

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<p data-ogsc=""><strong>INDIANAPOLIS – </strong>Indiana and Santa Cruz finished off their two-game series on Thursday with the Mad Ants coming out with the 137-130 victory.</p>
<p data-ogsc="">The win was the 400th in Mad Ants franchise history.</p>
<p data-ogsc="">Indiana (4-1) was led by Ben Sheppard’s 28 points. The Mad Ants shot 52 percent from the field compared to 45.5 percent from Santa Cruz (1-3).</p>
<p data-ogsc="">The opening three minutes saw a back-and-forth battle, with Indiana getting the first two possession advantage, going up 9-5 on an Oscar Tshiebwe jumper. Indiana would push the lead to a then game high seven points with 3:15 left in the first on a Jordan Bell dunk. Santa Cruz would then go on a 5-0 run before Darius McGhee drew a foul that put the Mad Ants back in the scoring column to go up 31-27. After one, Indiana led 35-29.</p>
<p data-ogsc="">Bell opened up the second quarter with his third thunderous dunk of the game, but the Warriors would score the next seven points with Donovan Williams throwing down a dunk that made it 37-36, still in Indiana’s favor. With 5:59 left in the first half, a Tshiebwe putback dunk pushed the Mad Ants lead to double digits at 54-44. With 1:59 left in the half, a Kendric Davis and-one put the Warriors back within single digits at 66-57. At the half however, Indiana held a 74-57 lead.</p>
<p data-ogsc="">Santa Cruz pushed the pressure early, outscoring Indiana 7-2 in the first two minutes of the second half to cut the Indiana lead to 76-64.  After a Javan Johnson three with 9:40 on the clock, the Warriors had it down to 76-67. Back-to-back baskets from Ben Sheppard and Jarace Walker would end the Mad Ants scoring drought, but Santa Cruz worked to keep pace with 8:20 left in the third on a Davis basket to make it 81-71 in Indiana’s favor. After a pair of McGhee three pointers, Indiana’s lead was back up to 91-74; the Warriors then went on a 9-2 run. After three, Indiana led 102-92.</p>
<p data-ogsc="">Four quick points for the Warriors in the fourth quarter started them off on the right foot, but Walker responded with 10:49 to play in the game with an and-one to make it 105-96 in Indiana’s favor. Pat Spencer’s basket with 6:10 left in the game cut the Mad Ants’ lead to 115-112, yet again Indiana responded with a 4-0 run before a Yuri Collins three for Santa Cruz. With 4:17 to play, a Kyle Mangas three pointer put Indiana up 122-115, followed by McGhee’s fourth triple of the game to make it 125-115. With 2:06 left, a Gui Santos three pointer cut the Mad Ants lead to one at 128-127.</p>
<p data-ogsc="">Following Sheppard was 26 points from Jarace Walker, 18 from Oscar Tshiebwe, a 14 point/11 rebound effort from Jordan Bell and a career high 18 points from Darius McGhee.</p>
<p data-ogsc="">Kendric Davis led all scorers with 33 for Santa Cruz, followed by 26 from Donovan Williams and a 24 point/14 rebound double double from Gui Santos.</p>
<p class="last-child" data-ogsc="">Indiana returns to action next Wednesday as they host rival Cleveland with a 12:30 tip at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.</p>
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Mad Ants Get Back In Win Column With Season Series Split Against Warriors

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Jump Ball Tshiebwe vs. Garuba: Tip to Santos

Sheppard 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Walker 1 AST)

Brown 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Tshiebwe 1 AST)

MISS Williams 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot

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

Tshiebwe 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Sheppard 1 AST)

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

Williams 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS) (Davis 1 AST)

Walker 29' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tshiebwe 2 AST)

Santos 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)

Tshiebwe 14' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Wong 1 AST)

MAD ANTS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)

Walker 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Sheppard 2 AST)

Nzeakor 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Collins 1 AST)

Sheppard 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS) (McGhee 1 AST)

MISS Nzeakor 2' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot

Spencer Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T5)

Walker 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (McGhee 2 AST)

MISS Williams 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot

Bell 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Sheppard 3 AST)

Warriors Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)

Santos 27' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Davis 2 AST)

MISS Sheppard 2' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot

Davis Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T6)

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