Elijah Cain

Darius Bazley

Kenneth Lofton Jr.

Taevion Kinsey

Jason Preston

Isaiah Miller

Scottie Lewis

Justin Lewis

Nick Ongenda

Xavier Pinson

Bryce Golden

Romeo Langford

Keshawn Justice

Johnny Juzang

Micah Potter

Jarrett Culver

Jermaine Samuels Jr.

Ray Spalding

Trhae Mitchell

Nate Hinton

Jalen Lecque

Darius Days

Josh Reaves

John Knight III

Joshua Obiesie

Shawn Occeus

Nate Williams

Tyler Ricks

Shante Anderson

Gina Catanzariti

EDINBURG, Texas (March 30, 2024) – The Rio Grande Valley Vipers (20-14), the NBA G League affiliate of the Houston Rockets, clinched a playoff spot in the NBA G League Playoffs after a 97-77 victory over the Salt Lake City Stars (20-14) on Saturday night at Bert Ogden Arena.
In the opening minutes of the game RGV scored the first four points. Salt Lake then took over the lead after breaking a 6-6 draw. The quarter was then tied six more times with the final time being 20-20 at the end of the quarter.
As soon as either team pulled away, the opposing team would make a comeback and tie the game. After being tied four times, the Stars made a final 45-45 tie which sent the game into the intermission.
The third quarter had seven lead changes as both teams attempted to take control. However, with less than five minutes to go, Salt Lake took a 61-60 lead and maintained it until the very end of the third which resulted in a 69-68 quarter.
RGV had a 29-point fourth quarter while limiting Salt Lake to only eight points which propelled the Vipers to a 97-77 victory over the stars to clinch the final spot in the NBA G League playoffs.
Houston Rockets Two-Way Jermaine Samuels Jr. had a double-double with 25 points and 14 rebounds. Ray Spalding had another double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Jarrett Culver had the third double-double of the team with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Taevion Kinsey had 18 points followed by Stars assignee Kenneth Lofton Jr. with 17 points. Elijah Cain had 11 points.
On Tuesday, April 2 the Vipers will take on the Oklahoma City Blue at 7:30 p.m. CST at Paycom Center for the Western Conference Quarterfinals. The game can be streamed via Tubi. For more information visit <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.rgvipers.com/__;!!PMETyfE!Pqe3MTlcgesq47bODCd7Swz3OnDGx_qIzcQOP4D4du0FhGE5Cx6VeuzMmjVqYhqSLW2mWKU9M2w$">www.rgvipers.com</a>.

Vipers Clinch Playoff Spot With Victory Over Stars

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Showcase Cup Standings

Jump Ball Spalding vs. Bazley: Tip to Hinton

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

Samuels Jr. 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Hinton 1 AST)

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

Kinsey 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Lofton Jr. 1 AST)

Lofton Jr. 1' Layup (4 PTS) (Bazley 1 AST)

Spalding 4' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Hinton 2 AST)

Kinsey 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Preston 1 AST)

Kinsey 17' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Lofton Jr. 2 AST)

Lecque Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Culver 1 AST)

Reaves 1' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Lecque 1 AST)

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