John Tonje

Taylor Hendricks

Mo Bamba

Cody Williams

Elijah Harkless

Cameron McGriff

Max Abmas

Sean East II

Steven Crowl

Matthew Murrell

Hank Morgan

Max Klesmit

Justin Harmon

Pedro Bradshaw

Oscar Tshiebwe

Taevion Kinsey

Jack Clark

Marques Bolden

Michael O'Connell

LJ Cryer

Ja'Vier Francis

Jacksen Moni

Riley Grigsby

Trey Galloway

Chance McMillian

Jackson Rowe

Pat Spencer

Alex Toohey

Kaitlynn Versoza

Italo Araujo

Tommy Wu

SALT LAKE CITY (November 29, 2025) —&nbsp;The Salt Lake City Stars bested the Santa Cruz Warriors to close out their back-to-back series 133-103, improving to 7-1 on the season. Salt Lake City erased a 15-point deficit and surged ahead to win by 30, marking its largest margin of victory of the 2025-26 campaign.



Santa Cruz opened the game scorching hot, shooting 60% from beyond the arc and 56.5% from the field in the first quarter. At the 1:01 mark in the first quarter, the Warriors held a 15-point lead. The Stars responded with their most efficient offensive quarter of the season, shooting 60.9% from the field and a season-best 64.3% from deep (9-14 3PM) in the second. Salt Lake City entered halftime with a 62-56 lead.



The Stars carried that momentum into the second half, steadily extending their advantage. Salt Lake City pushed the lead to as many as 34 points in the fourth quarter, a season-high point differential, before closing out the 30-point victory.



All five Stars starters scored in double figures for the second-straight game. Center Mo Bamba led the way with 20 points (7-11 FGM, 4-6 3PM), also grabbing 12 boards for his sixth double-double of the season,&nbsp; followed by two-way players Elijah Harkless (19) and John Tonje (16). Jazz assignment players Cody Williams (13) and Taylor Hendricks (10) also reached double digits.



The bench contributed three additional double-digit scorers: Cameron McGriff (15), Sean East II (14), and Max Abmas (11).



Santa Cruz was led by LJ Cryer, who scored 29 points, while Taevion Kinsey and Michael O’Connell added 18 apiece.

Stars Earn Largest Win of Season vs. Warriors to Close Out Doubleheader

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Showcase Cup Standings

Jump Ball Bolden vs. Bamba: Tip to Hendricks

Bamba 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harkless 1 AST)

MISS Williams 15' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot

Bolden 9' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Kinsey 1 AST)

MISS Williams 9' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot

Cryer 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)

O'Connell 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Clark 1 AST)

Tonje 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Abmas 1 AST)

WARRIORS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)

Abmas 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (East II 1 AST)

Clark 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Cryer 1 AST)

Crowl 5' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (East II 2 AST)

Moni 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Clark 2 AST)

McGriff 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (East II 3 AST)

Cryer 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)

Tonje Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T3)

Cryer 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS)

O'Connell 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)

Bamba 4' Alley Oop Dunk (7 PTS) (Harkless 2 AST)

Bolden 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Clark 3 AST)

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