Chima Moneke

Wes Iwundu

Neemias Queta

Keon Ellis

Jordan Ford

Chance Comanche

Trey Burke

Deonte Burton

DJ Steward

Alex O'Connell

Jeriah Horne

Jericole Hellems

Christian Terrell

Rawle Alkins

Jeenathan Williams

Tyler Cook

Christian Vital

Leandro Bolmaro

Elijah Cain

Johnny Juzang

Stacy Davis

Maurice Calloo

Isaiah Miller

Marques Bolden

Frank Jackson

Micah Potter

Chris Smith

Clare Aubry

Cameron Gelinas

Kaitlynn Bunger

SALT LAKE CITY (January 4, 2023) — The Salt Lake City Stars, the official NBA G League affiliate of the Utah Jazz, dropped their first home court matchup of the 2023 NBA G League regular season to the Stockton Kings 127-116 tonight at the Maverik Center.



Salt Lake City was led by center Tyler Cook in his first game of the regular season, notching a double-double and a game-high with 30 points on 12-of-15 (.800) from the field paired with 14 rebounds and three assists. Forward Jeenathan Williams finished with 19 points, two rebounds, and two assists. Utah Jazz two-way player Johnny Juzang made his first home court appearance since recovering from injury and knocked down 16 points, served five assists and put up four boards as a reserve for the Stars. Leandro Bolmaro, currently on assignment from the Utah Jazz, posted 11 points and tallied six assists, four rebounds, one steal in 35 minutes.



Stockton’s Trey Burke paced the Kings, finishing with a team-high 27 points on 10-of-17 (.588) from the field off the bench. Reserve, Chance Comanche, and guard Jordan Ford totaled 19 points respectively. Additionally, Comanche led the team in rebounds with seven.



The Stars, who trailed by as many as 14 points in the second quarter, came out of halftime strong. Salt Lake outscored Stockton 36-25 in the third as they cut the deficit to three-points with the help of leading scorer Tyler Cook. Cook extended Salt Lake with 12 points as they entered the final frame 93-90. The Stars used the fourth quarter to make a push to extend their run, however the Kings locked in and secured the victory 127-116.



Salt Lake City held the advantage in rebounds (45-35), blocks (5-2) and second chance points (22-8). Stockton knocked down more three-pointers (50-46), grabbed more steals (9-7) and committed fewer turnovers (12-16).



The Stars start their back-to-back home set against the Iowa Wolves on Friday, Jan. 6. The game will tip off at 7 p.m. (MT) as the team hosts Autism Awareness night. Stars players will wear custom jerseys in honor of all fans with autism in attendance and the evenings’ environment will cater to their needs. All net proceeds from the jersey auction after the game will be donated to the Autism Council of Utah.



Tickets for all Stars home games are available at <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.slcstars.com/__;!!PMETyfE!J_Cljo0FlU3jxJ1RZwvOvwr8wNgGi-g-jBSUQRr6S9WnWXKDipzs04qPx1LHo7doiCgyrzUuJ75ZIw$">slcstars.com</a>.

Kings Outduel Stars In Salt Lake City

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Showcase Cup Standings

Williams 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Alkins 1 AST)

Queta 4' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Moneke 1 AST)

Burton 4' Hook Bank Shot (2 PTS) (Burke 1 AST)

Ellis 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Iwundu 2 AST)

Calloo Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)

Burke 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Steward 1 AST)

Calloo 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Juzang 1 AST)

O'Connell 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Steward 2 AST)

Standings

Stockton Kings

Salt Lake City Stars

Stockton Kings @ Salt Lake City Stars

Stockton Kings @
Salt Lake City Stars