DJ Stewart

Justin Champagnie

Brandon McCoy

Jon Elmore

Mychal Mulder

Sam Thompson

Nikola Jovic

Marcus Garrett

Galen Robinson Jr.

Landon Kirkwood

Jamal Cain

Kadeem Jack

Orlando Robinson

Bryce Hamilton

Cole Swider

Fabian White Jr.

Devin Cannady

Shaquille Harrison

Max Christie

Nate Pierre-Louis

Scotty Pippen Jr.

LJ Figueroa

Javante McCoy

Derek St. Hilaire

Tyler Mirkovich

Hortencia Sanchez-Carrizales

Marcy Williams

EL SEGUNDO&nbsp;–&nbsp;The South Bay Lakers played their twelfth home game against the Sioux Falls Skyforce as they won, 127-125, on Wednesday night. Cole Swider led the Lakers (18-8) in scoring with 31 points. Justin Champagnie paced the Skyforce (14-12), scoring 40 points.



The first quarter was tight, as these teams picked up right where the left off on Monday night. Cole Swider led the Lakers with eight first quarter points. For the Skyforce, it was truly a team effort, with five players scoring four points in the opening frame. South Bay led 28-20 after one. The Lakers started the second quarter with urgency, led by five quick Scotty Pippen Jr. points. The Lakers were able to stretch their lead to as many as 15 in the quarter, and went into the break, up five. Pippen Jr. and Swider led the Lakers with 12 points each. Justin Champagnie led the Skyforce with 16 points and 8 rebounds at half. The Lakers led going to halftime, 64-59.



Five straight points from Swider out of the break restored a ten-point lead for South Bay in the early part of the third. The Skyforce quickly responded with a 7-0 run of their own. The rest of the quarter was a track meet, with both teams exchanging buckets. South Bay just took a two-point lead into the fourth, 89-87. Champagnie continued his monster night, totaling 25 points and 14 points through three. Swider led the Lakers with 24 points.



South Bay strung together a nice 11-3 run, spurred by defensive stops, and emphasized by some big baskets by Swider. The Lakers found themselves up 104-97 with seven minutes remaining. The Skyforce battled all the way back to take a two-point lead with seven seconds remaining. However, Max Christie was able to convert a driving layup to send the game to overtime. In the extra period, the game was tied 125-125, with both teams just needing one more basket to hit the target score of 126 and win the game. Shaq Harrison drove into the lane and converted an acrobatic layup with his off hand to give South Bay the victory 127-125.



Harrison put together a final line of 18 points, nine rebounds, and 11 assists, just shy of his second triple double in as many games. Swider added 31 points, while Pippen Jr. and Christie contributed 21 and 17 points respectively. For the Skyforce, Justin Champagnie put up an incredible 40 point and 17 rebound performance. Nikola Jovic contributed 26 points and 10 rebounds.



South Bay will face off against the Stockton Kings on Saturday, March 11, at 5:00pm from the UCLA Health Training Center.

South Bay Lakers Fly Past Skyforce

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Showcase Cup Standings

Jump Ball White Jr. vs. McCoy: Tip to Stewart

Mulder 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Stewart 1 AST)

MISS Hamilton 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot

Harrison 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Hamilton 1 AST)

Champagnie 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Elmore 1 AST)

Hamilton 29' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harrison 1 AST)

Swider 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)

Skyforce Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)

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

MISS Hamilton 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup

MISS Swider 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot

Thompson 15' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Mulder 1 AST)

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

Champagnie 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Elmore 2 AST)

Swider 3' Running Layup (7 PTS) (Pippen Jr. 1 AST)

Christie 13' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Pierre-Louis 1 AST)

MISS Elmore 2' Driving Floating Jump Shot

Pippen Jr. 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Christie 1 AST)

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