Landon Kirkwood

Justin Champagnie

Kadeem Jack

Mychal Mulder

Jon Elmore

Marcus Garrett

Sam Thompson

Brandon McCoy

Jamaree Bouyea

Jamal Cain

Orlando Robinson

Jai Smith

DJ Stewart

Jeenathan Williams

Stacy Davis

Tyler Cook

Frank Jackson

Rawle Alkins

Elijah Cain

Christian Vital

EJ Anosike

Johnny Juzang

Isaiah Miller

Micah Potter

Chris Smith

Pat O'Connell

Catherine Chang

Matt Rafferty

&#8212;Salt Lake City Grabs a 124-115 Victory before heading into All-Star Break&#8212;



SALT LAKE CITY (February 13, 2023) –&nbsp;The Salt Lake City Stars, the official NBA G League affiliate of the Utah Jazz,&nbsp;defeated the Sioux Falls Skyforce 124-115 tonight at the Maverik Center, coming off a three-game road trip.



Five players finished in double figures for the Stars. Center&nbsp;Tyler Cook&nbsp;led the team with 26 points on 13-of-17 (.764) from the field and added seven rebounds, and four assists.&nbsp;Christian Vital&nbsp;came off the bench to record 23 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists, in just 29-minutes of play. Rookie&nbsp;Jeenathan Williams&nbsp;posted a near double-double with 22 points, and nine rebounds, while&nbsp;Rawle Alkins, coming off his previous game’s triple-double, talled 20 points, eight rebounds, and five assists. NBA G League All Star,&nbsp;Frank Jacksonfinished with 18 points, four rebounds and two assists.&nbsp;



Justin Champagnie led the Skyforce in scoring, notching a double-double to finish with a game-high 43 points on 16-of-31 from the floor to go with 13 rebounds. Sam Thompson posted 23 points and four rebounds as a reserve, while Jon Elmore scored another double-double for Sioux Falls on 10 points and 13 assists.&nbsp;



There were five lead changes in the game, all of which were in the first quarter. However, Salt Lake City came out of the period on top, leading Sioux Falls 27-25. The Stars entered the second going on a 16-7 run in the first four minutes. The home team extended their advantage to as many as 16 points (1:22 left in the second). The Skyforce made a late push at the end of the third gaining a single-digit deficit. Sioux Falls attempted to enter the final quarter with a three-point shot, but were unable to overcome the Stars’ early lead and secure the basket. The Stars of Salt Lake City took a stride in the final minutes of play before claiming a 124-115 victory over the stacked Skyforce team.&nbsp;



The Stars held the advantage in field goals (50-46), three-pointers (12-10), rebounds (48-39), and blocks (6-5), while the Skyforce served more assists (28-26), grabbed more steals (9-3), and tallied more fast break points (13-11).



The Stars will break for All-Star and return to the Maverik Center for a back-to-back face-off against the Wisconsin Herd on Monday, Feb. 27 and Tuesday, Feb. 28. Both games will tip-off at 7 p.m. and be available on&nbsp;NBAGLeague.com.

Stars Surge Past Skyforce

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Showcase Cup Standings

Jump Ball Cook vs. Jack: Tip to Champagnie

Champagnie 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Elmore 1 AST)

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

Williams 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Alkins 1 AST)

Mulder 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Elmore 2 AST)

Jackson 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Cook 2 AST)

MISS Champagnie 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot

Cook 4' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)

Kirkwood 5' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Champagnie 1 AST)

Williams 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Cook 3 AST)

Jack 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Champagnie 2 AST)

Mulder 5' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Kirkwood 1 AST)

Williams 3PT Running Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Vital 1 AST)

MISS Garrett 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot

Skyforce Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)

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