Kaleb Johnson

Sean McDermott

Koby Brea

Zhuric Phelps

Jaden Shackelford

Ruben Nembhard Jr.

Marcus Burk

Kalib Boone

Steven Richardson

Nathan Mariano

CJ Huntley

Isaiah Livers

Kevin Knox II

Mouhamadou Gueye

Giorgi Bezhanishvili

Ryan Woolridge

Mac McClung

Keyshawn Bryant

Lucas Williamson

Giddy Potts

Jamal Bieniemy

Justin Jackson

Ibou Badji

Yuki Kawamura

Lachlan Olbrich

Biniam Maru

Julian McFadden

Evan Singletary

Hoffman Estates, Il.&nbsp;– The Windy City Bulls, presented by BMO, the NBA G League affiliate of the Chicago Bulls, eclipsed the Valley Suns 124-116 Thursday night in the teams’ first franchise matchup since the Suns joined the NBA G League for the 2024-25 season. Co-leading all scorers, Windy City forward Mouhamadou Gueye notched 27 points shooting 67% from the field and made it a double-double with 12 rebounds.



Needing to snap a five-game losing streak, Windy City came out strong in the first quarter shooting 60% from the field and dominating the glass to end the frame up by 13. Battling back in the second, Suns guard/forward Sean McDermott went 4-for-6 from the field for an attacking 11 points. Chicago Bulls two-way guard Mac McClung kept Valley in check with his own 11 points in the second and Windy City went into halftime up 75-63. Trouble came in the third as the Suns dominated the boards and the Bulls shot just 29% from the field and 11% from long-range. For the first time since the opening frame, the Suns pulled ahead by eight points heading into the finale. &nbsp;Cutting into the deficit, McClung got Windy City within striking distance with a driving layup, and a three from Windy City forward/center Giorgi Bezhanishvili gave the Bulls the lead. A 7-0 run featuring another Bezhanishvili three and two Gueye slams put an exclamation on the win for the Bulls.



&nbsp;Joining Gueye with 20-plus points, McClung tallied 25 points and tied a season-best 17 assists for a double-double. Bezhanishvili recorded 21 points and a game-best 13 rebounds for a double-double. Windy City forward Kevin Knox II and guard Lucas Williamson ended with 13 points apiece with Knox taking down nine rebounds and Williamson shooting 75% from beyond the arc.



For the Suns, guard Jaden Shackelford put up 27 points while logging six rebounds and six assists. McDermott sank five threes and finished with 25 points. Valley guard Kaleb Johnson neared a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds. Phoenix Suns two-way guard Koby Brea and Valley Suns guard Zhuric Phelps rounded out the visitors in double-digits with 18 points and 14 points respectively.

BULLS ECLIPSE SUNS IN TEAMS' FIRST FRANCHISE MATCHUP

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Showcase Cup Standings

Knox II 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (McClung 1 AST)

Phelps 7' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (McDermott 1 AST)

Phelps 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Shackelford 1 AST)

Johnson 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (McDermott 2 AST)

Bezhanishvili 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (McClung 2 AST)

Woolridge Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)

McDermott 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Shackelford 2 AST)

Phelps Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)

Shackelford 10' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)

MISS Gueye 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot

Johnson 1' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Phelps 1 AST)

Bezhanishvili Running Layup (6 PTS) (McClung 3 AST)

Bezhanishvili 30' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Woolridge 1 AST)

Woolridge 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (McClung 4 AST)

Bezhanishvili Running Dunk (11 PTS) (McClung 5 AST)

MISS McClung 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup

Shackelford 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (McDermott 3 AST)

McClung 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Woolridge 2 AST)

Williamson 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McClung 6 AST)

MISS Bezhanishvili 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot

Gueye 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (6 PTS) (McClung 7 AST)

MISS Shackelford 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot

Gueye 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS) (McClung 8 AST)

MISS Nembhard Jr. 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot

Williamson 13' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS)

Burk 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Nembhard Jr. 1 AST)

Williamson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Woolridge 3 AST)

Phelps Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P2.T5)

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