January 29, 2023 – NBA G League (G League) – Iowa Wolves News Release
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Wolves earned a 127-122 win over the Oklahoma City Blue on Sunday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena.
Iowa (4-9), which misplaced a detailed back-and-forth recreation Friday to Oklahoma City (5-9), snapped a three-game dropping streak with Sunday’s victory.
Five Wolves led by two-way Luka Garza, who scored a game-high 34 factors, scored in double figures. Garza pulled down a season-high 18 rebounds and simply missed a triple-double with eight assists. Fellow two-way Matt Ryan completed with 24 factors behind 5 three-pointers.
The Blue had been led in scoring by their two-way Eugene Omoruyi who tallied a double-double with 23 factors and 10 rebounds. Fellow two-way Lindy Waters completed with 21 whereas Jaden Shackelford, who made the sport profitable three with lower than 5 seconds on Friday, had 19 factors.
Minnesota task gamers, Josh Minott and Wendell Moore Jr., had 22 and 18 factors, respectively. Minott pulled down eight rebounds whereas Moore Jr. handed out six assists. Emmanuel Mudiay rounded out the double-digit scorers with 12 factors off the bench. Mudiay recorded seven assists.
Down by 15 factors at one level within the second quarter, the Wolves outscored the Blue, 34-24, within the quarter fueled by the duo of Moore Jr. and Mudiay. Moore Jr. scored 10 factors within the second whereas Mudiay had eight, together with burying a three-quarters court docket heave on the buzzer earlier than halftime giving Iowa a 66-64 lead.
Oklahoma City got here again to steer late within the third and early within the fourth earlier than Iowa stretched its lead again. Late within the closing quarter, Iowa went up by seven with 4:30 left however Oklahoma City ripped off seven-straight factors to tie the sport.
Mudiay completed a driving layup and Garza made one free with two factors to push it again to a two-possession lead. Abdul Gaddy pulled the Blue inside two factors with a 3 with 41.5 seconds however PJ Dozier, who returned to the Wolves Sunday after a pair of 10-day contracts within the NBA with the Sacramento Kings buried a 3. Minott then iced the sport with two free throws with lower than 10 seconds within the recreation. Dozier completed with 12 factors within the win. The second half featured 12 lead adjustments.
Iowa enjoys a break earlier than the Austin Spurs go to Wells Fargo Arena for a back-to-back subsequent Saturday and Sunday. Tipoff Saturday is 7 p.m. CT and Sunday is 3 p.m. CT.
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