Rio Grande Valley Vipers @ South Bay Lakers
West Semifinals

Rio Grande Valley VipersVipersRGV
23-13, 8-10 Away
97
23-13, 8-10 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vipers RGV | 27 | 19 | 28 | 23 | 97 |
Lakers SBL | 33 | 28 | 23 | 28 | 112 |

South Bay LakersLakersSBL
26-10, 16-2 Home
112
26-10, 16-2 Home
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
starters |
Olisa Blaise AkonobiO. Blaise Akonobi #24 |
Daishen NixD. Nix #1 |
Cameron MatthewsC. Matthews #9 |
Tristen NewtonT. Newton #2 |
Isaiah CrawfordI. Crawford #27 |
bench |
Efe AbogidiE. Abogidi #11 |
Caleb McConnellC. McConnell #22 |
Stevie MitchellS. Mitchell #7 |
John Knight IIIJ. Knight III #5 |
Justin JohnsonJ. Johnson |
D.K. ThornD.K. Thorn #12 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -9 | |
| 43 | 35 | 12-25 | 0-6 | 6-8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | -8 | |
| 31 | 11 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -8 | |
| 31 | 14 | 3-14 | 1-9 | 4-5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -18 | |
| 32 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -11 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 22 | 11 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -8 | |
| 22 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | -5 | |
| 15 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +3 | |
| 36 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -11 | |
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97 | 34-86 | 9-38 | 11-17 | 44 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 22 | |||
40% | 24% | 65% | ||||||||||||
South Bay Lakers
starters |
Malik WilliamsM. Williams #3 |
RJ DavisR. Davis #2 |
Drew TimmeD. Timme #11 |
Kobe BufkinK. Bufkin #6 |
Chris ManonC. Manon #30 |
bench |
Arthur KalumaA. Kaluma #47 |
Dalton KnechtD. Knecht #4 |
Anton WatsonA. Watson #22 |
Adou ThieroA. Thiero #1 |
Nick Smith Jr.N. Smith Jr. #20 |
Zach HicksZ. Hicks #16 |
Luke GoodeL. Goode #21 |
Tevian JonesT. Jones #5 |
William HickeyW. Hickey #7 |
Ethan TaylorE. Taylor #55 |
Tyrese HunterT. Hunter #0 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | |
| 18 | 8 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +2 | |
| 36 | 26 | 9-13 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +14 | |
| 34 | 18 | 6-16 | 2-8 | 2-3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +11 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 33 | 11 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +19 | |
| 27 | 24 | 9-14 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +14 | |
| 23 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | +6 | |
| 17 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
| 34 | 11 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +16 | |
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112 | 42-79 | 7-25 | 13-18 | 48 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 25 | |||
53% | 28% | 72% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
El Segundo, CA
Referee:Ken Jones
Referee:Klajdi Mulla
Referee:Catherine Chang
Referee:Kastine Evans
2025-26 Standings
NBA G League
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W3 |
| South Bay | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | L1 |
| Rio Grande Valley | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.5 | L1 |
| Rip City | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.5 | L1 |
| Memphis | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.5 | - |
| Oklahoma City | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.5 | - |
| Salt Lake City | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.5 | - |
| Santa Cruz | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.5 | - |
| Sioux Falls | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.5 | - |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.5 | - |
| Valley | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.5 | - |
| San Diego | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | L1 |
| Mexico City | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | L1 |
| Austin | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | L1 |
| Iowa | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | L1 |
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