Vipers 110-108 Blue (10 Jan, 2024) Play-by-Play

Rio Grande Valley Vipers

20-14, 8-9 away

110

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
RGV	32	30	17	24	7	110
OKL	27	26	29	21	5	108

Oklahoma City Blue

21-13, 10-7 home

108

TIME		RGV	OKL
12:00	Ray Spalding vs. KJ Williams (Nate Hinton gains possession)	0	0
11:52	Ray Spalding makes layup (Nate Hinton assists)	2	0
11:35	Ousmane Dieng misses 14-foot two point shot	2	0
11:33	Nate Hinton defensive rebound	2	0
11:28	Ray Spalding misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:24	Keyontae Johnson defensive rebound	2	0
11:19	Keyontae Johnson misses layup	2	0
11:17	Nate Williams defensive rebound	2	0
11:12	Nate Williams misses two point shot	2	0
11:10	Jaden Shackelford defensive rebound	2	0
11:03	Hunter Maldonado misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:59	Ray Spalding defensive rebound	2	0
10:53	Jermaine Samuels Jr. makes 2-foot two point shot (Nate Hinton assists)	4	0
10:42	Hunter Maldonado lost ball turnover (Nate Hinton steals)	4	0
10:39	Nate Hinton out of bounds bad pass turnover	4	0
10:27	KJ Williams makes layup (Ousmane Dieng assists)	4	2
10:02	Nate Hinton lost ball turnover (KJ Williams steals)	4	2
9:57	Keyontae Johnson misses two point shot	4	2
9:50	Trhae Mitchell defensive rebound	4	2
9:42	Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses layup	4	2
9:41	Hunter Maldonado defensive rebound	4	2
9:35	Hunter Maldonado misses driving layup	4	2
9:33	Trhae Mitchell defensive rebound	4	2
9:28	Nate Williams misses driving floating jump shot	4	2
9:27	KJ Williams defensive rebound	4	2
9:23	Keyontae Johnson lost ball turnover (Nate Williams steals)	4	2
9:20	KJ Williams blocks Nate Williams 's 5-foot driving layup	4	2
9:20	Blue defensive team rebound	4	2
9:11	Ray Spalding shooting foul	4	2
9:11	Jaden Shackelford makes free throw 1 for 2	4	4
8:55	KJ Williams personal foul	4	4
8:47	Trhae Mitchell misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	4
8:43	Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound	4	4
8:37	Ousmane Dieng makes two point shot	4	6
8:27	Nate Hinton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jermaine Samuels Jr. assists)	7	6
8:12	Keyontae Johnson makes driving layup (KJ Williams assists)	7	8
7:56	Trhae Mitchell misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	8
7:54	Jermaine Samuels Jr. offensive rebound	7	8
7:53	Jermaine Samuels Jr. makes layup	9	8
7:53	Blue Full timeout	9	8
7:39	Ousmane Dieng bad pass (Nate Williams steals)	9	8
7:28	Nate Hinton misses 22-foot step back jumpshot	9	8
7:25	Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound	9	8
7:21	Ousmane Dieng bad pass (Nate Hinton steals)	9	8
7:07	Ray Spalding makes 8-foot hook shot (Nate Hinton assists)	11	8
6:55	Keyontae Johnson makes layup (Hunter Maldonado assists)	11	10
6:43	Nate Hinton misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	11	10
6:38	Jaden Shackelford defensive rebound	11	10
6:35	KJ Williams misses two point shot	11	10
6:33	Jermaine Samuels Jr. defensive rebound	11	10
6:29	Nate Williams makes two point shot (Nate Hinton assists)	13	10
6:13	KJ Williams makes layup (Ousmane Dieng assists)	13	12
6:00	Jermaine Samuels Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nate Hinton assists)	16	12
5:51	Hunter Maldonado makes driving layup	16	14
5:51	Trhae Mitchell shooting foul	16	14
5:51	Noah Starkey enters the game for Ousmane Dieng	16	14
5:51	Caleb McConnell enters the game for KJ Williams	16	14
5:51	Darius Days enters the game for Trhae Mitchell	16	14
5:51	Jarrett Culver enters the game for Ray Spalding	16	14
5:51	Jalen Lecque enters the game for Nate Hinton	16	14
5:51	Hunter Maldonado misses free throw 1 for 1	16	14
5:46	Darius Days defensive rebound	16	14
5:33	Darius Days misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	14
5:28	Caleb McConnell defensive rebound	16	14
5:25	Hunter Maldonado lost ball turnover (Jalen Lecque steals)	16	14
5:21	Jermaine Samuels Jr. makes two point shot (Jalen Lecque assists)	18	14
5:11	Hunter Maldonado makes two point shot	18	16
5:04	Jermaine Samuels Jr. makes driving layup (Jalen Lecque assists)	20	16
5:04	Noah Starkey shooting foul	20	16
5:04	Adam Flagler enters the game for Hunter Maldonado	20	16
5:04	Shawn Occeus enters the game for Nate Williams	20	16
5:04	Jermaine Samuels Jr. makes free throw 1 for 1	21	16
4:52	Keyontae Johnson makes 21-foot jumper (Adam Flagler assists)	21	18
4:31	Noah Starkey personal foul	21	18
4:31	Miller Kopp enters the game for Jaden Shackelford	21	18
4:24	Shawn Occeus makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Culver assists)	24	18
4:13	Adam Flagler bad pass (Shawn Occeus steals)	24	18
4:07	Jarrett Culver misses two point shot	24	18
4:06	Keyontae Johnson defensive rebound	24	18
3:53	Adam Flagler makes 15-foot two point shot	24	20
3:41	Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses layup	24	20
3:38	Noah Starkey defensive rebound	24	20
3:37	Jalen Lecque blocks Caleb McConnell 's 5-foot two point shot	24	20
3:37	Vipers defensive team rebound	24	20
3:25	Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses two point shot	24	20
3:23	Caleb McConnell defensive rebound	24	20
3:17	Keyontae Johnson makes driving layup (Caleb McConnell assists)	24	22
3:12	Josh Reaves enters the game for Jalen Lecque	24	22
3:12	Ray Spalding enters the game for Jermaine Samuels Jr.	24	22
3:09	Darius Days misses 22-foot three point jumper	24	22
3:04	Shawn Occeus offensive rebound	24	22
3:03	Shawn Occeus lost ball turnover (Keyontae Johnson steals)	24	22
2:56	Adam Flagler misses 5-foot pullup jump shot	24	22
2:54	Josh Reaves defensive rebound	24	22
2:50	Ray Spalding offensive foul	24	22
2:50	Ray Spalding turnover	24	22
2:50	Vipers Full timeout	24	22
2:50	(02:50) [Vipers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)	24	22
2:50	Ousmane Dieng enters the game for Keyontae Johnson	24	22
2:33	Adam Flagler misses 6-foot pullup jump shot	24	22
2:31	Ousmane Dieng offensive rebound	24	22
2:31	Ray Spalding blocks Ousmane Dieng 's 1-foot layup	24	22
2:28	Darius Days defensive rebound	24	22
2:20	Josh Reaves makes driving layup	26	22
2:09	Ousmane Dieng misses 23-foot three point jumper	26	22
2:04	Darius Days defensive rebound	26	22
2:00	Jarrett Culver makes two point shot	28	22
1:47	Ousmane Dieng misses 25-foot three point jumper	28	22
1:47	Noah Starkey offensive rebound	28	22
1:43	Adam Flagler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Noah Starkey assists)	28	25
1:28	Caleb McConnell shooting foul	28	25
1:28	Josh Reaves makes free throw 1 for 2	30	25
1:16	Adam Flagler bad pass (Josh Reaves steals)	30	25
1:12	Darius Days makes two point shot (Josh Reaves assists)	32	25
1:05	Darius Days shooting foul	32	25
1:05	Hunter Maldonado enters the game for Adam Flagler	32	25
1:05	Caleb McConnell misses free throw 1 for 2	32	25
1:05	Vipers defensive team rebound	32	25
0:58	Shawn Occeus misses 23-foot three point jumper	32	25
0:55	Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound	32	25
0:38	Ousmane Dieng makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Hunter Maldonado assists)	32	27
0:33	Jarrett Culver misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	32	27
0:30	Noah Starkey defensive rebound	32	27
0:24	Jarrett Culver blocks Hunter Maldonado 's 3-foot driving layup	32	27
0:20	Shawn Occeus defensive rebound	32	27
0:01	Darius Days misses 27-foot three point jumper	32	27
0:01	Jarrett Culver offensive rebound	32	27
0:00	End of the 1st Quarter	32	27

Regular Season Series

RGV leads 1-0

Vipers
110
Blue
108

Game 1

10/1

Vipers
101
Blue
111

Game 2

11/1

Paycom Center

1:00 AM, 10 January 2024

Oklahoma City, OK

Attendance: 1,023

Referees:
Robert Hussey
Omar Bermudez
Cameron Gelinas

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Rio Grande Valley	3	1	.750	-	W1
Oklahoma City	3	1	.750	-	W1
Austin	4	2	.667	-	W1
Mexico City	4	2	.667	-	L1
Birmingham	2	2	.500	1	W1
Memphis	2	3	.400	1.5	W2
Osceola	1	4	.200	2.5	L2
Texas	0	4	.000	3	L4

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