Blue 111-101 Vipers (11 Jan, 2024) Play-by-Play

Rio Grande Valley Vipers

20-14, 8-9 away

101

	1	2	3	4	T
RGV	26	25	29	21	101
OKL	34	25	32	20	111

Oklahoma City Blue

21-13, 10-7 home

111

TIME		RGV	OKL
12:00	Ray Spalding vs. Noah Starkey (Logan Johnson gains possession)	0	0
11:33	Noah Starkey misses 11-foot jumper	0	0
11:31	Blue offensive team rebound	0	0
11:31	Trhae Mitchell shooting foul	0	0
11:31	Jaden Shackelford misses free throw 1 for 2	0	0
11:29	Noah Starkey offensive rebound	0	0
11:27	Noah Starkey makes 2-foot hook shot	0	2
11:10	Nate Williams makes 7-foot hook shot (Nate Hinton assists)	2	2
10:58	Nate Williams blocks Logan Johnson 's 3-foot layup	2	2
10:53	Trhae Mitchell defensive rebound	2	2
10:49	Ray Spalding misses 27-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:45	Keyontae Johnson defensive rebound	2	2
10:39	Hunter Maldonado makes driving layup	2	4
10:28	Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses two point shot	2	4
10:26	Noah Starkey defensive rebound	2	4
10:15	Hunter Maldonado makes 3-foot two point shot	2	6
10:03	Nate Hinton misses driving layup	2	6
10:02	Noah Starkey defensive rebound	2	6
9:56	Noah Starkey makes 2-foot dunk (Jaden Shackelford assists)	2	8
9:56	Vipers Full timeout	2	8
9:47	Logan Johnson kicked ball violation	2	8
9:39	Nate Hinton makes 3-foot two point shot (Ray Spalding assists)	4	8
9:39	Hunter Maldonado shooting foul	4	8
9:39	Nate Hinton makes free throw 1 for 1	5	8
9:24	Jaden Shackelford makes 25-foot three point jumper (Hunter Maldonado assists)	5	11
9:08	Ray Spalding misses 27-foot three point jumper	5	11
9:03	Nate Williams offensive rebound	5	11
9:03	Nate Williams misses layup	5	11
9:00	Nate Williams offensive rebound	5	11
9:00	Nate Williams makes tip shot	7	11
8:40	Noah Starkey misses layup	7	11
8:37	Ray Spalding defensive rebound	7	11
8:34	Nate Hinton misses two point shot	7	11
8:30	Logan Johnson defensive rebound	7	11
8:27	Jaden Shackelford misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	11
8:26	Blue offensive team rebound	7	11
8:26	Keyontae Johnson loose ball foul	7	11
8:26	Keyontae Johnson turnover	7	11
8:15	Nate Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	11
8:12	Logan Johnson defensive rebound	7	11
8:05	Jaden Shackelford steps out of bounds turnover	7	11
7:50	Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses 6-foot pullup jump shot	7	11
7:48	Logan Johnson defensive rebound	7	11
7:43	Logan Johnson makes two point shot	7	13
7:36	Trhae Mitchell makes 2-foot dunk (Nate Hinton assists)	9	13
7:34	Blue Full timeout	9	13
7:34	Abdul Gaddy enters the game for Hunter Maldonado	9	13
7:34	Caleb McConnell enters the game for Keyontae Johnson	9	13
7:34	Jalen Lecque enters the game for Jermaine Samuels Jr.	9	13
7:34	Darius Days enters the game for Trhae Mitchell	9	13
7:34	Jarrett Culver enters the game for Ray Spalding	9	13
7:34	Matthew Mayer enters the game for Nate Hinton	9	13
7:24	Abdul Gaddy makes 25-foot three pointer (Jaden Shackelford assists)	9	16
7:12	Logan Johnson shooting foul	9	16
7:12	Jalen Lecque makes free throw 1 for 2	11	16
6:57	Noah Starkey makes alley oop layup (Abdul Gaddy assists)	11	18
6:39	Matthew Mayer bad pass (Abdul Gaddy steals)	11	18
6:31	Logan Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	18
6:27	Matthew Mayer defensive rebound	11	18
6:20	Matthew Mayer makes 3-foot layup (Nate Williams assists)	13	18
5:53	shot clock turnover	13	18
5:41	Darius Days misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	18
5:37	Jarrett Culver offensive rebound	13	18
5:35	Jalen Lecque misses 22-foot three point jumper	13	18
5:32	Jarrett Culver offensive rebound	13	18
5:30	Caleb McConnell blocks Jarrett Culver 's 3-foot layup	13	18
5:29	Blue defensive team rebound	13	18
5:29	Miller Kopp enters the game for Logan Johnson	13	18
5:16	Abdul Gaddy bad pass (Darius Days steals)	13	18
5:11	Matthew Mayer misses driving layup	13	18
5:08	Darius Days offensive rebound	13	18
5:08	Darius Days makes tip shot	15	18
4:58	Josh Reaves enters the game for Nate Williams	15	18
4:54	Caleb McConnell makes layup (Noah Starkey assists)	15	20
4:41	Matthew Mayer lost ball turnover (Abdul Gaddy steals)	15	20
4:37	Jaden Shackelford makes 23-foot three point jumper (Abdul Gaddy assists)	15	23
4:24	Darius Days makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Lecque assists)	18	23
4:04	Keyontae Johnson enters the game for Noah Starkey	18	23
4:02	Jalen Lecque vs. Caleb McConnell (Matthew Mayer gains possession)	18	23
4:02	Caleb McConnell lost ball turnover (Jalen Lecque steals)	18	23
3:49	Jaden Shackelford personal foul	18	23
3:49	Jermaine Samuels Jr. enters the game for Matthew Mayer	18	23
3:44	Jaden Shackelford shooting foul	18	23
3:44	Hunter Maldonado enters the game for Jaden Shackelford	18	23
3:44	Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses free throw 1 for 2	18	23
3:42	Caleb McConnell defensive rebound	18	23
3:22	Caleb McConnell makes layup (Hunter Maldonado assists)	18	25
3:11	Jermaine Samuels Jr. makes driving layup (Josh Reaves assists)	20	25
3:01	Keyontae Johnson misses two point shot	20	25
2:58	Josh Reaves defensive rebound	20	25
2:55	Abdul Gaddy shooting foul	20	25
2:55	Jalen Lecque makes free throw 1 for 2	22	25
2:39	Keyontae Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	25
2:35	Jalen Lecque defensive rebound	22	25
2:31	Darius Days misses two point shot	22	25
2:29	Keyontae Johnson defensive rebound	22	25
2:25	Miller Kopp misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	25
2:21	Jarrett Culver defensive rebound	22	25
2:20	Jarrett Culver bad pass (Hunter Maldonado steals)	22	25
2:08	Jalen Lecque shooting foul	22	25
2:08	Hunter Maldonado makes free throw 1 for 2	22	27
1:56	Josh Reaves misses driving layup	22	27
1:54	Vipers offensive team rebound	22	27
1:54	Miller Kopp loose ball foul	22	27
1:54	Logan Johnson enters the game for Caleb McConnell	22	27
1:54	Darius Days makes free throw 1 for 2	24	27
1:45	Hunter Maldonado makes two point shot	24	29
1:35	Josh Reaves out of bounds bad pass turnover	24	29
1:10	Keyontae Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	29
1:06	Logan Johnson offensive rebound	24	29
1:02	Jalen Lecque shooting foul	24	29
1:02	Keyontae Johnson makes free throw 1 for 2	24	31
0:49	Josh Reaves misses 7-foot pullup jump shot	24	31
0:46	Abdul Gaddy defensive rebound	24	31
0:40	Keyontae Johnson misses 5-foot two point shot	24	31
0:38	Jermaine Samuels Jr. defensive rebound	24	31
0:37	Jermaine Samuels Jr. bad pass (Abdul Gaddy steals)	24	31
0:34	Miller Kopp makes 26-foot three point jumper (Abdul Gaddy assists)	24	34
0:23	Darius Days misses driving layup	24	34
0:21	Keyontae Johnson defensive rebound	24	34
0:03	Hunter Maldonado lost ball turnover (Jarrett Culver steals)	24	34
0:00	Jarrett Culver makes 2-foot dunk	26	34
0:00	(00:00) [Vipers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)	26	34
0:00	End of the 1st Quarter	26	34

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Vipers
110
Blue
108

Game 1

10/1

Vipers
101
Blue
111

Game 2

11/1

Paycom Center

1:00 AM, 11 January 2024

Oklahoma City, OK

Referees:
Robert Hussey
Clare Aubry
Julian Scott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	5	1	.833	-	W3
Austin	5	2	.714	0.5	W2
Mexico City	5	2	.714	0.5	W1
Rio Grande Valley	3	3	.500	2	L2
Memphis	3	4	.429	2.5	W1
Osceola	2	4	.333	3	W1
Birmingham	2	4	.333	3	L2
Texas	0	5	.000	4.5	L5

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