Blue 130-125 Vipers (8 Jan, 2025) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Blue

3-5, 3-1 away

130

	1	2	3	4	T
OKL	28	36	38	28	130
RGV	29	34	29	33	125

Rio Grande Valley Vipers

3-4, 2-3 home

125

Nate Hinton makes 26-foot three point shot
N'Faly Dante makes dunk (Jermaine Samuels Jr. assists)
Noah Starkey blocks Reed Sheppard 's 2-foot two point shot
N'Faly Dante makes two point shot
Nate Hinton makes 24-foot three point shot (Jack McVeigh assists)
Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses two point shot
Noah Starkey blocks Nate Hinton 's 1-foot two point shot
Nate Hinton makes two point shot
Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nate Hinton makes 25-foot three point jumper
Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point shot (Markquis Nowell assists)
Jack McVeigh misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Jones misses two point shot
Jack McVeigh misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Reaves misses two point shot
Markquis Nowell misses driving layup
Jeremy Jones makes driving layup (Josh Reaves assists)
Reed Sheppard makes driving layup (Jack McVeigh assists)
Jeremy Jones misses layup
Teddy Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Reaves misses 23-foot three point jumper
Josh Reaves misses driving layup
Teddy Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (N'Faly Dante assists)
John Knight III makes finger roll layup
Teddy Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Josh Reaves misses two point shot
N'Faly Dante makes two point shot
Jermaine Samuels Jr. makes 7-foot two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
Reed Sheppard misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses layup
Jack McVeigh misses finger roll layup
Jack McVeigh makes 22-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
Jermaine Samuels Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
Nate Hinton makes two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
Jack McVeigh misses 25-foot three point jumper
Reed Sheppard makes 1-foot dunk
Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Markquis Nowell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three point shot (Nate Hinton assists)
Reed Sheppard makes dunk (Markquis Nowell assists)
Jeremy Jones makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Reed Sheppard assists)
Kevin Cross, Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Reed Sheppard makes two point shot
Nate Hinton makes two point shot
Jack McVeigh makes finger roll layup (Markquis Nowell assists)
Jack McVeigh misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Cross, Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Markquis Nowell makes two point shot
Reed Sheppard misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jack McVeigh makes two point shot (Nate Hinton assists)
Reed Sheppard makes 15-foot two point shot
Reed Sheppard makes 24-foot three point shot (Nate Hinton assists)
Jack McVeigh misses 23-foot three point jumper
Reed Sheppard misses 14-foot two point shot
Nate Hinton misses 22-foot three point jumper
Noah Starkey blocks Reed Sheppard 's 17-foot jumper
Jack McVeigh makes 25-foot three point shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
Nate Hinton makes two point shot (Jeremy Jones assists)
Nate Hinton misses driving layup
Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper
N'Faly Dante makes 1-foot dunk (Josh Reaves assists)
Markquis Nowell makes 15-foot two point shot (Jeremy Jones assists)
Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point shot
N'Faly Dante makes 1-foot dunk (Jeremy Jones assists)
Jack McVeigh makes 5-foot two point shot
Markquis Nowell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jack McVeigh assists)
Jeremy Jones misses driving layup
Jeremy Jones misses two point shot
Markquis Nowell makes driving layup
Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jack McVeigh misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nate Hinton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nate Hinton makes driving layup (Markquis Nowell assists)
Reed Sheppard makes 4-foot two point shot
Reed Sheppard makes 24-foot three point shot (Nate Hinton assists)
Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Reed Sheppard makes 24-foot three point shot
Reed Sheppard misses 29-foot three point jumper
Reed Sheppard misses driving layup
Reed Sheppard makes layup
Reed Sheppard misses layup
Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses layup
Jack McVeigh makes two point shot
Markquis Nowell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Reed Sheppard makes 14-foot jumper
Reed Sheppard makes 16-foot two point shot
Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point shot
Reed Sheppard makes 22-foot three point shot (Nate Hinton assists)
Reed Sheppard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nate Hinton assists)
Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jermaine Samuels Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nate Hinton assists)
Jack McVeigh misses 25-foot three point jumper
Markquis Nowell misses 39-foot three point jumper
Ousmane Dieng misses 24-foot three point jumper
Reed Sheppard blocks Dillon Jones 's 1-foot layup
Buddy Boeheim misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dillon Jones misses 4-foot jumper
Dillon Jones makes finger roll layup (Buddy Boeheim assists)
Ousmane Dieng makes 5-foot jump bank shot
Dillon Jones makes two point shot
Ousmane Dieng misses 25-foot three point jumper
Cormac Ryan misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ousmane Dieng makes two point shot
Malevy Leons misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jahmi'us Ramsey makes jumper
Jahmi'us Ramsey makes layup (Malevy Leons assists)
Jahmi'us Ramsey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jahmi'us Ramsey makes driving layup (Miller Kopp assists)
Javonte Cooke makes 24-foot three point shot
Javonte Cooke makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ousmane Dieng assists)
Dillon Jones misses layup
Dillon Jones makes 1-foot two point shot
Malevy Leons makes layup
Javonte Cooke misses layup
Malevy Leons misses layup
Javonte Cooke makes two point shot
Dillon Jones makes two point shot
Logan Johnson makes 1-foot dunk (Dillon Jones assists)
Logan Johnson makes alley oop dunk shot (Jahmi'us Ramsey assists)
Logan Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Logan Johnson makes driving layup
Jermaine Samuels Jr. blocks Noah Starkey 's 2-foot layup
Javonte Cooke makes 24-foot three point jumper (Buddy Boeheim assists)
Cormac Ryan misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ousmane Dieng misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Ousmane Dieng makes 5-foot two point shot
Javonte Cooke makes 26-foot three point jumper
Jahmi'us Ramsey makes layup
Jahmi'us Ramsey makes two point shot (Ousmane Dieng assists)
Javonte Cooke misses 23-foot three point jumper
Malevy Leons makes layup (Ousmane Dieng assists)
Dillon Jones makes layup
Jahmi'us Ramsey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Cormac Ryan makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ousmane Dieng assists)
Noah Starkey makes finger roll layup (Ousmane Dieng assists)
Buddy Boeheim makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cormac Ryan assists)
Noah Starkey makes finger roll layup (Cormac Ryan assists)
Noah Starkey makes layup (Ousmane Dieng assists)
Ousmane Dieng makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dillon Jones assists)
Buddy Boeheim misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ousmane Dieng makes dunk
Buddy Boeheim misses layup
Ousmane Dieng makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Buddy Boeheim assists)
Ousmane Dieng makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Dillon Jones makes layup
Ousmane Dieng misses 28-foot three point jumper
Cormac Ryan misses 25-foot three point jumper
Miller Kopp misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jahmi'us Ramsey makes 27-foot three point jumper (Cormac Ryan assists)
Jahmi'us Ramsey misses layup
Javonte Cooke makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jahmi'us Ramsey assists)
Jeremy Jones blocks Ousmane Dieng 's 4-foot layup
Ousmane Dieng misses layup
Jahmi'us Ramsey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Javonte Cooke misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jahmi'us Ramsey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dillon Jones misses 25-foot three point shot
Jahmi'us Ramsey makes two point shot
Javonte Cooke makes 25-foot three point jumper
Javonte Cooke misses heave jump shot
Javonte Cooke makes 26-foot three point shot (Logan Johnson assists)
Logan Johnson makes driving layup
Jahmi'us Ramsey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jermaine Samuels Jr. blocks Logan Johnson 's 1-foot layup
Dillon Jones makes two point shot
Logan Johnson makes driving layup (Noah Starkey assists)
John Knight III blocks Cormac Ryan 's 1-foot layup
Ousmane Dieng misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cormac Ryan makes 26-foot three point jumper (Buddy Boeheim assists)
Ousmane Dieng makes layup
N'Faly Dante blocks Ousmane Dieng 's 1-foot layup
Jahmi'us Ramsey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Noah Starkey makes layup
Ousmane Dieng makes 27-foot three point jumper
Cormac Ryan misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dillon Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ousmane Dieng misses 27-foot three point jumper
Dillon Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper

BLUE

VIPERS

TIME		OKL	RGV
12:00	Noah Starkey vs. N'Faly Dante (Jack McVeigh gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Nate Hinton makes 26-foot three point shot	0	3
11:23	Jermaine Samuels Jr. personal foul	0	3
11:09	shot clock turnover	0	3
10:57	Jack McVeigh traveling	0	3
10:42	Ousmane Dieng misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:38	Nate Hinton defensive rebound	0	3
10:34	Cormac Ryan personal foul	0	3
10:23	N'Faly Dante makes dunk (Jermaine Samuels Jr. assists)	0	5
10:15	Reed Sheppard blocks Dillon Jones 's 1-foot layup	0	5
10:11	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	0	5
10:09	Noah Starkey blocks Reed Sheppard 's 2-foot two point shot	0	5
10:09	N'Faly Dante offensive rebound	0	5
10:02	N'Faly Dante makes two point shot	0	7
9:55	Buddy Boeheim misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	7
9:51	Nate Hinton defensive rebound	0	7
9:32	Nate Hinton makes 24-foot three point shot (Jack McVeigh assists)	0	10
9:25	Jack McVeigh shooting foul	0	10
9:25	Ousmane Dieng makes free throw 1 for 2	2	10
9:14	Nate Hinton offensive charge	2	10
9:14	Nate Hinton turnover	2	10
8:54	Dillon Jones misses 4-foot jumper	2	10
8:52	Nate Hinton defensive rebound	2	10
8:47	Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	10
8:43	Dillon Jones defensive rebound	2	10
8:38	Dillon Jones makes finger roll layup (Buddy Boeheim assists)	4	10
8:30	N'Faly Dante offensive charge	4	10
8:30	N'Faly Dante turnover	4	10
8:20	Ousmane Dieng makes 5-foot jump bank shot	6	10
8:04	Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	10
8:00	Noah Starkey defensive rebound	6	10
7:54	Dillon Jones makes two point shot	8	10
7:44	Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses two point shot	8	10
7:43	Nate Hinton offensive rebound	8	10
7:43	Noah Starkey blocks Nate Hinton 's 1-foot two point shot	8	10
7:39	Nate Hinton offensive rebound	8	10
7:39	Nate Hinton makes two point shot	8	12
7:21	Ousmane Dieng misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	12
7:19	N'Faly Dante defensive rebound	8	12
7:12	Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	12
7:09	Nate Hinton offensive rebound	8	12
7:05	Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	8	12
7:02	Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound	8	12
6:56	Cormac Ryan misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	12
6:50	N'Faly Dante defensive rebound	8	12
6:30	Nate Hinton makes 25-foot three point jumper	8	15
6:27	Ousmane Dieng makes two point shot	10	15
6:23	Cormac Ryan personal foul	10	15
6:23	Vipers Full timeout	10	15
6:23	Markquis Nowell enters the game for N'Faly Dante	10	15
6:23	Jeremy Jones enters the game for Nate Hinton	10	15
6:23	Jahmi'us Ramsey enters the game for Dillon Jones	10	15
6:23	Javonte Cooke enters the game for Cormac Ryan	10	15
6:23	Malevy Leons enters the game for Noah Starkey	10	15
6:14	Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point shot (Markquis Nowell assists)	10	18
5:54	Malevy Leons misses 22-foot three point jumper	10	18
5:52	Jack McVeigh defensive rebound	10	18
5:42	Jack McVeigh misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	18
5:37	Jeremy Jones offensive rebound	10	18
5:37	Jeremy Jones misses two point shot	10	18
5:35	Buddy Boeheim defensive rebound	10	18
5:33	Jermaine Samuels Jr. shooting foul	10	18
5:33	Miller Kopp enters the game for Buddy Boeheim	10	18
5:33	Josh Reaves enters the game for Jermaine Samuels Jr.	10	18
5:33	Jahmi'us Ramsey misses free throw 1 for 2	10	18
5:33	Jahmi'us Ramsey makes jumper	12	18
5:31	Jeremy Jones defensive rebound	10	18
5:17	Miller Kopp personal foul	10	18
5:15	Jack McVeigh misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	18
5:10	Josh Reaves offensive rebound	10	18
5:10	Josh Reaves misses two point shot	10	18
5:09	Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound	10	18
5:03	Ousmane Dieng lost ball turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	10	18
4:59	Markquis Nowell misses driving layup	10	18
4:59	Vipers offensive team rebound	10	18
4:59	Miller Kopp loose ball foul	10	18
4:49	Reed Sheppard lost ball turnover (Malevy Leons steals)	10	18
4:45	Jahmi'us Ramsey makes layup (Malevy Leons assists)	12	18
4:39	Jeremy Jones makes driving layup (Josh Reaves assists)	12	20
4:23	Jahmi'us Ramsey misses 23-foot three point jumper	12	20
4:19	Jack McVeigh defensive rebound	12	20
4:14	Reed Sheppard makes driving layup (Jack McVeigh assists)	12	22
4:14	Teddy Allen enters the game for Jack McVeigh	14	22
4:02	Jeremy Jones personal foul	14	22
3:55	Jahmi'us Ramsey makes driving layup (Miller Kopp assists)	16	22
3:39	Jeremy Jones misses layup	16	22
3:39	Jeremy Jones offensive rebound	16	22
3:39	Javonte Cooke shooting foul	16	22
3:39	Jeremy Jones makes free throw 1 for 2	16	24
3:33	Jahmi'us Ramsey bad pass (Teddy Allen steals)	16	24
3:24	Teddy Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	24
3:20	Malevy Leons defensive rebound	16	24
3:14	Javonte Cooke makes 24-foot three point shot	19	24
3:02	Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	24
2:59	Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound	19	24
2:55	Javonte Cooke makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ousmane Dieng assists)	22	24
2:44	John Knight III enters the game for Reed Sheppard	22	24
2:44	Dillon Jones enters the game for Ousmane Dieng	22	24
2:42	Josh Reaves misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	24
2:36	Dillon Jones defensive rebound	22	24
2:30	Markquis Nowell personal foul	22	24
2:30	Jahmi'us Ramsey misses free throw 1 for 2	22	24
2:27	Miller Kopp offensive rebound	22	24
2:23	Josh Reaves shooting foul	22	24
2:23	Javonte Cooke makes free throw 1 for 2	24	24
2:10	Teddy Allen traveling	24	24
2:04	Markquis Nowell shooting foul	24	24
2:04	N'Faly Dante enters the game for Markquis Nowell	24	24
2:04	Jahmi'us Ramsey misses free throw 1 for 2	24	24
2:03	Vipers defensive team rebound	24	24
1:47	Josh Reaves misses driving layup	24	24
1:44	Dillon Jones defensive rebound	24	24
1:29	Miller Kopp offensive charge	24	24
1:29	Miller Kopp turnover	24	24
1:29	Logan Johnson enters the game for Miller Kopp	24	24
1:14	Teddy Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (N'Faly Dante assists)	24	27
1:03	Dillon Jones misses layup	24	27
1:01	N'Faly Dante defensive rebound	24	27
0:59	Teddy Allen lost ball turnover (Logan Johnson steals)	24	27
0:49	Dillon Jones makes 1-foot two point shot	26	27
0:36	John Knight III makes finger roll layup	26	29
0:28	Jahmi'us Ramsey bad pass (Josh Reaves steals)	26	29
0:20	Teddy Allen traveling	26	29
0:00	Malevy Leons makes layup	28	29
0:00	End of the 1st Quarter	28	29

Regular Season Series

OKL leads 1-0

Blue
130
Vipers
125

Game 1

8/1

Blue
118
Vipers
130

Game 2

10/1

Bert Ogden Arena

1:00 AM, 8 January 2025

Edinburg, TX

Attendance: 2,550

Referees:
Leon Wood
Jacob Barnett
Ian McClenny

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Mexico City	4	2	.667	1.5	W2
Austin	4	4	.500	2.5	L1
Rio Grande Valley	3	4	.429	3	W2
Oklahoma City	3	5	.375	3.5	L2
Osceola	2	4	.333	3	L2
Birmingham	2	4	.333	3	W1
Texas	2	5	.286	4	L1
Memphis	1	3	.250	3.5	W1

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