Vipers 130-118 Blue (10 Jan, 2025) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Blue

3-5, 3-1 away

118

	1	2	3	4	T
OKL	24	36	32	26	118
RGV	32	37	36	25	130

Rio Grande Valley Vipers

3-4, 2-3 home

130

N'Faly Dante makes 2-foot dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)
Nate Hinton misses 25-foot three point jumper
N'Faly Dante misses layup
Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses layup
N'Faly Dante makes 1-foot dunk (Nate Hinton assists)
Reed Sheppard misses layup
Nate Hinton misses two point shot
N'Faly Dante makes layup (Reed Sheppard assists)
Reed Sheppard misses layup
Jermaine Samuels Jr. makes finger roll layup
Nate Hinton makes two point shot (Markquis Nowell assists)
Jermaine Samuels Jr. makes finger roll layup (Markquis Nowell assists)
Reed Sheppard makes 27-foot three point shot (Markquis Nowell assists)
Jack McVeigh misses 26-foot three point jumper
Reed Sheppard misses 24-foot three point jumper
Markquis Nowell misses 28-foot three point shot
Josh Reaves makes layup (Kevin Cross, Jr. assists)
Teddy Allen makes 22-foot three point shot (Markquis Nowell assists)
Teddy Allen makes two point shot
Teddy Allen misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
Markquis Nowell makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Markquis Nowell misses layup
Teddy Allen makes 27-foot three point shot (Josh Reaves assists)
John Knight III makes layup (Josh Reaves assists)
John Knight III makes layup
Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jermaine Samuels Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nate Hinton assists)
Teddy Allen makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Nate Hinton assists)
Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper
Nate Hinton misses layup
Nate Hinton misses 27-foot three point jumper
Reed Sheppard makes 26-foot three point shot
Jack McVeigh misses 5-foot jumper
Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jermaine Samuels Jr. makes driving layup
Markquis Nowell makes 25-foot three point jumper (John Knight III assists)
Jack McVeigh misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Jeremy Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jeremy Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (John Knight III assists)
Jeremy Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jack McVeigh makes tip shot
Reed Sheppard makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (John Knight III assists)
N'Faly Dante makes 1-foot dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)
John Knight III makes driving layup (N'Faly Dante assists)
Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper
John Knight III makes two point shot
Reed Sheppard misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses layup
Reed Sheppard misses driving layup
Jack McVeigh misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
N'Faly Dante misses layup
N'Faly Dante makes two point shot
Nate Hinton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jack McVeigh misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot
Jack McVeigh makes 22-foot three point step back jumpshot (Reed Sheppard assists)
Reed Sheppard misses 14-foot jumper
Justyn Hamilton blocks John Knight III 's 2-foot layup
Jeremy Jones makes finger roll layup (Reed Sheppard assists)
Jack McVeigh makes 26-foot three point shot (John Knight III assists)
Jack McVeigh makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (John Knight III assists)
Markquis Nowell makes 16-foot two point shot
Markquis Nowell misses 22-foot three point jumper
Markquis Nowell makes 23-foot three point shot (Jeremy Jones assists)
Markquis Nowell makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Jeremy Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper
Markquis Nowell makes two point shot
John Knight III makes layup
Josh Reaves misses driving layup
Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jack McVeigh makes 24-foot three point shot (Nate Hinton assists)
Jack McVeigh makes two point shot
Nate Hinton misses two point shot
Jack McVeigh makes 22-foot three point step back jumpshot (Nate Hinton assists)
Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point shot
Jack McVeigh makes 23-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Teddy Allen misses 26-foot three point shot
Jack McVeigh misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jack McVeigh misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ousmane Dieng blocks Nate Hinton 's 1-foot layup
Ousmane Dieng blocks Jermaine Samuels Jr.'s layup
Jack McVeigh misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jack McVeigh makes 23-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
John Knight III makes finger roll layup (Markquis Nowell assists)
Jack McVeigh makes 5-foot jumper (John Knight III assists)
Reed Sheppard makes layup
Markquis Nowell misses 26-foot three point shot
Dillon Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ousmane Dieng assists)
Buddy Boeheim misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ousmane Dieng misses 17-foot jumper
Cormac Ryan makes 22-foot jumper
Ousmane Dieng misses driving layup
Cormac Ryan misses 24-foot three point jumper
Noah Starkey misses driving layup
Ousmane Dieng misses 4-foot pullup jump shot
Noah Starkey misses layup
Cormac Ryan makes 1-foot two point shot
Dillon Jones misses two point shot
Jahmi'us Ramsey makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Ousmane Dieng misses two point shot
Miller Kopp makes layup
Ousmane Dieng makes 22-foot three point jumper (Miller Kopp assists)
Jahmi'us Ramsey misses driving layup
Miller Kopp makes 4-foot jumper
Javonte Cooke makes layup (Jahmi'us Ramsey assists)
John Knight III blocks Jahmi'us Ramsey 's 1-foot driving layup
Miller Kopp misses 5-foot two point shot
Jahmi'us Ramsey makes two point shot
Javonte Cooke misses 23-foot three point jumper
Miller Kopp misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jahmi'us Ramsey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Malevy Leons assists)
Javonte Cooke misses 25-foot three point jumper
Teddy Allen blocks Logan Johnson 's 3-foot layup
Jahmi'us Ramsey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dillon Jones assists)
N'Faly Dante blocks Noah Starkey 's 1-foot layup
Cormac Ryan makes 26-foot three point jumper
Dillon Jones makes layup
Logan Johnson misses layup
Cormac Ryan makes 25-foot three point jumper
Javonte Cooke makes layup
N'Faly Dante blocks Cormac Ryan's layup
Logan Johnson makes driving layup
Miller Kopp makes 26-foot three point jumper (Logan Johnson assists)
Miller Kopp makes 24-foot three point jumper (Justyn Hamilton assists)
Logan Johnson misses layup
Justyn Hamilton makes two point shot
Ousmane Dieng makes 18-foot jumper
Miller Kopp misses 28-foot three point jumper
Cormac Ryan misses 26-foot three point jumper
Buddy Boeheim makes layup
Justyn Hamilton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dillon Jones makes driving layup (Jahmi'us Ramsey assists)
Jahmi'us Ramsey makes layup
Dillon Jones makes layup
Dillon Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Buddy Boeheim assists)
Dillon Jones makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Buddy Boeheim assists)
Noah Starkey makes two point shot (Ousmane Dieng assists)
Jermaine Samuels Jr. blocks Dillon Jones 's 1-foot layup
Buddy Boeheim misses 24-foot three point jumper
Cormac Ryan misses 25-foot three point jumper
Noah Starkey misses layup
Ousmane Dieng makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cormac Ryan assists)
Dillon Jones makes 6-foot two point shot
Buddy Boeheim misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
Buddy Boeheim misses 24-foot three point jumper
Cormac Ryan misses layup
Miller Kopp makes layup
Justyn Hamilton makes layup
Justyn Hamilton misses layup
Cormac Ryan makes driving layup
Jahmi'us Ramsey makes two point shot
Jahmi'us Ramsey makes driving layup (Ousmane Dieng assists)
Dillon Jones makes 6-foot jumper
Javonte Cooke makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Malevy Leons assists)
Javonte Cooke misses 24-foot three point jumper
Miller Kopp misses layup
Javonte Cooke makes layup
Logan Johnson misses driving layup
Justyn Hamilton makes two point shot
Miller Kopp makes driving layup
Javonte Cooke misses layup
Javonte Cooke misses 15-foot jumper
Logan Johnson makes layup
Ousmane Dieng misses driving layup
Ousmane Dieng makes driving layup (Cormac Ryan assists)
Logan Johnson makes 1-foot two point shot (Justyn Hamilton assists)
Miller Kopp makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ousmane Dieng assists)
Miller Kopp makes 26-foot three point jumper (Logan Johnson assists)
Cormac Ryan makes 23-foot three point jumper (Logan Johnson assists)
Miller Kopp misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cormac Ryan misses layup
Jermaine Samuels Jr. blocks Logan Johnson 's 2-foot two point shot
Miller Kopp misses 27-foot three point jumper
Cormac Ryan misses 22-foot three point jumper
Ousmane Dieng misses 28-foot three point jumper
Cormac Ryan makes layup (Logan Johnson assists)
Dillon Jones makes two point shot (Cormac Ryan assists)

BLUE

VIPERS

TIME		OKL	RGV
12:00	Noah Starkey vs. N'Faly Dante (Ousmane Dieng gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Dillon Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ousmane Dieng assists)	3	0
11:25	N'Faly Dante makes 2-foot dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)	3	2
11:13	Buddy Boeheim misses 23-foot three point jumper	3	2
11:05	Nate Hinton defensive rebound	3	2
11:04	Nate Hinton misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	2
11:00	Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound	3	2
10:45	Ousmane Dieng misses 17-foot jumper	3	2
10:41	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	3	2
10:33	N'Faly Dante misses layup	3	2
10:27	Noah Starkey defensive rebound	3	2
10:25	Cormac Ryan makes 22-foot jumper	5	2
10:17	Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point jumper	5	2
10:14	Noah Starkey defensive rebound	5	2
10:02	Ousmane Dieng misses driving layup	5	2
10:01	Jermaine Samuels Jr. defensive rebound	5	2
9:52	Buddy Boeheim shooting foul	5	2
9:52	Jack McVeigh makes free throw 1 for 2	5	4
9:35	Cormac Ryan misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	4
9:33	Nate Hinton defensive rebound	5	4
9:26	Jermaine Samuels Jr. misses layup	5	4
9:24	Noah Starkey defensive rebound	5	4
9:08	Noah Starkey misses driving layup	5	4
9:07	Jack McVeigh defensive rebound	5	4
9:01	N'Faly Dante makes 1-foot dunk (Nate Hinton assists)	5	6
8:37	Ousmane Dieng misses 4-foot pullup jump shot	5	6
8:34	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	5	6
8:26	Reed Sheppard misses layup	5	6
8:23	Nate Hinton offensive rebound	5	6
8:23	Nate Hinton misses two point shot	5	6
8:23	Cormac Ryan defensive rebound	5	6
8:10	Noah Starkey misses layup	5	6
8:09	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	5	6
8:05	N'Faly Dante makes layup (Reed Sheppard assists)	5	8
7:44	Cormac Ryan makes 1-foot two point shot	7	8
7:33	Reed Sheppard bad pass (Cormac Ryan steals)	7	8
7:26	Dillon Jones misses two point shot	7	8
7:24	Nate Hinton defensive rebound	7	8
7:11	Reed Sheppard misses layup	7	8
7:09	Jermaine Samuels Jr. offensive rebound	7	8
7:07	Jermaine Samuels Jr. makes finger roll layup	7	10
6:53	Ousmane Dieng out of bounds lost ball turnover	7	10
6:53	Vipers Full timeout	7	10
6:53	Markquis Nowell enters the game for N'Faly Dante	7	10
6:53	Jahmi'us Ramsey enters the game for Dillon Jones	7	10
6:53	Malevy Leons enters the game for Cormac Ryan	7	10
6:53	Miller Kopp enters the game for Noah Starkey	7	10
6:37	Nate Hinton makes two point shot (Markquis Nowell assists)	7	12
6:16	Jahmi'us Ramsey makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	10	12
6:02	Jermaine Samuels Jr. makes finger roll layup (Markquis Nowell assists)	10	14
5:42	Ousmane Dieng misses two point shot	10	14
5:41	Jermaine Samuels Jr. defensive rebound	10	14
5:26	Nate Hinton lost ball turnover (Malevy Leons steals)	10	14
5:22	Miller Kopp makes layup	12	14
5:10	Reed Sheppard makes 27-foot three point shot (Markquis Nowell assists)	12	17
4:58	Nate Hinton personal foul	12	17
4:58	Javonte Cooke enters the game for Buddy Boeheim	12	17
4:58	Kevin Cross, Jr. enters the game for Nate Hinton	12	17
4:58	Josh Reaves enters the game for Jermaine Samuels Jr.	12	17
4:47	Ousmane Dieng makes 22-foot three point jumper (Miller Kopp assists)	15	17
4:36	Jack McVeigh misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	17
4:33	Malevy Leons defensive rebound	15	17
4:27	Josh Reaves personal foul	15	17
4:27	John Knight III enters the game for Jack McVeigh	15	17
4:21	Jahmi'us Ramsey misses driving layup	15	17
4:18	Vipers defensive team rebound	15	17
4:06	Markquis Nowell out of bounds bad pass turnover	15	17
3:50	Miller Kopp makes 4-foot jumper	17	17
3:36	Reed Sheppard misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	17
3:34	Miller Kopp defensive rebound	17	17
3:18	Javonte Cooke makes layup (Jahmi'us Ramsey assists)	19	17
3:04	Markquis Nowell misses 28-foot three point shot	19	17
3:03	Kevin Cross, Jr. offensive rebound	19	17
3:01	Josh Reaves makes layup (Kevin Cross, Jr. assists)	19	19
3:01	Javonte Cooke shooting foul	19	19
3:01	Blue Full timeout	19	19
3:01	Teddy Allen enters the game for Reed Sheppard	19	19
3:01	Buddy Boeheim enters the game for Ousmane Dieng	19	19
3:01	Dillon Jones enters the game for Malevy Leons	19	19
3:01	Malevy Leons enters the game for Buddy Boeheim	19	19
3:01	Josh Reaves makes free throw 1 for 1	19	20
2:44	John Knight III blocks Jahmi'us Ramsey 's 1-foot driving layup	19	20
2:44	Blue offensive team rebound	19	20
2:36	Miller Kopp misses 5-foot two point shot	19	20
2:34	Kevin Cross, Jr. defensive rebound	19	20
2:23	Teddy Allen makes 22-foot three point shot (Markquis Nowell assists)	19	23
2:00	Jahmi'us Ramsey makes two point shot	21	23
1:37	Teddy Allen makes two point shot	21	25
1:27	Dillon Jones out of bounds lost ball turnover	21	25
1:18	Teddy Allen misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	21	25
1:15	Kevin Cross, Jr. offensive rebound	21	25
1:14	Dillon Jones shooting foul	21	25
1:14	Josh Reaves makes free throw 1 for 2	21	27
0:56	Malevy Leons bad pass (Markquis Nowell steals)	21	27
0:50	Markquis Nowell makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	21	30
0:36	Javonte Cooke misses 23-foot three point jumper	21	30
0:33	Markquis Nowell defensive rebound	21	30
0:33	Miller Kopp loose ball foul	21	30
0:33	Markquis Nowell makes free throw 1 for 2	21	32
0:23	Josh Reaves shooting foul	21	32
0:23	Jahmi'us Ramsey misses free throw 1 for 2	21	32
0:20	Jahmi'us Ramsey offensive rebound	21	32
0:18	Miller Kopp misses 22-foot three point jumper	21	32
0:15	Jahmi'us Ramsey offensive rebound	21	32
0:09	Jahmi'us Ramsey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Malevy Leons assists)	24	32
0:00	Markquis Nowell misses layup	24	32
0:00	Vipers offensive team rebound	24	32
0:00	End of the 1st Quarter	24	32

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Blue
130
Vipers
125

Game 1

8/1

Blue
118
Vipers
130

Game 2

10/1

Bert Ogden Arena

1:00 AM, 10 January 2025

Edinburg, TX

Attendance: 2,825

Referees:
Biniam Maru
Omar Bermudez
JP Primm

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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