James Bouknight scored 24 points, including six 3-pointers, as the Mexico City Capitanes held off a fourth-quarter rally by the visiting Salt Lake City Stars for a 122-118 victory on Tuesday night.

The Capitanes withstood the Stars erasing an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to sweep the two-game series.

Wade Taylor IV recorded his first career double-double for the Capitanes (16-7), finishing with 19 points and 10 assists off the bench. Andersson Garcia also posted a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds, sealing the game with two clutch free throws with 1.7 seconds remaining. Boo Buie added 15 points and five assists, while LJ Figueroa contributed 14 points and five steals. As a team, Mexico City was 13-for-13 from the free throw line.

The Stars (11-15) were led by a career-high 31 points from Justin Harmon, who shot 7-for-10 from 3-point range. Salt Lake City's backcourt provided the bulk of the offense, with Sean East II scoring 26 points, and Max Abmas adding 23 points and eight assists. Mo Bamba was a force inside, finishing with 18 points and 14 rebounds.

Mexico City built an 18-point lead in the first quarter and led 64-54 at halftime. Salt Lake City chipped away throughout the second half, eventually getting as close as 117-116 on two free throws by Dereon Seabron with 20.7 seconds left. After a dead-ball foul gave Buie a free throw, subsequent free throws from Taylor and Garcia secured the win for the Capitanes. The game was a near reversal of the teams' meeting on Sunday, when Mexico City erased a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit to win by one.

Up next: Mexico City plays at the Iowa Wolves on Friday at 7:30 p.m. PT and Salt Lake plays at the Valley Suns on Monday, March 2 at 8:30 p.m.

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