SPURS FALL SHORT TO THE VIPERS

By Austin Spurs Staff /November 17, 2023

AUSTIN SPURS POSTGAME RECAP

AUSTIN SPURS (1-2) vs. RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS (2-1)

November 15, 2023

AUSTIN 124 VIPERS, 140

TEAM	1	2	3	4	SCORE	POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS
RIO GRANDEVALLEY	38	17	38	37	140	DariusDays31	DariusDays17	CamWhitmore6
AUSTIN	27	32	29	29	124	DomBarlow35	Erik Stevenson10	E. Stevenson, B. Wesley5

AUSTIN (Nov. 15, 2023) – The Austin Spurs (1-2) fell short to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers (1-2), 136-116, at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park on Wednesday night.

Dominick Barlow led the Spurs with a career-high of 35 points on 15-of-22 from the field. Erik Stevenson recorded his first double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Blake Wesley added 13 points and 5 assists.

The Vipers were able to take an early lead by 11 in the first quarter and finished the opening period with a 38-27 lead. Midway through the second quarter, the Spurs went on a 13-0 run that helped put Austin ahead by one at the end of the first half, 66-65. In the third, Cam Whitmore scored 14 of his 29 points in the frame alone that helped push the Vipers to a 103-95 lead. The momentum continued in the fourth for Rio Grande till the final buzzer to seal the win.

Daruis Days led Rio Grande Valley with 31 points on 14-of-17 from the field and grabbed 17 rebounds. Jermaine Samuels Jr. notched a double-double with 29 points and 10 rebounds.

NEXT UP

The Spurs will host the Oklahoma City Blue on Sunday, Nov. 19, at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park at 4 p.m.