Wolves Drop Road Trip Finale to Nets, 131-112
By Iowa Wolves Staff /January 26, 2023
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UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Eight players scored in double figures for the Long Island Nets in a 131-112 win over the Iowa Wolves on Wednesday night at Nassau Veterans Coliseum.
Long Island (11-3) shot a season-high 55.8 percent (53-of-95) from the field and a season-best 52.2 percent (24-of-46) from three-point range to go along with a season-high 36 assists to earn their league-high 11th victory of the G League regular season.
Iowa (3-11) started the night strong leading by as many as 10 in the first quarter. However, the Nets came back and tied the score at 32-all going into the second. The second period was back-and-forth with five lead changes and two ties as Long Island carried a two-point lead of 60-58 into halftime.
The Wolves’ shooting cooled in the third as they made just one three-pointer and scored just 20 points as the Nets capitalized leading by 14 heading into the final period. Iowa’s shooting improved in the fourth, but the Nets stayed hot maintaining a double-digit lead the rest of the way.
Iowa was led in scoring by D.J. Carton who scored 19 points while Javonte Cooke and Emmanuel Mudiay had 17 and 16 points, respectively, off the bench. Matt Lewis finished with 16 points and Josh Minott and Brandon Sampson each added 12 points.
Jordan Bowden dropped in a season-high 31 points behind eight three-pointers for the Nets. RaiQuan Gray and Kavion Pippen each scored 20 points.
Iowa begins a season-long nine-game homestand on Friday night at 7 p.m. when the Oklahoma City Blue Visit Wells Fargo Arena.