Vipers Dominate Thunderbirds
Monday, December 20, 2010 at 11:17PM HIDALGO, TEXAS –The defending NBA Development League champion Rio Grande Valley Vipers beatthe New Mexico Thunderbirds 116-87 Monday at State Farm Arena in front of acrowd of 3,548.
The Vipers (7-5)led 24-7 at the 3:15 mark of the first quarter after an Anderson reverse lay-upand three three-pointers by adidas player of the game Garrett Temple. The Vipers led 35-16 after a slam by Terrel Harris and extended their leadto 41-20 after a three-pointer by Harris with 8:28 remaining in the secondquarter.
Temple hitfour three-pointers and 7-of-17 shots overall while scoring a team-high 19points with six rebounds, five assists and one steal. Harris scored acareer-high tying 19 points, hitting 5-of-8 shots, including 3-of-5 from behindthe arc, to go with eight rebounds, three assists and one steal.
The Viperswere 9-for-27 from behind the arc, while the Thunderbirds (7-5) were 0-for-11.
TheThunderbirds cut the lead to 52-42 late in the quarter after a lay-up by Shane Edwards, but the Vipers closedthe quarter on an 8-1 run to take a 60-43 lead.
Edwards finishedwith a game-high 20 points.
Mouhammad Faye and Temple opened the third quarter withback-to-back three-pointers to give the Vipers a 66-43 lead and extend the runto 14-1.
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