National Basketball Association

Santa Cruz Warriors Lose 102-99 On the Road to Texas Legends

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 9:31 p.m. ET

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The Santa Cruz Warriors dropped a close game on Tuesday, losing 102-99 against the Texas Legends at the Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas.

The Santa Cruz Warriors (17-14) were unable to bounce back from their loss last Saturday against the Northern Arizona Suns (14-15), losing 102-99 to the Texas Legends (14-16) on Tuesday at Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas.

Santa Cruz will be back home at Kaiser Permanente Arena on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7:00 p.m. PST to host the Austin Spurs on the first night of a back-to-back series.

On Sunday, Feb 12 at 6:00 p.m. PST, the Sea Dubs will play the Oklahoma City Blue in what will be Santa Cruz’s first game ever at Oracle Arena, home of SCW’s NBA-affiliate Golden State Warriors. Santa Cruz will then hit the road once again to travel to Oklahoma City to play the Blue on Valentine’s Day.

Against the Legends, LaDontae Henton paced Surf City with 20 points (6-17 FG, 5-13 3P) and six rebounds. Scott Wood (5-14 FG, 4-12 3P) tallied 16 points and nine rebounds, while Alex Hamilton and Cameron Jones each added 14 points off the bench. Hamilton also had six rebounds and two assists, while Jones had seven rebounds and three assists.

Dennis Clifford had a near double-double with 10 points (4-5 FG) and nine rebounds. Phil Pressey also had a near double-double, posting eight points (2-7 FG), seven rebounds and 10 assists (2TO). Additionally, Chris Obekpa nearly posted his second double-double of the season, dropping in eight points (3-5 FG) and 10 boards.

Manny Harris posted a double-double for Texas, finishing with 25 points (9-27 FG, 3-7 3P) and 13 rebounds. Jameel Warney also finished with a double-double for Texas, posting 16 points (6-18 FG) and 16 rebounds off the bench.

Andre Dawkins had 20 points (6-13 FG, 6-11 3P) and seven rebounds, C.J. Williams had 14 points (5-9 FG) and eight rebounds, and Ben Gordon (4-18 FG, 2-9 3P) had 10 points, four rebounds, and eight assists.

Neither team shot particularly well all night, but Santa Cruz came out relatively flat early, starting the game down 29-18 in the first quarter. The Warriors staged a comeback late in the game, outscoring the Legends 25-15 in the fourth. Unfortunately, the comeback effort came just a hair short of eclipsing the deficit.