South Bay Lakers Crush Austin Spurs In 110-82 Victory

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA – Center Thomas Bryant scored 15 points to lead seven South Bay Lakers in double figures in a 110-82 victory over the Austin Spurs Saturday evening at the UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo.

South Bay, the Los Angeles Lakers NBA G League affiliate, allowed the game's first five points then never trailed again, leading 30-17 at the end of the first quarter, 52-32 at halftime and 85-55 entering the fourth quarter. South Bay (3-0) had two 37-point leads in the fourth quarter.

Guard Andre Ingram and center Stephen Zimmerman each added 13 off the bench for South Bay, forward Travis Wear 12, reserve guard Stephaun Branch and starting guard Alex Caruso 11 each and V.J. Beachem 10.

Ingram had South Bay's best plus-minus at plus-33 in 19 minutes, 27 seconds of play while guard Scott Machado was at plus-30 in 23:56 off the bench.

Guard Olivier Hanlan scored a game-high 17 for Austin (3-2), the San Antonio Spurs NBA G League affiliate. Forward Jaron Blossomgame added 13, guard Nick Johnson 11 and reserves Livio Jean-Charles and Jeff Ledbetter 10 each.

The only Spur to finish with a positive plus-minus was Jean-Charles, a 6- foot-9-inch forward who was at plus-seven in 21:13.

South Bay will next play Sunday, playing host to the Texas Legends, the Dallas Mavericks NBA G League affiliate, at 5 p.m. at the UCLA Health Training Center.

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