SKYHAWKS FINALIZE REGULAR SEASON HOME GAME WITH 9 STRAIGHT

Photo Courtesy of the College Park Skyhawks

The College Park Skyhawks gained their ninth consecutive, with a  140-136  over Lakeland Magic, in the team’s final regular season home game at Gateway Arena. The win sets a new G League best this season and extends the College Park team record.

Took care of business

That’s W’s in a row! pic.twitter.com/AaV3MxGp6k

— College Park Skyhawks (@CPSkyhawks) March 30, 2022

With 11 seconds left, Sharifs Cooper’s three-pointer gave the Skyhawks the lead late and ultimately won College Park the game.

HAVE A NIGHT SHARIFE COOPER

He scored a new career-high tonight and hit this GAME WINNER

42 PTS
14/19 FG
7/9 3PT
5 AST
4 STL
32 MIN@SharifeCooper (via @CPSkyhawks) pic.twitter.com/fp9PZ5iwpY

— Overtime (@overtime) March 30, 2022

Pure domination by the rookie!

Sharife Cooper went off for a career-high and drilled the game-winner to give the @CPSkyhawks their NINTH straight win. pic.twitter.com/w51zrmNUoy

— NBA G League (@nbagleague) March 30, 2022

Cooper led the team in scoring a career-high 42 points (14-19 FG, 7-9 3FG) five assists. Marcus Georges-Hunt set a new best with the Skyhawks with 27 points, the fourth time he has scored at least 20 points this season. Cat Barber finished with 23 points and six assists.

Final Stats

Sharife Cooper: 42 PTS | 5 AST

Marcus Georges-Hunt: 27 PTS | 5 REB
(career high)

Cat Barber: 23 PTS | 6 AST

Justin Tillman: 21 PTS | 9 REB

— College Park Skyhawks (@CPSkyhawks) March 30, 2022

“We are approaching every game like it is a playoff game,” said Skyhawks Head Coach Steve Gansey. “The pressure has been fun, and these guys have done nothing but step up and continue to find a way to win.”

The Skyhawks close out their season with a two-game set at Grand Rapids on Friday and Saturday. Both games are at 7 p.m. ET and can be watched live on NBAGLeague.com.

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