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 9️⃣ 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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