Salt Lake City Stars Clinch Playoff Berth With Win Over Iowa
Mar 6, 2020, 10:45 PM | Updated: 10:46 pm
Salt Lake City Stars guard Justin Wright-Foreman looks for an open man during an NBA G-League game between the Salt Lake City Stars and the Austin Spurs on November 24, 2019 at the HEB Center in Cedar Park, TX. (Photo by John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
(Photo by John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Utah Jazz G-League franchise, Salt Lake City Stars, clinched a postseason berth with a victory over the Iowa Wolves.
The Stars defeated the Wolves 102-98 for their 30th win of the 2019-20 season on Friday, March 6.
The result was the Stars’ six consecutive win. It also gave the team 30 wins in a season for the first time since the franchise relocated to Salt Lake City from Idaho before the 2016-17 season.
The organization last reached 30 wins in the 2008-09 season when they were known as the Idaho Stampede.
enough said. 😤 pic.twitter.com/AVt5S5XUdj
— Salt Lake City Stars (@slcstars) March 7, 2020
In Salt Lake City’s win over Iowa, Utah Jazz assignment player Rayjon Tucker scored 22 points while adding 4 rebounds and 2 steals.
@th3flighttuck pic.twitter.com/CyNLZUNljy
— Salt Lake City Stars (@slcstars) March 7, 2020
Jazz two-way guard Justin Wright-Foreman poured in 20 points.
With the win, the Stars improved to a record of 30-12 on the season.
Salt Lake City is the second G-League team to qualify for the playoffs this season.
The Stars next game is against the Northern Arizona Suns on Wednesday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. (MDT). The game will broadcast on ESPN+.
