Peterson Leads Swarm Past Knicks in High-Scoring G League Affair

GREENSBORO, N.C. (Interstat) — Drew Peterson scored 25 points and fell just shy of a triple-double to lift the Greensboro Swarm to a 112-106 victory over the Westchester Knicks in a G League game Friday night at Greensboro Coliseum Fieldhouse.

Peterson added nine rebounds and six assists for the Swarm. Jaylen Sims scored 26 points and P.J. Hall had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Greensboro, which improved to 7-4.

The Swarm built a 68-45 halftime lead behind a 36-point second quarter. Westchester rallied with a 33-point third quarter, cutting the deficit to nine, but could not complete the comeback.

Tosan Evbuomwan led the Knicks with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Dink Pate scored 21 points and Kevin McCullar added 21 off the bench for Westchester, which fell to 1-8. The teams meet again in Greensboro on Sunday.