McGowens, Spurs Edge Lakers in G League Thriller
LEANDER, Texas (Interstat) — Trey McGowens scored 23 points and Kyle Mangas added 23, including the decisive free throws with 42 seconds left, to lift the Austin Spurs to a 107-106 G League victory over the South Bay Lakers on Saturday at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park.
The Spurs survived a late push from the Lakers, who were led by Kobe Bufkin’s 24 points and six rebounds. Chris Manon scored 19 for South Bay. Austin’s Harrison Ingram grabbed a game-high 18 rebounds.
South Bay led 61-52 at halftime, but Austin used a 28-point third quarter to draw even. The teams traded leads in the final period until Mangas sank two free throws for the final margin. Bufkin’s potential game-winning jumper with 27 seconds left missed.
Austin improved to 15-6. South Bay fell to 11-10.