Sharife Cooper’s 30 Points Lift Capital City Over Raptors 905 in Tight Finish
WASHINGTON (Interstat) — Sharife Cooper scored 30 points to lead the Capital City Go-Go to a 101-99 G League victory over Raptors 905 on Saturday at CareFirst Arena. Cooper’s 16-foot step-back jumper with 41 seconds left proved to be the decisive basket.
The Go-Go led by as many as 14 in the first half, but the Raptors, the league’s top team at 24-3, chipped away and tied the game late in the fourth quarter. Cooper’s late-game heroics secured the win for Capital City, which evened its record at 12-12.
Olivier Sarr had 15 points and 13 rebounds for Raptors 905. A.J. Hoggard added 15 points and eight assists. Alondes Williams contributed 17 points for the Go-Go.