SALT LAKE CITY (Interstat) — The Salt Lake City Stars used a dominant first half to defeat the Santa Cruz Warriors 131-119 in a G League game Tuesday at Bruin Arena.

Salt Lake City built an 80-61 halftime lead behind a 44-point first quarter and never trailed. The Stars’ Max Abmas led all scorers with a prolific shooting performance, while Dereon Seabron and Matthew Cleveland provided consistent offense.

Santa Cruz, which got 29 points from Marques Bolden, cut the deficit to single digits in the second half but could not complete the comeback. Chance McMillian added 32 points for the Warriors.

The Stars improved to 27-24. The Warriors fell to 15-33.