NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (Interstat) — Cameron Hildreth had 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as the Noblesville Boom pulled away from the Iowa Wolves for a 117-98 G League victory Tuesday at Arena at Innovation Mile. Noblesville improved to 1-2, while Iowa dropped to 0-3. Attendance was 3,109.

Hildreth, who had scored 32 and 17 points in his previous two games, helped the Boom control the middle quarters. Jalen Slawson added 21 points, seven rebounds, three blocks and two assists, and Kobe Brown had 18 points, six rebounds and three assists. Wade Taylor IV supplied 15 points, six rebounds and six assists, Rienk Mast contributed 14 points and nine rebounds, M.J. Iraldi scored 10 points and RJ Felton had 12 points off the bench. Noblesville shot 43 of 91 from the floor, 14 of 38 from 3-point range and 10 of 12 from the free-throw line. The Boom scored 117 points on 102 possessions for an offensive rating of 115.0.

Iowa received 23 points and eight rebounds from Isaiah Evans and 14 points and seven rebounds from KJ Martin. Rocco Zikarsky added nine points, seven rebounds and two blocks. The Wolves shot 35 of 98 overall, 13 of 44 from beyond the arc and 7 of 9 at the line. Iowa scored 98 points on 105 possessions, an offensive rating of 93.1. The Wolves finished with 49 rebounds, 14 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, four blocks and 17 turnovers. Noblesville had 50 rebounds, eight offensive, 13 assists, nine blocks and 13 turnovers. Iowa was whistled for 20 fouls and Noblesville for 17.

Iowa opened with a flurry as Evans knocked down four first-quarter 3-pointers and the Wolves attacked inside with Rocco Zikarsky and Jules Bernard. Enrique Freeman hit a 25-foot 3-pointer, Bernard scored on a drive and a free throw, and Zikarsky finished two alley-oop dunks. Isaiah Evans also connected from 25 and 26 feet, KJ Martin made a driving layup, and Jordan Johnson hit a 26-foot running jumper and a free throw. Kobe Brown closed the first quarter with 3-pointers at 1:06 and 0:03. Noblesville answered with a 32-point first quarter and then took command in the second. Jalen Crutcher opened the second with a 27-foot 3-pointer, Slawson scored on a layup, Brown followed with a 3 from the top, Hildreth finished a running dunk and Mast converted a running layup as the Boom built a 67-47 halftime lead. Noblesville kept pressing in the third. Slawson had a running layup, a one-foot dunk and a 25-foot 3-pointer, Hildreth added a layup and free throw, KJ Martin dunked for Iowa, and Zikarsky converted a tip shot. Felton hit two late 3-pointers and Taylor closed the quarter with a 27-foot three. The Boom carried a 94-63 advantage into the fourth.

Iowa’s best fourth-quarter stretch came too late. Payton Sandfort hit a running 3-pointer, KJ Martin dunked off a Jordan Johnson feed and Nate Santos scored seven straight points on a 3-pointer and a layup in the final minutes. Hildreth answered with a 10-foot jumper and a running layup, Brown had a driving layup and a 27-foot 3-pointer, and Slawson threw down a driving dunk. The Wolves outscored Noblesville 35-23 in the fourth, but the deficit was too large. The Boom’s balanced offense and nine blocked shots helped protect the lead. Iowa’s previous two losses this season came against Wisconsin, while Noblesville’s first win followed two losses at Windy City.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Iowa 121, Noblesville 119, while Interstat’s ELO system gave Iowa a 51.6 percent probability to win. Noblesville will host Iowa again Wednesday.