Council, Branham lead Osceola past Memphis in G League

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (Interstat) — Ricky Council IV scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and Malaki Branham added 30 points as the Osceola Magic held off the Memphis Hustle 101-98 on Tuesday at DeSoto Civic Center. JD Davison contributed 16 points, six assists and two blocks for Osceola, which improved to 2-0. Mike Sharavjamts added 12 points and two blocks. Memphis, which fell to 0-1, got 20 points from Eric Dixon, 16 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three blocks from Karim Lopez, and 13 points, 10 rebounds and four assists from Zach Cleveland. Brendan Hausen scored 15 points and Jahmai Mashack added 10 points and eight rebounds. Osceola shot 31 of 70 from the floor, 11 of 31 from three-point range and 15 of 20 from the foul line. Memphis shot 32 of 84 overall, 13 of 38 from beyond the arc and 11 of 16 at the line. The Magic committed 25 turnovers and 25 fouls, while the Hustle had 21 turnovers and 32 fouls. Attendance was 771.