HUSTLE PICK UP WIN IN FIRST EVER MATCHUP AGAINST RIP CITY

Memphis, Tenn. – The Memphis Hustle (12-12), the NBA G League affiliate of the Memphis Grizzlies, defeated the Rip City Remix (13-10) 113-109 in their first-ever visit to Portland.

DeJon Jarreau led the Hustle with 23 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Michael Devoe contributed 20 points. Davon Reed finished with 19 points and eight rebounds. Cameron McGriff added 19 points off the bench. Adonis Arms notched a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Kevin Knox II paced Rip City with 26 points and eight rebounds. Antoine Davis tallied 16 points. George Conditt IV scored 14 points. Taze Moore finished with 13 points and 10 assists.

Memphis opened the second quarter with eight straight points as part of a 24-8 run to take a 16-point lead. Rip City fought back and took a 10-point lead midway through the fourth quarter. The Hustle responded and tied the game at 109 with 1:20 remaining in the game.

Jarreau hit a 16-foot jumper to give the Hustle a two-point lead with 17.7 seconds left in the contest. Davis missed a 3-pointer on the ensuing Remix possession, with Arms responding with an alley-oop to clinch the game for Memphis.

After Rip City shot 15-of-38 from beyond the arc through three quarters, the Hustle defense forced the Remix to misfire on all 12 attempts from beyond the arc in the fourth quarter. Memphis secured a season-high 15 offensive rebounds while also tying the season-high with 56 total rebounds. Memphis outscored Rip City 58-44 in the paint.

The teams will finish the back-to-back set in Portland tonight, March 4, at 8 p.m. CT.

Single-game tickets for all regular season Hustle games are on sale now. Tickets start as low as $15 and are available for purchase at Ticketmaster.com/Memphis-Hustle-Tickets or by calling (901) 888-HOOP. In addition, all-inclusive floor seats and tables are still available for purchase, and the Hustle are accepting $50 deposits for groups of 10-or-more. 

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