Hustle drop third straight in Friday loss to Oklahoma City Blue

Nov. 16, 2024 – The Memphis Hustle lost its third straight to open the Tip Off Tournament portion of their season 132-121 by the Oklahoma City Blue Friday night to wrap up a two-game homestand at Landers Center.

Miles Norris scored 29 points to lead the Hustle. Armando Bacot contributed 20 points and 10 rebounds. Colin Castleton finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Mãozinha Pereira added 15 points off the bench. Yuki Kawamura dished out 10 assists in his first game with the team. 

Buddy Boeheim paced Oklahoma City scoring 39 points and making 12 three-pointers. Logan Johnson tallied 33 points and 12 assists. Tray Jackson added 19 points off the bench.

After trailing by as many as 14 points in the first half, Memphis clawed back to tie the game at 73 in the third quarter. Oklahoma City responded with a 35-23 run to extend their lead back to double digits.

Oklahoma City outrebounded the Hustle 47-41 and tallied 19 second chance points. Memphis assisted on 30 of 41 made field goals and scored 26 points off turnovers.

The Hustle now hit the road for a matchup against the Texas Legends on Sunday, Nov. 17, at Comerica Center, start \ing at 3:30 p.m.