3. Westchester Knicks Set New Attendance Record On School Day
In one of the best promotions of the season, the Westchester Knicks hosted School Day. With an 11 a.m. start, schools filled the Westchester County Center as the Dub Knicks welcomed the Santa Cruz Warriors into town. The fans were hoping the Knicks were going to come out with a win and that’s exactly what happened.
The Dub Knicks set a new attendance record on School Day, as 3,341 fans packed the Westchester County Center.
NEW ATTENDANCE RECORD! Thanks to all 3,341 of you who came out to the #Westchester County Center today! pic.twitter.com/HhWfmyfmSl
— Westchester Knicks (@wcknicks) November 30, 2016
Not only did Westchester pick up their fifth win in a row and improve to 5-1, the Knicks had one of their best games of the season. The Knicks did a good job at containing Santa Cruz, but had trouble stopping Elgin Cook and Phil Pressey. The Warriors totaled 98 points with 60 of them coming from Cook (33) and Pressey (27).
On the home side, the team had a well-balanced attack on the Warriors. Four players scored in double figures (Chasson Randle, Doron Lamb, Damien Inglis and Rashad Vaughn). Randle had a team-high 24 points on an efficient 10-of-19 from the field. Inglis posted his second double-double of the season (at the time) and finished with 13 points, 12 rebounds, and two blocks.
On assignment from the Milwaukee Bucks, Vaughn added 14 points in 18 minutes off the bench.
Not only did the game come down to the final seconds, but it featured two of the top-10 plays of the season. With the Knicks down by one with 37 seconds left, Damien Inglis got into the lane and finished at the rim and gave Westchester the lead.
Following Inglis’ bucket, Santa Cruz had an opportunity to win the game. With 18 seconds left, Phil Pressey tried to drive to the basket. Ultimately, Pressey met Keith Wright at the rim who delivered the block of the season.
.@DamienINGLIS (13p/12r) gets the game-winner on one end & @KWright44 comes up w/ the HUGE swat on the other as the @wcknicks hold on! pic.twitter.com/jCJRZg3KYy
— NBA G League (@nbagleague) November 30, 2016
With the block by Wright, the Westchester Knicks walked away with the victory. After a 99-98 win over the Santa Cruz Warriors, Chasson Randle praised the huge plays the team made and the energy the crowd brought.
Great @wcknicks team win today! A lot of big time plays made by my teammates! & the energy today was crazy! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
— Chasson Randle (@ChassonRandle) November 30, 2016
After the game, Jordon Crawford thanked the schools that showed up at the Westchester County Center and supporter the team.
Also thank you to all the schools that's came out and showed support! You guys had it rocking in there today! #DubKnicks
— Jordon Crawford (@IAM_JCraw) November 30, 2016