Team returns home Tuesday after long five game road trip.
The Santa Cruz Warriors avenged their loss last night, defeating the Los Angeles D-Fenders 108-1095 in a game full of record-breaking performances.Seth Curry scored a game-high 29 points while dishing out a franchise-record 13 assists. Dewayne Dedmon, aka Mr. Double-double, did just that as he scored 16 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, another franchise record for the Warriors. It was Dedmon's fifth consecutive double-double for the Sea Dubs.
The Warriors (7-3) struggled during their road trip to start strongly, but they managed to get going early as they led by as many as 12 points in the first-quarter, ultimately taking a nine-point lead into halftime.
Manny Harris, coming off his 41-point performance last night, led all D-Fenders (2-5) with 24 points on 9-of-17 shooting.
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The game saw 12 lead changes in the second half, and the game tied up at 102 with 51.8 seconds remaining. It was a Dedmon turnaround jumper with 31.3 seconds left that put the Warriors up for good.
Cameron Jones scored 21 points for the Warriors, while Kevin Kotzur added 11 points and snagged 6 rebounds.
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The D-Fenders found scoring from Brandon Costner, who had 15 points and Travis Hyman pulled down 12 rebounds.
The Warriors finish their five-game road trip 3-2 as they head back home Tuesday to play against the D-Fenders once more. The game is Salvation Army Night, where the team will be wearing specialty red which are to be auctioned off that evening.