NBA Summer League rolled on Thursday in Las Vegas, and the former Iowa standouts had a mixed night across two different rosters.
The biggest result belonged to Brendan Hausen and the Memphis Grizzlies, who powered past the Atlanta Hawks 96-64 to lock up a semifinal berth. On the other side, Bennett Stirtz, Payton Sandfort and Josh Dix were part of an Oklahoma City Thunder group that came up short against the Dallas Mavericks, 97-87.
Sandfort was active throughout the night for Oklahoma City, finishing with 12 points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal. He went 5 for 12 from the field and 2 for 7 from 3-point range.
Dix got the start for the Thunder and turned in 11 points, two rebounds and a steal in 30 minutes. He shot 4 for 10 overall and 3 for 6 from deep.
Stirtz did not play Thursday after leading the Thunder in scoring in each of the previous three games. He was listed as inactive, one of four players who sat out.
Oklahoma City still has one more consolation game left, a Sunday afternoon matchup with the Brooklyn Nets at 3:30 p.m. CT on ESPN.
Hausen’s night was a sharp contrast to his 20-point performance on Tuesday. Against Atlanta, he missed his lone field-goal attempt and played just two minutes, but the Grizzlies’ win means he gets another chance to show what he can do.
Memphis will face the Houston Rockets in the Summer League semifinals on Saturday, July 18, at 5:30 p.m. CT on Amazon Prime Video.
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