Idaho Advances

Results:
Round 2: April 18 – (1) Idaho 97, (4) Los Angeles 90

D-League Playoff Schedule
Round 2: April 19 – (6) Sioux Falls @ (2) Austin, 8:00 p.m. ET

D-LEAGUE PLAYOFF PREVIEW
Sioux Falls @ Austin: Following a win at Dakota on Tuesday, Sioux Falls travels to Austin to take on the Toros in a second-round playoff contest. Austin, who swept the Skyforce 2-0 in the regular season, looks to continue their winning ways and advance to the D-League finals for the first time in franchise history while Sioux Falls looks to stay alive and have a chance to be crowned D-League Champion.

D-LEAGUE PLAYOFF RECAP
Los Angeles @ Idaho: The Idaho Stampede defeated the Los Angeles D-Fenders last night, 97-90, at Qwest Arena in Boise, ID to propel the team to the D-League Finals presented by Delta, ending the D-Fenders’ season along the way. A close game throughout, Idaho fed off the energy of a season-high 4,053 fans to come up victorious in the final minutes of the contest. With the win, Idaho has secured home-court advantage through the Finals, and will host game two (and three, If necessary) against either the Sioux Falls Skyforce or the Austin Toros.

Los Angeles finished the season with a franchise-best 33-19 record (regular season and playoffs combined) and a 1-1 record in the team’s first season qualifying for the D-League playoffs.

TOP PLAYOFF PERFORMERS … Here's a look at the best performances from Friday night’s playoff match-up:

- Luke Jackson scored 20 points for Idaho, while Cory Violette had 14 points and 13 rebounds and Randy Livingston had 10 points and eight assists in the win.

- D-Fender Jelani McCoy led all scorers with 23 points, as teammate Coby Karl, on assignment from the Los Angeles Lakers scored 20 points and Brandon Wallace had eight points and fifteen rebounds in the season-ending loss.