Wednesday Night LITES ...

WEDNESDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS … The top performers from Wednesday’s D-League games:

- Mateen Cleaves led the way for Bakersfield, scoring a game-high 21 points and dishing out 12 assists. He was one of three members of the Jam to finished with a double-double, as Nick Lewis scored 19 points and grabbed 18 boards and Justin Reed finished with 12 points and 14 rebounds in the win over Los Angeles.

- Los Angeles’ Jelani McCoy finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds, Cecil Brown scored 18 and Brandon Wallace and Sean Banks each contributed with 11 points in the loss to Bakersfield.

ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS … Here's a look at D-League Alumni performances in Wednesday night’s NBA games:

Twenty three players with D-League experience competed in eleven NBA games last night, five as starters. Here are the highlights:

- Rafer Alston rejoined the Houston lineup last night, finishing with 18 points and five assists while teammate Steve Novak finished with 17 points for the Rockets.

- Former ND hotshot Matt Carroll scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Charlotte Bobcats.

- Philadelphia’s Louis Williams scored 12 points and dished out seven assists for the 76ers.