\nGREENSBORO, N.C. \u2013 The Greensboro Swarm saw its historic winning streak come to a close Wednesday at Novant Health Fieldhouse, falling, 116-111, to the Long Island Nets in front of a sellout crowd of 2,245.\n<\/p>\n
\nCelebrating STEM Day, presented by HondaJet, the Swarm moved to a 19-7 record, while the Nets improved to 17-11. For Greensboro, the game put a close to its eight-game winning streak \u2013 tied for the franchise\u2019s longest ever \u2013 and wrapped up eight-straight games of winning by double figures. This feat marked the second occurrence in league history, joining an eight-game stretch from the Canton Charge from Feb. 5-26, 2016.\n<\/p>\n
\nAll five Swarm starters scored in double figures, led by Terrell Brown Jr.\u2019s team-high 24 points and five assists. Liam McNeeley added 21 points, while Jaylen Sims poured in 20 with four triples. PJ Hall anchored the interior with 12 points and a game-high 13 rebounds, as it finished with 41 rebounds and 17 assists in the game.\n<\/p>\n
\nMalachi Smith led the way for Long Island with a game-high 30 points on 9-of-13 shooting, adding six assists and six rebounds. Drake Powell followed with 21 points, while E. J. Liddell contributed 17 points and nine rebounds. Off the bench, Chaney Johnson provided a spark with 17 points and seven boards as the group placed six players in double figures.\n<\/p>\n
\nThe Nets found its rhythm to open the contest, with NBA assignment Drake Powell and two-way signee E.J. Liddell adding eight and five points, respectively, to spur a 13-6 edge. The Swarm went a blank 0-of-9 from three in the frame, but used six free throws (13 points) to keep play close, trailing 31-25.\n<\/p>\n
\nGreensboro posted a 16-6 stint to begin the second quarter \u2013 claiming its first lead of the game \u2013 with Jaylen Sims nailing a pair of threes to begin the period and Terrell Brown Jr. adding six points of his own. The Swarm\u2019s efforts ignited to a 26-10 push through the opening six minutes, nabbing a double-digit lead, 51-41. However, the Nets extinguished the lead with 21-straight points, ending in the final second of the half, where DJ Rodman nailed a right-wing 3-pointer for Greensboro.\n<\/p>\n
\nAt halftime, the Swarm trailed, 62-54, with Brown Jr. leading the way with 10 points and four assists. Malachi Smith and Drake Powell logged 15 and 12 points, respectively, at halftime, while the team shot 23-of-42 (54.8%) from the floor and 7-of-18 (38.9%) from deep.\n<\/p>\n
\nThe Swarm trailed after the third quarter, 93-88, with most of the frame being a back-and-forth. However, it garnered momentum in the closing minute, logging an 8-2 run.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\nGreensboro reclaimed the lead with 9:56 remaining in the fourth quarter, as and-one finishes from Liam McNeeley and Marcus Garrett swung the momentum in the Swarm\u2019s favor. Long Island Nets responded with a decisive run, building an 11-point advantage with four minutes to play.\n<\/p>\n
\nThe Swarm continued to battle, trimming the deficit to three inside the final minute. A split trip to the free-throw line from PJ Hall and two missed attempts from Jaylen Sims with five seconds remaining \u2014 the second wiped away by a lane violation \u2014 stalled the comeback effort. Long Island closed the door at the stripe, as Jalen Smith converted two free throws in the closing seconds to secure the game.\n<\/p>\n
\nThese two teams will meet again at Novant Health Fieldhouse on Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET. Tickets for the contest are available here<\/a>. Fans can also take part in the team\u2019s 6\/7 ticket promotion for its March 6 or March 7 game against the Motor City Cruise (6 p.m. ET), which offers four outer club seats for $67 (value of $80), here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GREENSBORO, N.C. \u2013 The Greensboro Swarm saw its historic winning streak come to a close Wednesday at Novant…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":514491,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[49,48,459,82],"class_list":["post-514490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/514490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=514490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/514490\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/514491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=514490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=514490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=514490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}