Things got chippy early in the Rose BC win over the Laces 83-69. Angel Reese is the first ever ejected in Unrivaled history after committing two technical fouls early in the game.
Rose BC found themselves up early and the Reese ejection took place with an 8-point lead in the second quarter after she was called for a foul on Tiffany Hayes. This left Rose with just four players to rotate with for the remainder of the game.
Angel Reese has been ejected from the Unrivaled League game. pic.twitter.com/Q7QJ8k5s6G
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Chelsea Gray got going and finished with 28 points including the game clinching 3-pointer.
The contributions came from all-around as Kaleah Copper had a strong outing adding 23 points while Azura Stevens had 23 points and 8 rebounds on her 29th birthday. The Indiana Fever's Lexie Hull had a rather quiet night only seeing 11 minutes of playing time and scoring 5 points.
"We just stuck together, and pulled the win out," Stevens said in a post-game interview.
Kayla McBride led the way for the Laces scoring 20 points while Jackie Young wasn't much further behind with 16 points. The Laces, who now find themselves losers of two straight after starting 4-0, see their injuries stacking up after Tiffany Hayes left the game with a concussion. Alyssa Thomas missed her third straight game due to a leg injury. The status of both players going forward has yet to be announced.
With the win over the Laces, Rose BC is now just 3.5 games out of the leading spot in the league. Rose BC plays Friday Feb. 7 against the Mist while the Laces don't see action again until Saturday Feb. 8.