Game Preview: vs Wolves

All-Time Record: 36-46

Last Meeting: 115-89 on 3/6 in Des Moines, IA

Streak: W1

Sioux Falls returns home for a one-game swing in a must-win scenario regarding playoff hopes and looks to win the regular season series with the Wolves.

A win over Iowa, who sits on the outside looking in with the Force, would play crucial for the two-game road swing at Birmingham next week. The Squadron own the sixth playoff spot and sit two games above Sioux Falls in the standings.

It was a tale of two games for the Force, as the team fell 125-89 to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on Thursday, the team that sits atop the G League standings. Sioux Falls defeated the Texas Legends 128-99 on the road on Tuesday.

Mychal Mulder posted a career-high 38 points on 13-21 FGA. Mulder secured 11-17 3PA, which is a career-high and is good for second all-time in Skyforce franchise history. He surpassed Duncan Robinson and Skyforce Head Coach Kasib Powell, who both had 10, on the list.

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The Force was without two-way players Javonte Smart and Kyle Guy for the matchup with the Vipers, as they were recalled to the Miami HEAT.  Nine-year NBA veteran Brandon Knight was also out due to a non-COVID related illness.

Sioux Falls will look to continue its momentum against the Wolves, as they had the largest margin of victory on the road this season, on Mar. 6, with a 115-89 victory at the Wells Fargo Arena. Mychal Mulder posted 27 points on 7-10 3PA and eight rebounds in the victory. They held Iowa to a season low 17.9 percent from beyond the arc (5-28 3PA).

Iowa comes into the game fresh of a 125-121 victory over the South Bay Lakers in Des Moines, where Melvin Frazier, Jr. secured 29 points on 11-16 FGA and nine rebounds. Isaiah Miller posted 27 points on 10-21 FGA to lead off the bench. Currently, the Wolves sit a game back of Birmingham for the sixth seed.

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The first ever trip to Birmingham takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday, as the Skyforce play in their second-to-last road trip of the season with playoff chances on the line. Tip-off is slated for 7:00 PM CST.

WHAT: Skyforce vs Iowa Wolves

WHEN: 3:00 PM CST on Sunday

WHERE: Sanford Pentagon

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