The Santa Cruz Warriors outlasted their former head coach Casey Hill and the Agua Caliente Clippers, 115-100, on Saturday night at Kaiser Permanente Arena.
Georges Niang paced the Warriors (3-2) with 20 points as four players scored 16 points or more. Antonius Cleveland came off the bench to notch 19 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals.
Quinn Cook added 16 points and made nine assists.
Santa Cruz grabbed the lead in the first quarter and never looked back, leading by 14 at the half and increasing the advantage during the final two frames
The Warriors continue their four-game home stand on Wednesday night against the Salt Lake City Stars.