Windy City Bulls fall to Motor City Cruise again

The Windy City Bulls suffered a narrow defeat to the Motor City Cruise 128-126 on Saturday night. Chicago Bulls two-way forward Emanuel Miller led the offensive effort for the Bulls with 26 points and forced overtime with an electric 3-point shot at the buzzer.

Facing the Cruise on the second game of a back-to-back, both teams had a slow start with Windy City shooting 45.9% from the field and the Cruise shooting 35.6% in the first half. Opening the third quarter, the Bulls were only down by 3, but 10 points from Detroit Pistons two-way center Tolu Smith III gave the Cruise a 9-point lead heading into the final period.

Down but not out, the Bulls rallied for a final push outscoring the Cruise 45-36 and shooting 60.9% from the field in the fourth quarter. On a heave inbounds from Windy City forward Kevin Knox II, Emanuel Miller grabbed the pass, lined up a shot from beyond the arc and beat the buzzer to send the game into overtime.

With the target score set at 127, Windy City grabbed the first bucket but ultimately Motor City guard Jaden Akins called game with a jumper that pushed the Cruise to 128.