Windy City Bulls knock off Valley Suns

The Windy City Bulls eclipsed the Valley Suns 124-116 Thursday night in the teams’ first franchise matchup since the Suns joined the NBA G League for the 2024-25 season. Co-leading all scorers, Windy City forward Mouhamadou Gueye notched 27 points shooting 67% from the field and made it a double-double with 12 rebounds.

Needing to snap a five-game losing streak, Windy City came out strong in the first quarter shooting 60% from the field and dominating the glass to end the quarter up by 13. Battling back in the second, Suns guard/forward Sean McDermott went 4-for-6 from the field for an attacking 11 points.

Chicago Bulls two-way guard Mac McClung kept Valley in check with his own 11 points in the second and Windy City went into halftime up 75-63. Trouble came in the third as the Suns dominated the boards and the Bulls shot just 29% from the field and 11% from long range. For the first time since the opening period, the Suns pulled ahead by eight points heading into the finale.

Cutting into the deficit, McClung got Windy City within striking distance with a driving layup, and a 3 from Windy City forward/center Giorgi Bezhanishvili gave the Bulls the lead. A 7-0 run featuring another Bezhanishvili 3 and two Gueye slams put an exclamation on the win for the Bulls.