2025 NBA All-Star Rising Stars Game, live: Stats, score and highlights
Team C ended the game on a 17-2 run as they took control and cruised to the All-Star Sunday match up. It's Shaq and LeBron waiting for them in the semifinal from San Fran after they punched their ticket to the main event.
Leonard Miller and the G League had a commanding lead for the first part of that game, but they faded as Team C caught fire.
Dink Pate and the G League were fresh coming off of their Game 2 win in the semifinal and they got off to a quick start.
Bryce McGowens did the same thing in the second semifinal when he ended the game with a three ball down by one to lead Team G League to a shock victory over Team M.
I'd say that was a pretty successful All-Star Friday. The Rising Stars Challenge showed just how competitive this weekend can be as both semifinals were won with game winning shots. First it was Stephon Castle ending Game 1 as Team C beat Team T with this elbow jumper.
GEORGE ENDS WITH WITH A THREE BALL FROM THE WING!!!! IT'S ALL OVER!!! TEAM C IS HEADING TO ALL STAR SUNDAY!!
Spot up three ball from Knecht and Team C is a triple away from the title and All-Star Sunday!!!
Knecht with the scoop and the score in transition.
Castle to the line and he hits both FTs.
McGowens with the mid range jumper to break the run from Team C.
Castle with the put back off the miss from Knecht.
Step in three from Team C and they lead by one!
Castle gets his own rebound and puts it back and in.
Miller drills the three ball and G League leads by 4!!!
Castle to the rack again and he gets the lay up to go.
Spencer slashes through the lane and lays it up and in.
Pate with the hook shot in the lane.
Castle slashing down the lane and he lays it up and in.
Castle to the rack and he gets the double clucth lay up to go.
Miller on the break and he lays it up and in.
Pate with the three ball in the corner and G League has the lead.
Edy with the offensive board and put back slam to start the game.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IS UNDERWAY!!!
Leonard Miller had himself a game. He threw down a few nasty dunks and got this floater to go to keep Team G League within striking distance late on.
Team G League came out swinging in the second semifinal. They got off to a slow start but plays like this from Dink Pate ignited them.
Don't get it confused like me, McGowens hits the three ball to put Team G League to the final of the Rising Stars Challenge!!!
TEAM G LEAGUE ARE HEADING TO THE FINALS OF THE RISING STARS CHALLENGE!!!
Three ball from McDowens and he calls game on the up and under from the three point line!!!
Thompson to the rack and he finishes with the slam at the rim! Timeout G-League trailing by two.
Miller with the lay up in transition and we are tied at 37-37
Thompson to the line and he hits misses both FTs!!!
Ausar Thompson to the line and he misses both FTs.
Kamara back to the line and he hits one of two.
Miller with the leaner in the lane.
FTs for Team M and they hits both to get within two buckets of the win.
McClung finds Miller down low for the jam.
Ausar with the soaring jam to the rack!
Koulibali with the reverse jam on the baseline.
Strather with a three ball and we are heading to a timeout here from San Fran. This one looks like it's going down to the wire!
McDowens with the floater in the lane.
Miller with the offensive rebound and put back. He's got 8 pions.
Buzelis to the rack and he lays it off the glass.
McDowens with a three ball and we are all tied.
Buzelis with a steal and an over the head pass to Thompson for a wide open slam.
Buzelis with a cock back slam and he gives us a preview of what's to come tomorrow.
Carrington with the three ball and we have a one point game! G-League holding on to a slight lead.
Payne with the euro step and he hit it.
Thompson down low and he throws it down with two hands!!!
McClung with a triple in the corner!
Amen was looking for his brother Ausar on the alley oop but the pass went in, and the foul was called. FT is good.
Miller with the fade away jumper, and we have a timeout here from San Fran. Team G-League lead by four.
Davis with the back door cut and he finishes with a flush.
Kholibaly down low and he fights for a bucket.
Biller with the lay up in transition.
Biller with a lane and he skies for the one handed slam!!
This game is much faster tan the last game, so going bucket for bucket is going to be a little tougher. It's tied up at 7-7.
Davis from the top of the key for three!!!
Up top and Koubali throws it down with one hand on the alley oop.
Back door cut from Team M and they get on the board first.
SEMIFINAL NO. 2 IS UNDERWAY FROM SAN FRAN!! IT'S TEAM G LEAGUE AGAINST TEAM M!!!
Castle had three assists in the semi, but with the game on the line he dialed up his own number.
The home town hero Trace Jackson-Davis had a couple of big dunks to help Team C keep their lead as Team T tried to claw back into the game.
Dalton Knecht started off on the right foot for Team T, hitting this three ball. He's had a tough last couple weeks after getting traded only to have it rescinded, but he's here and he's balling out.
IT'S TEAM G LEAGUE VS. TEAM M COMING UP IN THE NEXT SEMI!!!
TEAM C WINS THE OPENING SEMIFINAL 34-40!!!
Castle from the elbow and he drills the pull up jumper!!! It's all over!!! Team C is going on to the final!!!
Risacher high off the glass with the lay up.
George to the line and he hits both FTs.
Three ball from Team T to tighten the deficit.
Three ball from Wells and Team C is two buckets away!
Da Silva with the three ball from the wing and we have a game!
Dick to Risacher and he jams it down the lane.
Castle with a long pass to Wells and he slams it home.
Lay off to Jackson-Davis and he lays it up with two hands at the bucket.
Dick with a pull up and he sticks the three ball!
Castle slips it off to Edy who lays it up and in.
Jackson-Davis with the slam down low to break up the run. Team T up by 6.
Black with a drive and a scoop off the glass and Team T needs a timeout. They lead 25-21, but have given up a little run.
Jaquez with the three ball from the corner and Team T is clawing back into this game!
Podziemski with the offensive rebound and the home town kid is on the board!
Dick drops a three ball from the wing!
Jackson-Davis with a tomahawk slam.
Castle to the rack and he gives us a little preview of what's coming tomorrow in the dunk contest.
Black in transition and he lays it up and in.
Knecht down the lane and he lays it up and in, and Team C have a commanding lead out of the break! Timeout from San Fran.
Jaquez to the line and he hits one of two FTs.
George with another three ball, and he's warming up!
Dick down the lane and he lays it up. He's got all four of his team's points.
George in the corner and he sticks the three ball.
Edy down low and he lays it up and in.
Castle to George on the bounce pass for an easy lay up and Team C lead.
Dick dow the lane and he finishes with a double clutch lay up.
Knecht connects from three point range for Team C!!
WE ARE UNDERWAY WITH SEMIFINAL NO. 1!!!
First up is Team T vs. Team C as former teammates Tim Hardaway and Chris Mullen go head to head.
WE ARE ALMOST UNDERWAY FROM SAN FROM FOR THE FIRST OF TWO SEMIFINALS IN THE RISING STARS CHALLANGE!!!
All-Star schedule
The All-Star Weekend is always jam packed with events and it’s hard to keep up with everything going on, but our Joe Brennan has you covered with the entire schedule of this weeks agenda leading up to the All-Star Game.
No Wemby either
There is one sophomore who has enamored the nation not just because of his height and his presence on the court, but with his play. Victor Wembanyama came into the league and already looked like a super star in his rookie year. This year he has taken it to a new level and made his first of what can only be imagined as many All-Star Games to come. With a game on Sunday, he will sit this one out. Once again, our Joe Brennan has more.
No Bronny tonight
One of the most talked about players of the NBA barley plays in the NBA, but I guess that’s what happens when you are LeBron James’ son and you play on his team. It was the story of the offseason, but it’s not exactly panning out for Bronny who has struggled at times. To be fair he isn’t getting an awful lot of minutes with the Lakers, but he is however putting up nice numbers when playing with the South Bay Lakers in the G League. He’s getting 14.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.3 assist a game in the NBA’s second division and he had the chance to play in the Rising Stars Challenge out of merit for his numbers, but apparently Bronny didn’t want to. It’s hard to blame him after the media circus has followed him everywhere he’s gone. He may want this time to dip out of the lime light and take a few days off.
Team J
Jeremy Lin is the only active player to be coaching in the Rising Stars Challenge. He went undrafted in the 2010 draft but his home town team, the Golden State Warriors picked him up and signed him to a deal. He only spent a year between the Warriors, but in San Fran with the asian culture being so prevalent he became an icon. He would go on to find success with the New York Knicks in an era of the NBA known as Linsanity. He moved around the league before heading to Asia, and he is now with the New Taipei Kings. He was an NBA Champ with the Raptors in 2019, and has certainly left his imprint on the league.
Here is coach Lin’s team
JD Davison (Maine Celtics)
Mac McClung (Osceola Magic)
Bryce McGowens (Rip City Remix)
Leonard Miller (Iowa Wolves)
Dink Pate (Mexico City Capitanes)
Reed Sheppard (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
Pat Spencer (Santa Cruz Warriors)
Team C
Mullin might have gone down as one of the most famous Warriors ever had it not been for Steph Curry. The sharp shooter was a member for the Dream Team, and the legendary Warriors teams from the late 80s to the late 90s. He would move on to Indiana for a few years and then return to Golden State for the final year of his career. He made five All-Star Games, was an All-NBA First Teamer in 1992 ad ad his jersey retired by the Warriors in 2012.
Here is coach Mullin’s team
Stephon Castle (San Antonio Spurs)
Dalton Knecht (L.A. Lakers)
Jaylen Wells (Memphis Grizzlies)
Keyonte George (Utah Jazz)
Zach Edey (Memphis Grizzlies)
Trayce Jackson-Davis (Golden State Warriors)
Ryan Dunn (Phoenix Suns)*
Team M
Mitch Richmond was drafted by the Warriors back in the late 80s and spent three years in Golden State. He played until the 2002 season when he won his first NBA Championship with the LA Lakers before calling it a career. He was a six time All-Star throughout his career and he won the All-Star Game MVP in 1995.
Here is coach Richmonds’ team
Amen Thompson (Houston Rockets)
Ausar Thompson (Detroit Pistons)*
Bilal Coulibaly (Washington Wizards)
Scoot Henderson (Portland Trail Blazers)*
Toumani Camara (Portland Trail Blazers)*
Yves Missi (New Orleans Pelicans)
Bub Carrington (Washington Wizards)
Julian Strawther (Denver Nuggets)
Team T
Tim Hardaway was part of the golden age of Golden State before Steph and the Warriors began their dynasty. He was the Warriors first round pick in the 1989 NBA Draft and played there until 1996. His best spells were with the Warriors and the Miami Heat before heading to Dallas ,Denver and retiring as an Indiana Pacer. He was an All-Rookie in his first year in the league, would go on to make the NBA First Team and was selected to the All-Star Game five different times.
Here is coach Hardaway’s team
Brandin Podziemski (Golden State Warriors)*
Jaime Jaquez Jr. (Miami Heat)
Gradey Dick (Toronto Raptors)
Anthony Black (Orlando Magic)*
Zaccharie Risacher (Atlanta Hawks)
Alex Sarr (Washington Wizards)
Tristan da Silva (Orlando Magic)
The Rising Stars format
For the fourth year in a row, the Rising Stars Challenge will be played in a three-game tournament. Each of the four teams will feature 7 players, broken up by the top G-Leaguers, rookies and sophomores. Rather than a four quarter game that is timed, there will be a target score as each of the semifinal games will be won by the team that scores 40 points first. In the final, which will be played later tonight, the winning team will be the first to score 25 points. The first match up will feature Team Chris Mullin against Team Tim Hardaway and then Team Jeremy Lin will play Team Richmond. The two winners will meet in the title game for a spot in Sunday’s similarly structured All-Star Games.
We are live from Chase Center
Hello everyone and Happy Valentines Day!!! What a better way to spend the year’s most romantic night than with an evening full of basketball. Tonight we have the the stars of tomorrow on display as we get a first taste of a new format that the NBA is hoping will be here for the long haul. Four teams will be battling for a chance to win the Rising Stars Challenge and feature in the new look NBA All-Star Game against the top stars in the game on Sunday night. Four former players and legends in the Bay Area have been selected as coaches to lead these four teams in a four-team, three game tournament from Chase Center.
NBA Rising Stars Challenge live
The NBA’s All-Star Weekend is underway from San Francisco!!! The first event is currently underway as some of the biggest and brightest stars of the entertainment, social media and sports world are competing in the Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game at the moment, and you can follow that on AS English. Following that game we will be live with coverage, stats, highlights and analysis of tonight’s Rising Stars Challenge as the first event featuring NBA players take to the floor for the first time this weekend.