Greensboro Swarm Rout Capital City Go‑Go 136-119 in Wire-to-Wire Win

Greensboro surged out of the gate and never looked back, posting a 136-119 victory over the Capital City Go‑Go at Novant Health Fieldhouse. The Swarm opened with a 10-0 run highlighted by three Marcus Garrett buckets and an Ibou Badji alley-oop, built a halftime edge and then blew the game open with a dominant third quarter.

Antonio Reeves paced Greensboro with a season-high 31 points on 12-of-15 shooting, including 6-of-9 from three, and added four rebounds. Marcus Garrett finished with 20 points on 10-of-14 shooting after a perfect 6-for-6 first quarter. DJ Rodman provided a spark off the bench with 19 points in 28 minutes and three made 3-pointers. Brandon Slater extended the lead in the third quarter with a right-corner three at the 2:29 mark that pushed the Swarm past a 20-point advantage. Evan Gilyard II, acquired the day before, started and chipped in eight points.

Capital City received a game-high 35 points and 10 rebounds from Skal Labissiere, who shot 15-of-21 from the floor. Damari Monsanto delivered 26 points off the bench, connecting on six 3-pointers in 24 minutes, while Alondes Williams posted a 21-point, 10-assist double-double. Nolan Hickman finished with 14 points and 10 assists for Capital City.

Greensboro led for 99 percent of the game and used a 44-23 third quarter to build a lead as large as 26. Quarter scoring read Capital City 23-40-23-33 and Greensboro 33-35-44-24. Team shooting showed Greensboro at roughly 51-of-89 from the field (about 57 percent) and 14-of-16 from the foul line, while Capital City shot 46-of-86 (about 53.5 percent) and went 16-of-32 from long range. The Swarm controlled the glass 46-30, with a 76-54 advantage in points in the paint. Greensboro committed seven turnovers to Capital City’s 11, and the Swarm blocked five shots while holding the Go-Go scoreless in that column.

Officials for the game were Chelisa Painter, Lars Murray and Carlos Peralta-Ortega. The win came as Greensboro opened a back-to-back set at home; a rematch is scheduled for Thursday at 7:00 p.m. ET at Novant Health Fieldhouse, with local fans likely to see many of the same lineups.

Postgame standings snapshots vary, with some listings showing Greensboro at 13-6 while others list the team at 14-6 and Capital City at 10-9 or 10-10. Official G League standings and the box score should be consulted for the definitive records. For Guilford County fans, the result confirms the Swarm’s offensive depth and interior strength and sets up a key follow-up game that could affect the Hornets affiliate’s seeding as the midseason stretch begins.