LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida – Devin Cannady scored 22 points and the Lakeland Magic won the NBA G League championship on Thursday, beating the Delaware Blue Coats 97-78 at the Walt Disney World Resort.
Cannady, a Princeton playmaker, made 9 out of 16 field shots, hitting 4 out of 9 points out of 3 in the final eight-team single elimination tournament at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
Former Michigan midfielder Jon Teske scored 12 points for Lakeland. Former Arkansas-Little Rock owner Rayjon Tucker led Delaware with 20 points, and former Arkansas owner Isaiah Joe, 15.
Lakeland was ranked sixth in the playoffs after completing the regular season game by 9-6. Magic opened the playoffs on Monday with a 139-110 victory over Erie BayHawks and beat the Santa Cruz Warriors 108-96 on Tuesday in the semifinals.
Delaware was the No. 4 seed in 10-5.