LAKE GOOD VIEW, Florida – Devin Cannady scored 22 points and 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 mainstay, was 9 of 16 from the field, scoring 4 of 9 triples in the final of the eight-team single-elimination tournament at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex.
Former Michigan center-back Jon Teske had 12 points for Lakeland. Former Arkansas-Little Rock guard Rayjon Tucker led Delaware with 20 points, and former Arkansas guard Isaiah Joe had 15.
Lakeland finished sixth in the playoffs after completing the regular season game 9-6. The Magic opened the playoffs Monday with a 139-110 win over the Erie BayHawks and beat the Santa Cruz Warriors 108-96 in the semifinals on Tuesday.
Delaware was the No. 4 seed in 10-5.