Overview
- During a third-quarter break, assistant coach Kerry Williams consoled Cotton and offered a short prayer as the star guard appeared in tears.
- Cotton told SEN he was “dealing with a lot” personally and focused on staying in the game to avoid letting his teammates down.
- Club staff and coach Mike Wells said Cotton was feeling nauseated during the contest, with Wells later downplaying the issue.
- Despite visible distress, Cotton finished with 31 points, 13 assists and zero turnovers in 36 minutes.
- The game turned testy late, with technical fouls to JaVale McGee and Zylan Cheatham and an ejection for Nick Rakocevic, while published accounts conflicted on the final score.