THE Salt Lake City Stars used a balanced offense to overpower Ignite, 107-87, on Friday at AdventHealth Arena in Orlando (Saturday, Manila time).
Tyler Bey led six Stars with double digit scores, coming up with 17 points and eight rebounds, while Miller and Trevon Bluiett scored 16.
Salt Lake City improved to 3-8, while Ignite dropped to eighth place at 6-4.
Ignite played its first game without Donta Hall, who returns to the NBA on a 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors.
Jalen Green, of Filipino descent, had a season-high 24 points to lead Ignite.
The top-ranked prospect shot 8-of-15 from the field to go with five rebounds, three assists, and three steals.
Green helped Ignite trim an early 20-point deficiti to nine, 73-64, but Salt Lake City's gunners were just on point as the lead once again swelled to its highest at 26, 107-81.
Jessie Govan added 13 points and three rebounds for Ignite.
Congolese guard Jonathan Kuminga had 10 points and nine rebounds, Daishen Nix got eight points, four assists, and three boards, and Isaiah Todd had seven three rebounds in the loss.
The select team will have little time to adjust as it braces for Canton Charge on Sunday.
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