Team C (Chris Mullin) and Team G
League advanced to the 2025 NBA Castrol Rising Stars title game
after defeating their respective opponents in the semis at the 2025
NBA All-Star Weekend at Chase Center in San Francisco.

Team C won over Team T (Tim
Hardaway) 40-34 in the first semifinals game. San Antonio Spurs
rookie Stephon Castle delivered the game-winning bucket via a right
wing stepback jumper to reach the target score of 40. Castle had 6
points, 4 assists, and 4 rebounds while Utah Jazz sophomore Keyonte
George led the team in scoring with 10 points.

Team G League then beat Team M
in the second semifinals game in a close one, 40-39. Rip City
Remix’s Bryce McGowens drilled the final shot for Team G League, a
left-leaning three with them down by 3 to finish the game off.
McGowens finished the game with 12 points, while Minnesota
Timberwolves/Iowa Wolves’ Leonard Miller topscored for the team
with 14 points.

Team C and Team G League will
now advance to the 2025 NBA Castrol Rising Stars championship game
for a chance to compete in Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game against Team
Shaq’s OG’s.