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Sacramento 107, Memphis 94

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Peja Stojakovic had 22 points and six rebounds and Hedo Turkoglu added 18 points off the bench to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 107-94 exhibition win over the Memphis Grizzlies Wednesday night.

Bobby Jackson also gave Sacramento a lift off the bench, scoring 16 points in 19 minutes. Sacramento's bench outscored Memphis' reserves, 57-34. Mike Bibby, facing his former team for the first time, had 10 points and four assists in 29 minutes for the Kings.

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Vlade Divac pulled down 12 rebounds and Jabari Smith added 11 for Sacramento (4-3).

Stojakovic scored 15 points in the first half when the Kings built a 56-42 lead that they never relinquished.

Lorenzen Wright, Jason Williams and rookie Bryant Notree each scored 15 points for Memphis (4-3), which has lost its last three games. Williams, acquired in the deal that sent Bibby to Sacramento, handed out nine assists but made just 5-of-18 shots.

Wright grabbed 15 boards, but he and Williams each committed five of Memphis' 30 turnovers which led to 38 points for Sacramento. Memphis forward Shane Battier, the sixth overall pick in the draft, had nine points and seven rebounds before fouling out. Pau Gasol, a seven-foot rookie from Spain, had eight points, seven rebounds and blocked four shots for the Grizzlies

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