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Vipers Snatch Victory in Rome as Okada's Late Steal Seals 111-110 Thriller

Okada's Heroics Lift Vipers Past Centurions: Unpredictable February Finish

From Holosports News
Published January 28, 2026

ROME – The Los Angeles Vipers staged a dramatic comeback, seizing a nail-biting 111-110 victory over the Rome Centurions on the road in February 2026 action. A pivotal late-game steal by Kenzo Okada proved to be the decisive play, silencing the home crowd and handing the Centurions a tough defeat after a see-saw battle that had the outcome in doubt until the final buzzer.

The Vipers clawed their way back from a deficit in the second half, fueled by a relentless defensive effort and timely scoring. The Centurions, led by a stellar 27-point performance from Owen Harper, built a significant lead in the first half, showcasing crisp ball movement and efficient shooting. Harper was a force, adding 10 rebounds to his scoring tally.

However, the tide began to turn in the third quarter. Los Angeles tightened their defensive intensity, forcing turnovers and converting them into crucial points. Kenzo Okada was instrumental in this shift, racking up four steals to go with his 19 points. A key moment came in the final minutes when, with the Vipers trailing, Okada stripped Mateo Delgado – who had been a bright spot for Rome with 21 points and 8 assists – leading to a fast break opportunity.

“We knew we had to dig in defensively,” said Vipers coach, reflecting on the comeback. “Rome is a tough team at home, but our guys showed incredible heart. Kenzo’s energy was infectious.”

The final possessions were frantic. Rome managed to tie the game, but a clutch shot by Leo Martinez, who finished with 8 points and 9 rebounds, put the Vipers ahead. On the ensuing possession, with Rome looking for the game-winner, Okada anticipated a pass, secured the steal, and the Vipers ran out the clock to secure their improbable win.

“It’s a tough one to swallow,” admitted Centurions captain, Mikhail Ivanov. “We played well for stretches, but we let them get back into it. We’ll learn from this.”

Key Notes:

  • Kenzo Okada’s 4 steals were critical in the Vipers’ defensive surge.
  • Rome’s Owen Harper posted a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds.
  • Mateo Delgado dished out 8 assists for the Centurions.
  • Los Angeles converted 20 of 36 free throws (55.6%).
  • Rome shot 18 of 51 from three-point range (35.3%).

Linescore

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Total
Los Angeles Vipers 22 30 29 22 8 111
Rome Centurions 23 31 28 21 7 110

Team Stats

Stat LOS ROM
Field Goal % 42.0% 39.4%
Three-Point % 32.7% 35.3%
Free Throw % 55.6% 71.4%
Rebounds 53 50
Assists 26 27
Turnovers 13 12
Steals 10 6
Blocks 9 9
Player Pos MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF
Akari Saito
F 16:54 2 1 4 25.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 0 - 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1
Anton Pavlov
C 29:28 4 1 7 14.3% 0 3 0.0% 2 2 100.0% 1 3 4 1 0 2 0 2
Marcus Stone
G 11:38 8 3 7 42.9% 1 3 33.3% 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mikhail Ivanov
C 23:32 6 2 9 22.2% 2 5 40.0% 0 0 - 0 8 8 1 2 0 3 1
Willow Stone
F 18:17 10 4 8 50.0% 2 3 66.7% 0 0 - 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 1
Alina Volkov
F 13:55 2 1 3 33.3% 0 2 0.0% 0 0 - 3 2 5 1 0 0 0 1
Owen Harper
F 33:48 27 11 23 47.8% 5 9 55.6% 0 0 - 2 8 10 2 0 2 0 3
Jaxon Dubois
F 23:06 0 0 4 0.0% 0 1 0.0% 0 0 - 1 5 6 4 1 2 2 0
Javier Mendoza
G 19:08 5 2 9 22.2% 1 6 16.7% 0 0 - 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0
Elian Foster
G 27:01 15 6 11 54.5% 3 7 42.9% 0 0 - 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 1
Maya Dubois
G 15:25 10 4 8 50.0% 2 4 50.0% 0 0 - 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 3
Mateo Delgado
G 32:48 21 6 11 54.5% 2 6 33.3% 7 10 70.0% 0 3 3 8 3 1 5 3
Q1 12:00
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz - substitution
Q1 12:00
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen - substitution
Q1 12:00
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez - substitution
Q1 12:00
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali - substitution
Q1 12:00
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada - substitution
Q1 12:00
Rome Centurions — Anton Pavlov - substitution
Q1 12:00
Rome Centurions — Jaxon Dubois - substitution
Q1 12:00
Rome Centurions — Owen Harper - substitution
Q1 12:00
Rome Centurions — Mateo Delgado - substitution
Q1 12:00
Rome Centurions — Elian Foster - substitution
Q1 11:45
Rome Centurions — Ball out of bounds
Q1 11:45
Rome Centurions — Owen Harper missed pick and roll
Q1 11:29
Los Angeles Vipers — Ball out of bounds
Q1 11:29
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez missed catch and shoot
Q1 11:12
Rome Centurions — Owen Harper missed catch and shoot
Q1 11:09
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali defensive rebound
Q1 11:04
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada missed catch and shoot
Q1 11:01
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez offensive rebound
Q1 10:57
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada put back (2 pts)
Q1 10:41
Rome Centurions — Kenzo Okada STEAL from Mateo Delgado
Q1 10:36
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada fast break (3 pts)
Q1 10:14
Rome Centurions — Ball out of bounds
Q1 10:14
Rome Centurions — Owen Harper missed post up
Q1 09:59
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez pick and roll (2 pts) – Assisted by Freya Schultz
Q1 09:41
Rome Centurions — Elian Foster missed catch and shoot
Q1 09:38
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada defensive rebound
Q1 09:33
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen missed fast break
Q1 09:31
Rome Centurions — Jaxon Dubois defensive rebound
Q1 09:24
Rome Centurions — Owen Harper fast break (2 pts)
Q1 09:09
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen missed catch and shoot
Q1 09:07
Rome Centurions — Jaxon Dubois defensive rebound
Q1 08:59
Rome Centurions — Ball out of bounds
Q1 08:59
Rome Centurions — Owen Harper missed fast break
Q1 08:43
Los Angeles Vipers — Owen Harper STEAL from Leo Martinez
Q1 08:35
Rome Centurions — Jaxon Dubois missed fast break
Q1 08:34
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez defensive rebound
Q1 08:31
Los Angeles Vipers — Anton Pavlov BLOCKS Freya Schultz
Q1 08:30
Rome Centurions — Jaxon Dubois defensive rebound
Q1 08:25
Rome Centurions — Owen Harper fast break (2 pts) – Assisted by Anton Pavlov
Q1 08:10
Los Angeles Vipers — Mateo Delgado STEAL from Kenzo Okada
Q1 08:07
Rome Centurions — Ball out of bounds
Q1 08:07
Rome Centurions — Elian Foster missed catch and shoot
Q1 07:52
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen missed pick and roll
Q1 07:50
Rome Centurions — Jaxon Dubois defensive rebound
Q1 07:46
Rome Centurions — Mateo Delgado missed catch and shoot
Q1 07:43
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen defensive rebound
Q1 07:40
Rome Centurions — Shooting foul on Mateo Delgado
Q1 07:40
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali made free throw 3 of 3
Q1 07:40
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali made free throw 2 of 3
Q1 07:40
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali made free throw 1 of 3
Q1 07:22
Rome Centurions — Jaxon Dubois missed catch and shoot
Q1 07:21
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz defensive rebound
Q1 07:14
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali fast break (2 pts)
Q1 06:53
Rome Centurions — Owen Harper missed one on one
Q1 06:50
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz defensive rebound
Q1 06:48
Los Angeles Vipers — Mateo Delgado BLOCKS Zara Ali
Q1 06:46
Rome Centurions — Anton Pavlov defensive rebound
Q1 06:41
Rome Centurions — Mateo Delgado TURNOVER
Q1 06:22
Rome Centurions — Shooting foul on Anton Pavlov
Q1 06:22
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada missed free throw 2 of 2
Q1 06:22
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada missed free throw 1 of 2
Q1 06:19
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali offensive rebound
Q1 06:16
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada put back (2 pts)
Q1 06:01
Rome Centurions — Owen Harper pick and roll (2 pts) – Assisted by Jaxon Dubois
Q1 05:46
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali pick and roll (2 pts) – Assisted by Freya Schultz
Q1 05:30
Rome Centurions — Elian Foster catch and shoot (3 pts) – Assisted by Mateo Delgado
Q1 05:08
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada post up (2 pts)
Q1 04:54
Los Angeles Vipers — Shooting foul on Freya Schultz
Q1 04:54
Rome Centurions — Anton Pavlov made free throw 2 of 2
Q1 04:54
Rome Centurions — Anton Pavlov made free throw 1 of 2
Q1 04:46
Los Angeles Vipers — Mateo Delgado STEAL from Kenzo Okada
Q1 04:42
Rome Centurions — Zara Ali STEAL from Mateo Delgado
Q1 04:37
Los Angeles Vipers — Ball out of bounds
Q1 04:37
Los Angeles Vipers — Mateo Delgado BLOCKS Zara Ali
Q1 04:23
Rome Centurions — Mateo Delgado fast break (2 pts) – Assisted by Jaxon Dubois
Q1 04:08
Los Angeles Vipers — Ball out of bounds
Q1 04:08
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen missed pick and roll
Q1 03:46
Los Angeles Vipers — Shooting foul on Kenzo Okada
Q1 03:46
Rome Centurions — Mateo Delgado made free throw 2 of 2
Q1 03:46
Rome Centurions — Mateo Delgado made free throw 1 of 2
Q1 03:26
Los Angeles Vipers — Ball out of bounds
Q1 03:26
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez missed post up
Q1 03:09
Rome Centurions — Ball out of bounds
Q1 03:09
Rome Centurions — Elian Foster missed catch and shoot
Q1 02:55
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali catch and shoot (2 pts) – Assisted by Freya Schultz
Q1 02:35
Rome Centurions — Anton Pavlov missed post up
Q1 02:34
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez defensive rebound
Q1 02:32
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen missed catch and shoot
Q1 02:29
Rome Centurions — Elian Foster defensive rebound
Q1 02:27
Rome Centurions — Elian Foster missed catch and shoot
Q1 02:25
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz defensive rebound
Q1 02:23
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz missed catch and shoot
Q1 02:21
Rome Centurions — Anton Pavlov defensive rebound
Q1 02:15
Rome Centurions — Owen Harper fast break (3 pts) – Assisted by Mateo Delgado
Q1 02:13
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali missed catch and shoot
Q1 02:10
Rome Centurions — Elian Foster defensive rebound
Q1 02:10
Rome Centurions — Mikhail Ivanov - substitution
Q1 02:10
Rome Centurions — Anton Pavlov - substitution
Q1 01:55
Rome Centurions — Mateo Delgado TURNOVER
Q1 01:40
Los Angeles Vipers — Mikhail Ivanov BLOCKS Kenzo Okada
Q1 01:39
Rome Centurions — Owen Harper defensive rebound
Q1 01:33
Los Angeles Vipers — Shooting foul on Leo Martinez
Q1 01:33
Rome Centurions — Mateo Delgado made free throw 3 of 3
Q1 01:33
Rome Centurions — Mateo Delgado made free throw 2 of 3
Q1 01:33
Rome Centurions — Mateo Delgado made free throw 1 of 3
Q1 01:16
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez missed catch and shoot
Q1 01:15
Rome Centurions — Owen Harper defensive rebound
Q1 01:10
Rome Centurions — Mikhail Ivanov missed catch and shoot
Q1 01:07
Los Angeles Vipers — Oliver Jensen defensive rebound
Q1 01:04
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz missed catch and shoot
Q1 01:01
Rome Centurions — Owen Harper defensive rebound
Q1 00:55
Rome Centurions — Mikhail Ivanov missed catch and shoot
Q1 00:53
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada defensive rebound
Q1 00:48
Los Angeles Vipers — Mateo Delgado BLOCKS Kenzo Okada
Q1 00:47
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz offensive rebound
Q1 00:43
Los Angeles Vipers — Leo Martinez missed put back
Q1 00:40
Rome Centurions — Mikhail Ivanov defensive rebound
Q1 00:34
Rome Centurions — Mikhail Ivanov missed catch and shoot
Q1 00:33
Rome Centurions — Jaxon Dubois offensive rebound
Q1 00:30
Rome Centurions — Elian Foster put back (2 pts)
Q1 00:24
Los Angeles Vipers — Kenzo Okada fast break (2 pts) – Assisted by Zara Ali
Q1 00:01
Rome Centurions — Owen Harper missed post up
Q1 00:01
Los Angeles Vipers — Maya Jenkins - substitution
Q1 00:01
Los Angeles Vipers — Zara Ali - substitution
Q1 00:01
Los Angeles Vipers — Léa Roux - substitution
Q1 00:01
Los Angeles Vipers — Freya Schultz - substitution
Q1 00:00
Rome Centurions — Jaxon Dubois missed one on one