66ers Pull Out Close Game Against Toros
January 27, 2008 - NBA G League (G League)
Tulsa 66ers News Release
TULSA, Okla., January 26, 2008 - The Tulsa 66ers faced off against the Austin Toros Saturday night at the Expo Square Pavilion. An intense game in front of an enthusiastic crowd resulted with a close win for the 66ers as they beat the Toros by seven with a final score of 114 - 107.
Tulsa built its lead to as many as 13 points, but could not pull away as Austin cut the lead down to one with 1:23 to play. At that point, Hall answered, hitting a jump shot to broaden the gap, sealing the victory for the 66ers.
"To go (0-4) against the number one team in our division and get this win tonight is big time," said 66ers assistant head coach Aaron Swinson. "Tomorrow is going to be a battle, so we have to be prepared for whatever the Toros bring."
Tulsa placed six players in double figures. Ramon Sessions led the way and finished with 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 14 assists for his first triple-double of the season. Nick Fazekas, on assignment from the Dallas Mavericks, added 21 points and 14 rebounds for the only double-double of the night, Mike Hall finished with 19 points, David Noel from the Milwaukee Bucks, chipped in with 16 points, Adam Harrington added 15 points, and Jason Fontenet finished with a game-high of 12 points.
"We played an awesome team who had our number for the last four times, so to be able to come out and get a win was a great feeling," said Ramon Sessions. "On behalf of the triple-double, I could not have done it without my teammates; it was a good overall win."
The Toros were led with 27 points from Forward Justin Reed. Keith Langford (25 points), DerMarr Johnson (17 points), Ian Mahinmi, on assignment from the San Antonio Spurs, (14 points) and Carldell Johnson (10 points) also scored double-digits.
The 66ers will take on the Austin Toros again Sunday afternoon at Expo Square Pavilion. Tip-off is slated for 3 p.m. as Tulsa teams up with KOTV for Project Warmth.
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