Colorado Cruises Past Tulsa
January 17, 2008 - NBA G League (G League)
Colorado 14ers News Release
BOISE, ID, Jan. 17, 2008 - The Colorado 14ers jumped on the Tulsa 66ers early and never let up in their 121-92 wire-to-wire victory on Thursday at the 2008 D-League Showcase at Qwest Arena.
Kaniel Dickens and Elton Brown each posted double-doubles for the 14ers. Dickens scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in just over 25 minutes, while Brown corralled a game-high 12 rebounds to go along with his 19 points.
The 14ers had eight players score in double figures and shot 54.9 percent (39-of-71) from the field and 40.9 percent from 3-point range (9-of-22). Colorado, which had lost five straight before coming to Boise, heads home after posting a 2-0 record at the Showcase and improves to 11-9 overall.
"I think we played extremely well on the defensive end," said Colorado head coach Joe Wolf. "We took away their main looks, and did a nice job protecting the paint. When the possession was over, we did a good job rebounding the basketball. We played together and played great team defense."
Ramon Sessions scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Tulsa, which fell to 9-11 overall after posting a 1-1 record at the Showcase.
"I thought with the day off they had, they came in today and were very well prepared," Tulsa coach Joey Meyer said of Colorado. "They played with a lot energy and once they got ahead they played really confidently. They were really better prepared and they played better than us today."
The 14ers led 33-23 after the first quarter and extended their lead to 12 points at the half. Colorado put the game away in the third quarter, outscoring Tulsa, 35-21 in the period and taking a 26-point lead into the fourth quarter.
After extending its lead to as many as 36 points, the 14ers emptied their bench and coasted to a 29-point victory.
Despite the lopsided defeat, Meyer was happy that his players had the chance to display their talents at the Showcase.
"I think it's a great opportunity and a great idea," he said. "It gives all these NBA guys a chance to see all these guys in one setting."
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