NBA D-League daily developments

Published on February 26, 2006 under NBA G League (G League) News Release

TODAY'S GAMES
Tulsa at Austin, 4 p.m. CT
Fort Worth at Florida, 5 p.m. ET

TODAY'S SERIES INFO
Tulsa at Austin: Toros lead 5-0. Austin holds 44.8 to 36.2 rebounding advantage over five games.
Fort Worth at Florida: Flyers lead 3-0. Fort Worth holding Florida to 11.1 points below season scoring average.

SATURDAY'S RESULTS
Roanoke 87, Albuquerque 81
Austin 98, Tulsa 81
Arkansas 135, Fayetteville 123

CHECK THE BOX: Click on the links below to check out the box scores from Saturday's games.
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20060225/TULAUS/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20060225/ARKFAY/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20060225/ROAABQ/boxscore.html

TIGHT AT THE TOP: Fort Worth is currently in the league's top spot, but plays at Florida today. The Flame is one game back. Austin is one-half game back and hosts Tulsa. An Austin victory coupled with a Florida win will make the Toros the third team to hold first place this week, one-half game ahead of both the Flyers and Flame.

WHO'S HOT? The Austin Toros have won seven straight and eight of 10. Fort Worth is a riding a four-game winning streak and has won 11 of their last 13 games. Roanoke has won four straight.

SIMMERING: The Arkansas RimRockers are on a modest two-game win streak heading for a three-game set at Albuquerque that begins Thursday.

WHO'S NOT? Fayetteville has lost five in a row and nine of its last 10 games.

MATEEN MOJO: Since returning to Fayetteville from a pair of 10-day contracts with Seattle, guard Mateen Cleaves is averaging 25.5 points and has converted 20-of-31 FGA in two games.

WELCOME BACK: The Denver Nuggets re-assigned guard Julius Hodge to the Austin Toros on Saturday. In five games with the Toros, Hodge is averaging 24.4 minutes, 15.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists.

D-LEAGUE CARES: The Austin Toros are hosting Special Olympics basketball teams from Pflugerville and Round Rock, Texas for an abbreviated game at halftime of today's game at the Austin Convention Center.

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