Wizards Get Revenge on Armor
Published on January 21, 2012 under NBA G League (G League)
Dakota Wizards News Release
Bismarck, N.D. - In a game that featured throwback jerseys from 2001 worn by
the Dakota Wizards, they put on a show to come away with a 111-107 victory over the visiting
Springfield Armor. Edwin Ubiles led the way for the Wizards with 28 points on 11-18 shooting.
He also snagged 7 rebounds and dished out 6 assists on the night.
Dakota started the game off flat and the Armor took advantage as they jumped out to an early 7
point lead. The Wizards fought back to take the lead on a Tommy Smith dunk but found
themselves down 3 going into the second. Dakota found themselves down by 8 on a lay-up by
New Jersey Nets assignee Jordan Williams but went on a 13-2 run to end the half and go up by 3,
56-53.
The Armor fell victim to poor shooting in the third quarter. The closest they would get was at the
7:58 mark as they were down 1. Dakota caught fire and took over the game rattling off a 21-9
run to end the quarter with a 13 point lead heading into the final frame. Roles reversed in the
fourth with Dakota struggling to find their touch. Springfield cashed in on back to back to back
3-pointers and cut the Wizards lead to 9 with just over 8 minutes left to play. They would get as
close as 2 points but Dakota made their free throws to seal the victory.
Marcus Dove came off the bench and scored 21 points while grabbing 7 rebounds and tossing
out 4 assists.
Big man, Jeff Foote, tallied a double-double in the loss scoring 26 points and grabbing10
rebounds.
Dakota is now 10-11 on the season while Springfield drops to 11-11.
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