SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – The Potawatomi Fire got their fourth consecutive win as they beat the San Antonio Clutch 121-67 on Tuesday night. The 67 points allowed were third fewest in team history.
“I thought our defense played really well again tonight,” said Fire head coach Mark Dannhoff. “We really wanted to play well on defense this trip and I thought we did that. We played with a lot of effort, communicated well, and did a good job shutting San Antonio down.”
The Fire held San Antonio to just 32.9% shooting from the field and only 27.6% from three. The Fire also forced San Antonio into 14 turnovers over the night. Maybe most impressively, the Fire allowed 11 offensive rebounds but did not give a single second chance point.
Offensively, the Fire shot 52.7% from the field and hit 35.3% of their threes. Overall, seven players scored 10 or more points for the Fire.
Kam Williams led the way for the Fire, scoring 27 points and grabbing 5 rebounds.
“We have been waiting for Kam to break out these past couple of games,” said Dannhoff. “He practices really hard and gives good effort on both ends of the floor. I was really happy to see him have a big night tonight.”
Isaiah Wade had another big game with 25 points and 5 rebounds. Joining those guys in double-figures was Chuck Guy, who finished with 16 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Paul Harrison finished with 15 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists. Jay Hedgeman finished with 11 points, 5 rebounds while Jachai Simmons finished 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists. Ricardo Artis II recorded his double-double of the season with 10 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals.
A full box score is available here.
With the win, the Fire improved to 10-1 on the season while San Antonio fell to 0-11 on the year.
Up next, the Fire will host the St. Louis Griffins this coming Saturday night, April 26th. Tipoff is set for 7 PM. Tickets are available online at potawatomifire.com/tickets. You can watch a live stream of the game at tbltv.tv or listen live on KGFF Radio (100.9 FM/1450 AM).
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ABOUT THE POTAWATOMI FIRE
The Potawatomi Fire are the first professional basketball team owned by a Native American tribe (Citizen Potawatomi Nation) in Oklahoma. The Fire compete in the Central Conference of The Basketball League (TBL), a men’s professional basketball league, with roughly 40 teams across the U.S. and Canada. The Fire play their home games at FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Through their first three years, the Fire have established themselves as the premier franchise in TBL. Along with winning the TBL championship in 2023 and 2024, the Fire organization was named the 2022 winner of the Jim Koch Award as TBL’s Best Ran Business. The dance team of the Fire, the Fire Girls, were named TBL’s 2022 Best Dance Team and Central Conference Best Dance Team in 2023 and 2024.