LITTLE ROCK, ARK – The Potawatomi Fire won their 17^th game of the season on Friday night beating the Little Rock Lightning 125-113. The win was the Fire’s 18^th consecutive win over Little Rock.

The Fire got off to another fast start and led Little Rock by 12 after the first quarter. The Fire were then able to extend that lead out to 15 at the end of the first half. The Fire built a lead as big 22 points but Little Rock came storming back eventually cutting the lead down to four with less than nine minutes to go.

“I was happy with the way our guys fought tonight,” said Fire head coach Mark Dannhoff. “Little Rock is a good team, and we knew they wouldn’t give up. They made us work for everything we got tonight and I’m happy to get out of here with the win.”

Reigning TBL MVP Chuck Guy led the Fire with 41 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals on the night.

“Chuck was outstanding again,” said Dannhoff. “He just does so much for us. He’s a great defender, sets up his teammates, and leads. He does so much that I think people forget he’s a great scorer as well. We needed his scoring tonight and he delivered like he always does.”

Joining Guy in double-figures were Isaiah Wade with 20 points and 3 rebounds and Jachai Simmons who finished with 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. Also finishing in double-figures were Deshawn Munson who had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists and Kam Williams who finished with 12 points.

A full box score is available here.

With the win, the Fire improved to 17-1 on the season. Their win, coupled with a loss by the Frederick Flying Cows, puts the Fire in first place overall in the TBL standings.

Up next, the Fire visit the Enid Outlaws, May 22^nd. 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.