LITTLE ROCK, ARK – The Potawatomi Fire moved to 9-0 on the season with a 137-111 victory over the Little Rock Lightning on Sunday afternoon.
“It’s always great to get a win on the road,” said Fire head coach Mark Dannhoff. “Little Rock is a tough team. They get up and down the floor in a hurry and take a lot of shots. When they’re making them, like they did at times today, they are a really good team.”
The Fire, for their part, made plenty of shots as well. The Fire shot 55.9% from the field and hit 11 three-pointers. The Fire also moved the ball recording 33 assists on the night. The Fire also rebounded well, grabbing 72 total rebounds including a team-record 55 defensive boards.
“I thought we managed things well,” said Dannhoff. “We moved the ball well and rebounded well. We had too many turnovers but, again, we were able to work through our own mistakes and get a tough road win.”
Isaiah Wade led the Fire in scoring with 21 points and six rebounds off the bench. Jay Hedgeman was right behind with 20 points on a perfect 9-9 shooting from the field. Hedgeman also finished with six rebounds and a pair of steals.
K.D. Moore put together his best game of the season with 18 points, 17 rebounds, five assists, and four steals. It was Moore’s first double-double of the season.
Chuck Guy recorded his first triple-double of the season with 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 16 assists. Guy also had two steals.
Rounding out the starters, T.J. Maston finished with 17 points on 8-10 shooting. Maston also grabbed seven rebounds. Ricardo Artis II finished with 15 points, six rebounds, five assists, and two steals.
Off the bench, Jeremiah Gilliam finished with 15 points and eight rebounds.
A full box score is available here.
With the win, the Fire are now 9-0 on the year. They have also won 30 consecutive games dating back to April 4th, 2025.
Up next, the Fire will host the Enid Outlaws on Thursday, April 9th at 7 p.m.. That game is the Fire’s annual Pink Out Game sponsored by SSM Health. To purchase tickets to that game visit 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 four years, the Fire have established themselves as the premier franchise in TBL. Along with winning the TBL championship in 2023, 2024 and 2025, 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 Best Dance Team in 2022 and 2025. The Fire Girls were also named the Central Conference Best Dance Team in 2023 and 2024.