SHAWNEE, OK – Following their first loss in nearly two years, the Potawatomi Fire bounced back with a 127-113 win over the Enid Outlaws.
The Fire used a balanced attack that saw five players finish with at least 10 points and three players finish with double-doubles.
“I thought we got a lot of good effort from everyone who played tonight,” said Fire head coach Mark Dannhoff. “We played connected basketball and focused on what we could control. I was really proud of how we played as a team tonight.”
Deshawn Munson led the Fire with 32 points and 14 rebounds to record his third double-double of the season. Munson also finished with 6 assists and a pair of steals.
“I though Munson played a great game tonight,” said Dannhoff. “He was decisive and made a point of getting to the rim. When he does that, he’s nearly unstoppable.”
Joining Munson with double-doubles were Paul Harrison, who finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds, and Chuck Guy who finished with 15 points and 10 assists. For Harrison, it was his first double-double of the season. For Guy, it was his third.
Also finishing with double-digit points tonight were Ricardo Artis II (23 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 steals) and Jay Hedgeman (10 points and 4 rebounds).
A full box score is available here.
With the win the Fire improved to 7-1 on the season and moved into a tie with Enid for first place in The Basketball League’s Central Conference. The win also marked the 10th straight over Enid and the 41stconsecutive win at home for the Fire.
Up next, the 7-1 Fire and the 8-2 Outlaws will face off again this Saturday, April 12th. That game will take place at the Stride Bank Center in Enid with tipoff set for 6 PM.
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.