SHAWNEE, OK – The Potawatomi Fire continued their hot start to the 2026 TBL season, beating the Dallas Stampede 145-101 on Thursday night. The win was the Fire’s 27th straight overall and 56th consecutive win inside FireLake Arena.
Following a tight first quarter (30-26), the Fire were able to extend their lead to 21 at the half (73-52) before blowing the game open in the third (114-72). Ultimately, the Fire won by 44 points, making it the third 40+ point victory this season for the Fire.
“I thought we played pretty well tonight,” said Fire head coach Mark Dannhoff. “It wasn’t perfect, but I thought we moved the ball well and really controlled the pace of this game. I thought our defensive effort was solid and that allowed us to get out and run. I think this is a Dallas team that is only going to get better. They have a lot of good pieces and if they can stay together and gel, they will be a really tough team later this season.”
Three players finished with at least 20 points for the Fire and seven finished with at least 14 points.
“I thought we really spread the ball out well,” said Dannhoff. “When we move the ball like we did tonight, we are tough to stop.”
Guard Jahmal McMurray led the team with 23 points going 8-13 from the field and 6-10 from behind the three-point line. Isaiah Wade recorded his third straight double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds. K.D. Moore finished with 20 points, eight rebounds, and four assists.
Jay Hedgeman filled up the stat sheet with 18 points, nine rebounds, three blocks, and two steals. Chuck Guy recorded his fourth straight double-double finishing with 17 points and 11 assists. He also had seven rebounds and a pair of steals on the night.
Cam Williams finished with a season-high 16 points to go along with six rebounds and six assists. Ricardo Artis II also finished with a season-high 14 points to go along with six rebounds and three steals.
A full box score is available here.
With the win, the Fire are now 6-0 on the year. Up next, the Fire will host the CYM Leopards this coming Saturday, March 28th at 7 P.M. Tickets are available at here. 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.
