Fort Worth Flyers Finally Beat Tulsa 66ers 100-99 - NBA D-League

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MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - TULSA , Okla. , March 31, 2007 – A night after beating Fort Worth for the first time in five tries this season, the 66ers couldn’t extend a recent winning streak to three games, losing 100-99 Saturday night at Expo Square Pavilion.

The Flyers (26-29) snapped a three-game losing skid by manhandling Tulsa (19-26) down low. Fort Worth outscored the 66ers 70-42 in the paint. Pops Mensa-Bonsu, on assignment from the Dallas Mavericks, was key in the domination, scoring a team-high 26 points on 11-of-16 shooting. The Flyers also got 17 points apiece from center Deji Akindele and Kevin Burleson. Curtis Stinson chipped in with nine points and a game-high 14 assists.

Tulsa was paced by Marcus Vinicius’ 30 points and 10 rebounds, giving the young man on assignment from the Oklahoma City/New Orleans Hornets 63 points in his last two games and a total of 15 three-pointers made. Jean Felix (23 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists), Will Conroy (15 points and 12 assists), and Cezary Trybanski (11 points) also finished in double-figures.