Tulsa 66ers Win Playoff Game

Originally Published: Apr 8, 2010 7:25 PM CDT

Andrew Topps
Oklahoma Sports Staff Writer

TULSA, Oklahoma -- The Tulsa 66ers defeated Sioux Falls 119-109 in Game 1 of their first round match up in the 2010 NBA Development League Playoffs. Kyle Weaver scored a game-high 30 points while shooting 10-of-15 from the field, including 5-of-6 from three-point range. D.J. White and Mustafa Shakur each scored 21 points, while Byron Mullens added 18.

The 66ers trailed by as many as five points with 6:06 remaining in the first quarter, after the Skyforce’s Kirk Penney connected on a lay up to move ahead 14-9. Tulsa went on a 10-4 run to regain a 19-18 advantage after a Weaver jumper with 3:51 left. Greg Stiemsma scored 10 first quarter points, as the Skyforce shot 11-of-19 from the field to take a 27-25 lead at the break. White had nine points for the 66ers in the period, as they shot 8-of-18.

The Skyforce rallied early in the second quarter with a 12-1 run that pushed its lead to 39-30 with 8:24 remaining in the first half. The 66ers came back with an 8-2 run of their own and got within 41-38 with 6:25 left. Weaver hit two 3-pointers to spark a 17-6 run that gave Tulsa a 58-52 lead at the half. Shakur scored 10 points in the quarter, as the 66ers shot 64.7 percent (11-17).

Early in the third quarter, Sioux Falls crawled back to within 59-58 at the 10:56 mark, but a jumper and 3-pointer from Mullens sparked a 12-2 run for Tulsa, extending its lead to 71-60. Tulsa built as much as a 17-point lead in the quarter, before going into the final stanza ahead 90-78.

Weaver scored all of the points during a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter that pushed the 66ers lead to 107-87 with 6:27 to go in the game.

Both teams will travel to Sioux Falls for Game 2 of the series, scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday.