DENVER – Nov. 23, 2007 – The Colorado 14ers opened up the 2007-2008 NBA Development League season with a 120-113 victory over the Anaheim Arsenal. Colorado moves to 1-0 with the win, while Anaheim falls to 0-1 with the loss.

The 14ers used a big second half surge to hold off Anaheim, outscoring the Arsenal 68-55 after halftime to take the win. Elton Brown scored 16 of his 24 points after the break, and pulled down a game high 12 rebounds for Colorado in the win. Kaniel Dickens led all scorers with 27 points on the night for the 14ers.

“We used the altitude to our advantage tonight,” said 14ers Head Coach Joe Wolf. “The guys stuck in there and did a nice job recovering from a mistake prone first half.”

Anaheim jumped out to nine point lead early in the second quarter, led by point guard Davin White. He scored 12 of his 23 points in the first half in helping the Arsenal to an eight point halftime advantage. Dickens countered with 16 first half points of his own to keep Colorado in the game.

The backcourt tandem of White and Guillermo Diaz combined for 47 points, but it wasn’t enough to hold off Colorado’s fourth quarter surge. The 14ers finished with a 40 point period to cap off the season opening win.

Anaheim returns home to take on the Utah Flash in the Arsenal’s home opener tomorrow night. Colorado will host the Idaho Stampede at the Broomfield Event Center on Saturday.