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Tulsa 66ers Defeat Fort Wayne Mad Ants In Season Opener

Fort Wayne - November 23, 2007:The Fort Wayne Mad Ants lost their inaugural season opener to the Tulsa 66ers 86-94 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The 66ers came out strong and took a demanding 22-10 lead in the first quarter lead by Ramon Sessions who is on assignment from the Milwaukee Bucks. The Mad Ants rallied a comeback with back to back 3’s from Roderick Wilmont late in the first quarter which sparked the Ants comeback bringing them within one, but it wasn’t enough.

Sessions, who finished the first half with 23pts scored nine out of Tulsa’s eleven points in the second quarter to put them up at the half by one. The 66ers outscored the Ants 10-4 in the third quarter and dominated the remainder of the game. The 66ers led by as many as 14 points.

Tulsa had four players in double digits lead by Sessions with 28 points and 8 rebounds. Wilmont led the Mad Ants off the bench with 23 points shooting 45% from behind the arc.