Colorado 101, Albuquerque 98

DENVER, Feb. 13 – The Colorado 14ers extended their winning streak to three games with a 101-98 win over the Albuquerque Thunderbirds on Wednesday night. 

With the victory, Colorado improves to 18-13 on the season, while the loss dropped Albuquerque to 12-17.

D-League All-Stars Elton Brown, Billy Thomas and Eddie Gill led the Colorado attack in the 14ers' final game before the All-Star break.  Brown posted his league leading 22nd double-double, as he notched 24 points and 16 rebounds.  Thomas knocked down seven of 11 3-pointers and finished with 23 points, while  Gill added 15 points and 10 assists.

Daniel Horton led the way for Albuquerque with 18 points. Darvin Ham and Jamaal Thomas added 14 apiece for the Thunderbirds. 

“The main thing that we focused on was that we did get on a roll before the break,” said 14ers Head Coach Joe Wolf.  “Now that we’re on that roll, hopefully we can continue it through the All-Star break and come back and win some more home games.”

The win was Colorado's sixth against no losses over against Albuquerque.  The 14ers also moved to within two games of the Austin Toros in the Southwest Division.