In the first half, the Armor led by as many as 13, but Jerome Dyson sparked an 18-2 Tulsa run giving the 66ers the lead. Dyson did most of his damage in transition, shooting 7-15 from the field for a game-high 21 points .

Springfield went cold during that time, being held without a field goal for a span of over four minutes.

The Armor, who had their 3-game win streak snapped by Bakersfield Saturday, had opportunities to end Tulsa’s win streak.

With less than two minutes in the game, the Armor cut the deficit to 3, but the 66ers countered with back-to-back baskets from Tweety Carter (18 points) and Elijah Millsap (16 points).

Tulsa had 6 players score in double figures, led by Dyson’s 21 off the bench. Cole Aldrich recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

The Armor were led by Jerry Smith, who scored a team-high 20 points off the bench. Tre Whitted drew the start in place of the banged up JamesOn Curry and added 19 points, while Gavin Edwards put forth a strong performance with 18 points and 9 rebounds.

The 66ers improve to an NBA D-League best 21-6 record. The Armor fall to 9-17.

Tulsa and Springfield play again on Friday at 7:00 p.m. at the MassMutual Center. The game will be the Armor’s last home game until Feb. 10th.