The Shreveport Mavericks made it three playoff home wins in a row as they knocked off the Enid Outlaws 130-117 at the Centenary Gold Dome on Wednesday night.
The Mavericks never gave up a lead the whole game and only endured three ties during the matchup. The Mavericks took advantage of the Outlaws’ 14 turnovers turning them into 25 points. Enid only converted 9 points from turnovers.
Big Paul Harrison buried 35 points and 6 rebounds on the Outlaws. Harrison shot 15 for 23 (65.2%) from the field. Paul Parks scored 28 points and 5 rebounds. Parks finished 6 for 13 from 3-point land. Tavin Cummings added 21 points. Tyrone Jordan netted 20 points and grabbed 9 rebounds and helped on 5 assists. Bilal Richardson snatched 6 rebounds. Alani Moore collected 7 assists
Shreveport jumped out to an early 23-17 lead in the first quarter, but Enid cut it down to 30-26 by the end of the first quarter. The Mavericks grew their lead to 16 points and carried a 67-51 lead at halftime.
Shreveport maintained the pace in the third and grew the lead slightly to 99-8. The Mavericks took the biggest lead of the game in the fourth quarter 116-94 (22 points). Enid closed the gap in the final minute to come up short 130-117.
The series now moves to Enid for possibly the final two games. Game 2 will be on Friday (June 17) at 7:05. If Game 3 is necessary, it will be Saturday (June 18) at 7:05.
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