Thursday, 7 p.m., at Tullio Arena
ON THE AIR: WFNN-AM/1330; www.nba.com/dleague
PLAYERS TO WATCH
▀   Erie — PF Ivan Johnson (A 2011 D-League All-Star, Johnson is second in the D-League in scoring at 21.2 ppg. Picked up an D-League high 19th technical foul in Erie’s 101-92 win Tuesday against Springfield.) … C Solomon Alabi (The Toronto Raptors rookie is making his third stop to Erie. In 11 with Erie, Alabi has averaged 8.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.5 blocks.) … PG Blake Ahearn (Expects to return tonight after missing three games with a hip injury.)

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Against Tulsa on Saturday at Tullio Arena, Erie rookie forward Tasmin Mitchell hit a game-winning shot at the buzzer to beat the 66ers, 98-96, but the ball never actually went through the basket.

Tulsa was called for goaltending because two of its players grabbed the rim after the ball hit it.

Tomorrow, Maine comes to Erie after losing its last game on a buzzer beater, 100-97, when Springfield guard JamesOn Curry hit a straight on bank shot from 3-point range. However, they have a player who knows a little bit about hitting game-winning shots.

Newly acquired Maine guard Craig Winder hit a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Rio Grande Valley Vipers the 2010 D-League title. Check it out below.

They have the league’s best player. Now they’re champions of it.

The Rio Grande Valley Vipers won the D-League title in a best-of-3 series by beating the Tulsa 66ers, 94-91, on a last-second, 3-point shot from Craig Winder in Game 2 Tuesday night at Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, Texas.

D-League MVP Mike Harris had a game-high 26 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Vipers.