ak ▁to ▁twenty , ▁were ▁later ▁defeated ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁against ▁the ▁G ulf ▁Coast ▁Flash ▁by ▁two ▁points ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁falling ▁to ▁ 9 - 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁December , ▁Mar lo ▁Sau nd ers ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Texas ▁Wh irl w inds ▁sur pass ed ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁points ▁scored ▁and ▁ 5 0 0 ▁reb ounds ▁in ▁his ▁short ▁two - year ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁A BA , ▁joining ▁team m ates ▁Ray ▁Williams ▁and ▁Ch arn cy ▁E ph ri am ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁Wh irl w inds ▁to ▁accomplish ▁the ▁fe at . ▁ ▁February ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁A BA ▁All - Star ▁Game ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 2 3 - 1 2 2 ▁Eastern ▁conference ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁West , ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 4 , 4 8 8 ▁at ▁the ▁Jackson ville ▁V eter ans ▁Memorial ▁Arena ▁in ▁Jackson ville , ▁Florida . ▁Kay ode ▁Ay eni , ▁a ▁forward ▁from ▁the ▁Jersey ▁Express , ▁was ▁reward ed ▁with ▁the ▁game ' s ▁Most ▁Val u able ▁Player ▁award ▁after ▁scoring ▁a ▁game - high ▁ 2 5 ▁points . ▁ ▁Play offs ▁After ▁the ▁A BA ▁All - Star ▁Game , ▁the ▁play offs ▁started . ▁ ▁All ▁teams ▁still ▁playing ▁were ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁enter . ▁ ▁Jackson ville ▁Gi ants ▁and ▁S out heast ▁Texas ▁Must angs ▁were ▁given ▁by es ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁r ounds