Akingbade, Green each pour in 18 in defeat of Blizzard in Barre
Published on February 9, 2008 under American Basketball Association (ABA)
Vermont Frost Heaves News Release
The Vermont Frost Heaves bolted to a 45-18 lead after the first quarter, then coasted to a 133-103 victory over the Boston Blizzard at the Barre Municipal Auditorium on Saturday afternoon.
Dokun Akingbade and Terrance Green each poured in 18 points, while Antonio Burks added 16, Brett Gravitt 15, and Issa Konare and Markus Austin 14 each. Dwayne Lee scored 12 and Erik Nelson 10 in Vermont's balanced attack.
Vermont, now 24-4, succeeded on 13 three-point attempts for the game, and placed every player in the scoring column.
Ja-maal Brooks scored 22 points to lead Boston, whose record falls to 7-15.
After a game at Montreal on Friday, Feb. 15, the Frost Heaves return to Barre on Sunday, Feb. 17, for a 2:05 p.m. date with the Halifax Rainmen.
Tickets for any Frost Heaves home game may be purchased at the door beginning one hour before tip-off; by going to flynntix.org; by calling 802-86-FLYNN; or by stopping by the Flynn's main box office at 153 Main Street in Burlington. Tickets for games in Barre are also available at First In Fitness in Montpelier and Allen Lumber in Barre. Groups of 20 or more may call the Frost Heaves' office at 802-860-0082 for discounted rates.
Vermont home games are also Webcast live and archived for rebroadcast at vermontfrostheaves.com. In addition. affiliates of the Vermont Access Network in Barre, Burlington, Cavendish, Hartford, Hyde Park, Ludlow, Lyndonville, Montpelier, Newport, Plymouth, St. Albans, St. Johnsbury, Windsor and Woodstock rebroadcast Frost Heaves home games over local cable systems, and Burlington Telecom makes them available to subscribers as a video-on-demand option.
The presenting sponsor for Frost Heaves Webcasts is the Vermont State Employees Credit Union.
Radio broadcasts of Vermont games, home and away, may be heard on WSNO AM 1450 in Barre; WJOY AM 1230 in Burlington; and on the Web at vermontfrostheaves.com, while WLVB FM 93.9 in Morrisville carries a select Frost Heaves "Game of the Week."
The Frost Heaves Official Team Sponsors are the Vermont State Employees Credit Union and the Vermont Army National Guard.
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