Albany upends East Kentucky, 103-100
December 21, 2007 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
East Kentucky Miners News Release
PIKEVILLE, KY. - Albany prevented East Kentucky from remaining in the win column Thursday night. After being tied with the Miners at the conclusion of two different quarters, Albany outscored East Kentucky 31-28 in the fourth quarter. The Patroons prevailed 103-100 in the American Conference matchup.
Nat Burton led Albany with 26 points. Amal McCaskill recorded a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Patroons.
Dajan Smith and Jason Williams each had 10 points as part of a balanced Albany offensive effort.
Albany (7-4) outrebounded East Kentucky 46-40. The Patroons won the quarter points 5.5-1.5.
East Kentucky bolted out in front early on, leading 27-21 at the end of the opening quarter. The two teams went into halftime tied 49-49.
Josh Pace led East Kentucky with a game-high 28 points. Pace also had eight rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks.
Boo Jackson turned in a double-double of 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Miners. Mike Crain also had 18 points for host East Kentucky.
Other players in double figures in the scoring column for East Kentucky were Jason McLeish (13 pts.), Reo Logan (11 pts.) and Bryant Northern (10 pts.).
Logan had another double-double for East Kentucky, pulling down 11 rebounds.
The two teams were deadlocked at 72-72 when the third quarter ended.
East Kentucky (8-9) will be back in action Friday night on the road against the Pittsburgh Xplosion. Tip-off for Friday's East Kentucky-Pittsburgh game is set for 7:05 p.m.
The Miners will return home to the Expo Center on Sunday for another conference contest against the Xplosion. Tip-off for Sunday's game is slated for 4:05 p.m. Tickets for the Sunday game remain available.
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