Bellingham Slam hold off King County, 121-99
December 3, 2006 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
King County Royals News Release
SEATTLE - Former Saint Martin's College standout Brandon Hartley led all players with 30 points as the Bellingham Slam continued to hold King County winless with a 121-99 victory in an American Basketball Association game Sunday night at the Wellness Center at North Seattle Community College. Another former south Sound collegiate player, Mike Parker from Evergreen State College, added 26 points for the Slam.
King County (0-3), playing for the first time in nearly two weeks, hung tough with Bellingham through most of the first half, drawing even at 31-31 with 1:24 left in the first quarter and trailing by six with 3:46 remaining in the second, before the Slam ended the first half with a 14-3 run for a 71-54 halftime lead. The Slam shot 64 percent from the floor in the first half, their most productive stretch thus far this season.
Bellingham (4-2) carried their double-digit lead through the third quarter and into the fourth, before a Kyle Keyes jumper with 7:04 remaining capped a Royals run to pull King County within five points, at 96-91. But King County would get no closer, as they were held to just two field goals the rest of the way by Bellingham. Former Oregon player Matt Short completed the scoring with a thunderous put-back dunk with five seconds remaining.
Keyes led four King County players in double figures with 22 points, while ex-Cougar Randy Green chipped in 21 points and collected ten rebounds.
The next action for the Royals will be on Dec. 14 when they entertain the Fresno Heatwave at North Seattle Community College at 8 p.m.
For more information, please call (360) 734-7526 or visit the Royals' website at www.kingcountyroyals.com.
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