Bolts fall short to Storm in overtime
January 26, 2005 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
Rockford Lightning News Release
Rockford, IL- The return to the MetroCentre for the Rockford Lightning was a tight battle, but the Bolts dropped an overtime decision to the Great Lakes Storm, 135-130. This is only Rockford's third home loss of the season, and second straight loss since the All-Star Break.
The recently-signed Jermaine Walker led the scoring for the Bolts, pouring in 30 points in his first game in Rockford. Stais Boseman tallied 13 assists in the loss, and Jermaine Williams and Livan Pyfrom each had seven boards to lead the way for Rockford. The Lightning had six players score in double figures. Brant Bailey had 25 points, Brian Lubeck had 23 points, Stais Boseman had 19 points, Ronnie Fields had 13 points and Marshall Phillips had 11 points to round out the scoring for the Lightning. Leading all scorers for Great Lakes in the win was Jackie Butler, who had 34 points in the contest for the Storm. The Lightning drop to .500 on the year with a record of 14-14, and earned two quarter points in the defeat.
Rockford travels to Bismarck to take on the Western Conference leading Dakota Wizards for their final back-to-back Western Conference trip of the year. Tip off on Friday and Saturday night at Dakota is at 7:05 p.m. Then, the Lightning return for a rare Monday night matchup with the Great Lakes Storm on January 31 at 7:05 p.m. All kids tickets will be half-price, to order your tickets, call the MetroCentre box office at 815-968-5222.
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