Buffalo Silverbacks Win Fifth in a Row

Published on February 22, 2007 under American Basketball Association (ABA)
Buffalo Silverbacks News Release


Buffalo, NY - On a roll, the Buffalo Silverbacks defeated the Detroit Panthers 116-102 Thursday night. This is the Silverbacks 5th straight win and closes out their regular season schedule.

Antoine Sims led the Silverbacks with 38 points. Kueth Duany added 21 points, Lamar Castile 19 and Marlin Johnson 16. Keith "Boss" Closs was only 3 points shy of a triple double, scoring 7 points, 14 rebounds and 11 monster blocks.

Buffalo is eagerly awaiting the release of the new power rankings for the ABA playoffs. Before defeating Vermont (ranked 1st in the league with a 25-5 record) and Detroit (ranked 10th with a 14-10 record) Buffalo was ranked 17th. Follow the Silverbacks through the playoffs at www.buffalosilverbacks.com.

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