Chinooks Slam Bellingham For 5th In a Row
Published on June 12, 2013 under International Basketball League (IBL)
Portland Chinooks News Release
Portland, Oregon - There was a lot at stake Tuesday night at Eastmoreland Courts when Portland hosted Bellingham in International Basketball League action. The Chinooks, fighting for playoff seeding, took care of business with a 121-113 decision over the defending league champions.
Portland (8-5) scored the game's first five points before Bellingham came back to tie it at 10 all. After pushing the lead back to six, Portland found themselves down by a point after the first quarter, 28-27 thanks to a 12-5 spurt by the visitor. The Chinooks surged back ahead 51-36, their largest margin of the first half, on a 24-8 run midway through the 2nd. They carried a 67-57 lead into the break.
Portland still had things under control in the third period, leading by 14 at the midway point. The Slam squeezed in a few buckets to get within 92-83 headed to the 4th. Bellingham started the final period with back-to-back hoops and all of a sudden, it was a 5-point game. The Chinooks quickly pushed it back to ten before holding on for an 8-point win. Portland has now won five straight games, and eight of their past ten. They stopped Bellingham's ten-game winning streak, handing the Slam just their second defeat. Portland leads Salem by a half-game for 3rd place in the Continental Conference.
Kevin Ford (6'9" C - Oral Roberts) had one of his best games as a Chinook with a triple-double, including a season-high 29 points. He also pulled down 16 rebounds and dished for 10 assists. Jared Cunningham (6'9" F - Cleveland State) added 25 points, and David Lucas (6'8" F - Oregon State) hit for 21. Germain Jordan (6'6" F - Dillard) had a double-double 17 points and 13 rebounds.
Portland annihilated Bellingham on the boards, 57-23. The Chinooks were able to overcome 26 turnovers. They dialed up 8 of 16 three-pointers and shot 58% from the field.
Jared Stevenson paced Bellingham with 30 points. Derrick Webb added 15, and Drew Ready was steady with 14.
With that slim lead over Salem, Portland welcomes the Sabres on Friday night at 7:00pm. Join us for the final six regular-season home games and the IBL playoffs on July 4th weekend at Eastmoreland Courts!
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