Daredevils outlast Miners, 108-102
November 29, 2007 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
East Kentucky Miners News Release
PIKEVILLE, KY. - In a game that had each team being minus five players down the stretch, visiting Butte held on to defeat East Kentucky 108-102 Thursday night at the East Kentucky Expo Center. Butte built a double digit lead in the first half and held off East Kentucky in the second half.
Marcus Jefferson paced Butte with a game-high 26 points. Aaron Cook followed with 25 points for the Daredevils. Jibril Hodges netted 23 points for the Butte team.
Martane Freeman and Jason Miller also reached double figures for the Daredevils, finishing the contest with 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Butte sprinted out in front in the opening quarter, leading 32-21 at the conclusion of the first period.
Mike Crain led East Kentucky with a team-best 23 points. Six different Miners reached double figures in the scoring column. Ed Horton was East Kentucky's second-leading scorer, finishing with 14 points. Reo Logan and Lawrence Barnes each had 13 points for the Miners. Boo Jackson pushed in 11 points while Marcus Heard added 10.
Jason McLeish finished just outside of double figures, ending the regular-season CBA matchup with nine points.
Five players were ejected from each team a second quarter altercation.
East Kentucky players ejected from the game were Jackson, McLeish, Byron Allen, Bryant Northern and Josh Pace.
The following Butte players were ejected: Jason Miller, Lionel Davis, Tim Taylor, Benon Callier and Sir Valiant Brown.
Butte improved to 3-5 after claiming the win.
East Kentucky, following the loss, dropped to 3-4.
The Miners managed to finish strong, outscoring Butte 30-25 in the fourth quarter.
Butte won the quarter points battle 5-2.
East Kentucky will return to the Expo Center hardwood Sunday evening at 4:05 p.m. when Atlanta visits for the first of two straight American Conference games.
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