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Drive Beat Indiana 117-76 Without Ruffin, Still Perfect

February 4, 2012 - Premier Basketball League (PBL)
Central Illinois Drive News Release


Whiteland, IN, 2/4/12 - The Central Illinois Drive, presented by Sonic, beat the Indiana Diesels 117-76 on the road Saturday and improved to 7-0. They were without guard Daniel Ruffin. Jemal Farmer and Perry Petty tied as leading scorers for the Drive with 24 points each. Farmer was 4-6 from three-point range and Petty hit 14 of 17 free throws. Central Illinois shot 53.42% (39-73) and were 47.37 % (9-19) from three point range.

The Drive were able to get out to an early lead in the opening quarter. Perry Petty led the attack with 10 points in the quarter. Even though the Drive were able to keep the offense flowing, the Diesels did a good job of not falling behind too far. Indiana never fell behind by double digits in the quarter. The Drive finished the 1st quarter up 27-18.

The offense continued in the 2nd quarter as the Drive started with an 11-4 run. After his quick start in the 1st, Perry Petty continued scoring with 7 points in the 2nd quarter. Jemal Farmer picked things up as well and finished the half with 16 points. The Drive ended the half up 60-41.

In the 3rd quarter the Drive opened up the lead. They would eventually stretch out a 33 point lead but Indiana hit a shot before the buzzer to bring the score to 92-62 at the end of the 3rd.

In the final quarter the Drive kept things moving. They stretched the lead to 41 points, the largest of the day. They held the Diesels to 14 points in the quarter and were able to hold onto the big lead for the win. They are still the only perfect team in the PBL.

The Drive play the Diesels again tomorrow in Bloomington. The game starts at 2:05 pm and is a great way to kick off Super Bowl Sunday before the Patriots and Giants faceoff. For more on the Central Illinois Drive, visit www.drivehoops.com and visit the Premier Basketball League at www.thepbl.com. All games can be heard on WJBC Online.

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