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Drive Beat Indiana 122-89, Go Perfect at Home in Regular Season

March 24, 2012 - Premier Basketball League (PBL)
Central Illinois Drive News Release


Bloomington, IL, 3/24/12 - The Central Division Champion Central Illinois Drive, presented by Sonic, beat the Indiana Diesels Saturday afternoon at home 122-89. With the win, the Drive finished their regular season home schedule unbeaten. They are now 18-1 on the season and competing with Rochester for first overall in the PBL. The loss was at Sauk Valley. Matt Salley and Mike Malat led scoring with 19 points. Rodney Edgerson had 17 points. The team shot 48.8% overall and went 11 for 29 from three-point range. The Drive hit 27 of 25 free throws and had 52 rebounds.

The Drive controlled play in the opening quarter. They made good shots and got rebounds when they missed. They had 20 rebounds in the 1st quarter alone. Coach AJ Guyton let some bench players get some action early and the move paid off. The Drive led 32-20 after the 1st.

In the 2nd the Drive kept the offense coming but Indiana stayed with them early. As the quarter moved along the Drive got hotter. Eventually they would outscore the Diesels 35-21 in the quarter and led 67-42 at the half. The team had 32 rebounds at halftime and Matt Sally led the team with 13 points.

The Drive opened up their lead to 30 points in the 3rd. As was the case in the 2nd, Indiana was able to score early on but Central Illinois got stingy on defense late in the quarter. The Drive led by 36 at the end of the quarter and were up 95-59. They outscored Indiana 28-17 in the quarter.

The Drive focused more on defense in the final quarter and were able to wrap up the win. Indiana kept pushing but it was never close enough to make a comeback of any sort. Indiana outscored Central Illinois 30-27 in the quarter.

The Drive play their last game of the regular season next Friday at 1:05 pm as they travel to the Chicago Muscle. 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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