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Drive Beat St. Louis 123-94, Remain Perfect at Home

March 23, 2012 - Premier Basketball League (PBL)
Central Illinois Drive News Release


Bloomington, IL - The Central Division Champion Central Illinois Drive, presented by Sonic, beat the St.

Louis Phoenix 123-94 Friday night at home. They have not lost at home all season and only have one regular season home game left. Perry Petty and Rodney Edgerson led scoring with 22 points. Nathan Fuqua had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds. The Drive shot 59.77% and went 12 for 27 from three-point range. They made 7 of 18 free throws.

Both team had no trouble scoring in the opening minutes of the game and the Phoenix offense looked pretty good. But the Drive were able to take control of things on offense by opening up the defense for easy scored down low. They forced mistakes on defense and played a smart offense. After the first quarter the Drive led 32-26.

Things continued down the same path in the 2nd quarter as the Drive kept forcing mistakes and capitalizing. Twice the Drive scored and then stole the inbounds pass for a score. The Phoenix stayed with Central Illinois for most of the quarter but the Drive pulled away late in the half. Central Illinois out scored St. Louis 36-19 in the quarter and led 68-45 at halftime. Perry Petty had 20 points while Anthony Slack had 14.

It all clicked for the Drive in the 3rd quarter as they opened up their lead. Central Illinois scored easily and often, forcing St. Louis to rush and miss easy shots. Perry Petty had yet to miss a shot going 10-10. The Drive outscored St. Louis 32-21 in the quarter and led 100-66 going to the 4th.

Coach AJ Guyton got some of his bench into the game in the 4th quarter. They did a good job to hold the lead and add to it. Rodney Edgerson scored 9 straight points early in the quarter. St. Louis outscored the Drive 26-23 in the quarter.

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