Drive Beat St. Louis 93-80, Conference Magic Number at 1

February 26, 2012 - Premier Basketball League (PBL)
Central Illinois Drive News Release


Bloomington, IL, 2/26/12 - The Central Illinois Drive, presented by Sonic, beat the St. Louis Phoenix 93-80 Sunday afternoon on the road. With the win the Drive move to 14-0. Perry Petty led the Drive with 21 points. It was his second 20+ point performance of the week. On Thursday he had 27 points at Chicago. Rodney Edgerson had 20 points and Jemal Farmer had 15.The team shot 50.7% overall and went 6 for 19 from three-point range. The Drive hit 17 of 26 free throws.

Central Illinois got out to a 17-10 lead in the 1st quarter. They extended the lead in the 2nd with a quarter score of 33-25. They were up 50-35 at halftime. The Phoenix outscored the Drive 26-22 in the 3rd but Central Illinois still led 72-61. The Drive led the 4th quarter scoring 21-19 and took home the win to wrap up the road trip.

With the win the Drive are one win away from the Central Conference regular season title. They have a record of 14-0 while second place Sauk Valley is 7-5 and third place Chicago is 6-6. If the Drive were to only win one more game and Sauk Valley won the rest of their games, then they would both stand at 15-5. Because the Drive have already claimed the season series with Sauk Valley (3-0) the Drive hold the tie breaker. Chicago would only go to 14-6 if they won out. Also the Drive will be playing Sauk Valley next Sunday at 3:05 pm at U.S. Cellular Coliseum. So they will have the chance to claim the conference title at home against the second place team. Their fate is in their hands.

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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