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Explosion places third place in Western Division and lock up third place for Tournament

June 26, 2008 - International Basketball League (IBL)
Snohomish County Explosion News Release


Tacoma, Wash. - June 26, 2008 - The Jazz of Tacoma win 114-106 over the visiting Edmonton and close out the season with wins over the Slam and the Chill.

"This is the lift that can change history for the Explosion," Sturlaugson said. "Our road to the Championship game has just took a turn that we wished for but never thought would happen". Now the Explosion will be the third seed with game time Friday around 7:30 after the 5:00 game ends. This means that the Explosion play Central Oregon and with a win they would look to play the Vancouver Volcanoes. Leaving Edmonton and Portland to play at 5:00 and then the winner of that bracket facing Bellingham.

Owner Nathan Mumm who lost a bet to the Edmonton Chill may never need to wear the Chill's uniform as these teams may never meet on the floor unless in the championship game.

The Snohomish County Explosion will be hosting the Western Conference Playoffs with an opening matchup between the Portland Chinooks and the Edmonton Chill (Canada) at 5pm (PST) Friday, June 27th at the Monroe Sports Arena.

The Western Division elimination round on Friday, June 27th will be followed by semi-final games on Saturday, June 28th at 5pm and 7:30pm (PST). The IBL North/South All-Star Game, 3-Point Shoot-out and Slam Dunk Contest will be followed by the Western Conference Championship game on Sunday, June 29th. The All-Star Classic will tip-off at Noon (12pm PST) followed by the Championship game at 2:30pm on Sunday.

To get your tickets to the 2008 IBL Western Conference Playoffs, call 425.339.BALL (2255) today!

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