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Florida Tops Roanoke In Inaugural Season Opener, 106-102

November 21, 2004 - NBA G League (G League)
Florida Flame News Release


FORT MYERS, FL, November 21- The Florida Flame (1-0) topped the Roanoke Dazzle in front of 2,451 fans at Germain Arena in their inaugural game of the NBDL by a score of 106-102. Kirk Haston recorded his first double-double of the season, scoring 23 points and grabbing 16 rebounds in the win. James Thomas grabbed a game high 19 rebounds in the loss for Roanoke (1-1).

All five starters for the Flame were in double figures in terms of scoring. Kendall Dartez scored 15 points and tallied ten rebounds capturing his first double-double of the season while Kevin Braswell tallied a game high ten assists and poured in ten points for Florida. The Dazzle were paced by Cory Alexander, who scored 21 points and recorded eight assists while George Williams added 19 points for Roanoke.

?I thought for the first night out in league play they reacted very well,? said Head Coach Dennis Johnson, ?they found a way to come together.?

The Flame overcame a slow start shooting only 25% in the first quarter connecting on only six of 24 field goals as Roanoke grabbed an early 19-14 lead at the quarter break behind the strong post play from James Thomas.

The Flame defense stepped it up in the second quarter, holding the Dazzle to only 19% shooting from the field grabbing a 36-35 halftime lead.

Florida then extended their lead going up 15 points, their largest of the game, with 1:59 remaining in the third quarter on a jumper by Marcus Moore and cruised to a 70-60 third quarter lead.

Roanoke would close the lead to four points during the fourth quarter, but could not close the gap any further as Florida pulled out the 106-102 victory in their first ever NBDL game.

?If you keep doing the work that you do out there, with all the hustle on the court, the shots are going to fall and they did,? said Coach Johnson.

Darius Rice added 12 points and Carl English scored 15 in the win for Florida. Sung-Yoon Bang and Kevin Owens each scored ten points for Roanoke.

The two teams will face each other again on Tuesday, November 23, at 7:30 p.m. at Germain Arena. Tickets are available by visiting www.ticketmaster.com.

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