Frost Heaves Make Late Plays to Win at Halifax
December 12, 2007 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Vermont Frost Heaves News Release
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada-Dokun Akingbade slammed home two offensive rebounds on consecutive possessions in the final two minutes to boost the Vermont Frost Heaves to a 105-103 victory over the Halifax Rainmen at the Metro Centre Wednesday night.
Consecutive three-pointers from Terrance Green and Antonio Burks midway through the fourth quarter gave Vermont the lead it wouldn't relinquish, and Erik Nelson sank two free throws with 24 seconds to play to give the Frost Heaves their winning margin.
Five Vermont players scored in double figures, led by Issa Konare (19 points), Green and Burks (18 each, including four three-pointers each), Dwuan Rice (13) and Markus Austin (12). The Frost Heaves' bench poured in 61 points on the evening as the defending ABA Champs built their record to 8-2.
Eric Cruikshank led the Rainmen (2-8) with 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Vermont will visit the Boston Blizzard on Saturday, Dec. 15, before returning to the Green Mountain State the next day for a 4:05 p.m. date in Burlington's Memorial Auditorium with the Manchester Millrats, the No. 1 team in the ABA Power Rankings and the team that has tagged Vermont with both of its defeats this season. Several Frost Heaves players will appear at Apple Mountain Vermont Gifts on Church Street earlier that day, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., to meet, greet and sign autographs.
Tickets for any Frost Heaves home game may be purchased at the door beginning one hour before tip-off; by going to flynntix.org; by calling 802-86-FLYNN; or by stopping by the Flynn's main box office at 153 Main Street in Burlington. Tickets for games in Barre are also available at First In Fitness in Montpelier and Allen Lumber in Barre. Groups of 20 or more may call the Frost Heaves' office at 802-860-0082 for discounted rates.
Vermont home games are also Webcast live and archived for rebroadcast at vermontfrostheaves.com. In addition. affiliates of the Vermont Access Network in Barre, Burlington, Cavendish, Hartford, Hyde Park, Ludlow, Lyndonville, Montpelier, Newport, Plymouth, St. Albans, St. Johnsbury, Windsor and Woodstock rebroadcast Frost Heaves home games over local cable systems, and Burlington Telecom makes them available to subscribers as a video-on-demand option.
The presenting sponsor for Frost Heaves Webcasts is the Vermont State Employees Credit Union.
Radio broadcasts of all Vermont games, home and away, may be heard on WSNO AM 1450 in Barre; WJOY AM 1230 in Burlington; and on the Web at vermontfrostheaves.com, while WLVB FM 93.9 in Morrisville carries a select Frost Heaves "Game of the Week."
The Frost Heaves Official Team Sponsors are the Vermont State Employees Credit Union and the Vermont Army National Guard.
For more information, visit vermontfrostheaves.com.
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