Lake Michigan Admirals Lose 137-133 To The Detroit Hoops
Published on December 20, 2009 under American Basketball Association (ABA)
Lake Michigan Admirals News Release
St. Joseph, MI.- The Lake Michigan Admirals were at it again Saturday night at Lake Michigan Catholic making history once again. The Admirals were in complete control going into the second quarter against the Detroit Hoops. The momentum was definitely energized by the olley oop from Western Michigan University's Jeremy File to high flying Florida State's Antonio Griffin with 9:26 left in the second quarter. This is where history was made. Griffin was well above the rim and came down with authority and shattered the backboard. "I have never seen anything like that in all of my years of watching basketball," said Ron Franks, season ticket holder from Eau Claire. There were hundreds of fans on the court taking pictures of the shattered backboard and were amazed at what they witnessed. The game was delayed for only an hour due to the community efforts of Robert Hughes, Jeff Ross, facility manager Tom Strzyzykowski and others. "I loved to see all of the volunteers come together and take down the shattered backboard and repalce it with a new one that quick. That's what the ABA is all about, bringing people together to do good for others," said Owner Chris Glisson. The Admirals were in the lead 43-26 at that point and as much as 30 points at one time in the first half but the Detroit Hoops must have stayed loose because they came out on fire. The Hoops #21 Carr and #7 White both had a game high of 35 points a piece to mount a second half turn around outscoring the Admirals 81-54. In the final seconds Jon'tee Willhite had a chance to tie the game up but missed the three pointer to give the Detroit Hoops the victory in front of a crowd of 400. The final score was Detroit Hoops 137-133 over the Lake Michigan Admirals.
Leading Scorer Shane Ross 25
Leading Rebounder Shane ross 10
Assists Leader Jeremy File 6
Steals Jon'tee Willhite 3
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