Lake Michigan Admirals Win Again
Published on December 13, 2009 under American Basketball Association (ABA)
Lake Michigan Admirals News Release
Benton Harbor, MI - Sunday afternoon history was made in the ABA! The West Virginia Blazers played the second of a two game set against the Lake Michigan Admirals in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The historic "3/10 & Out" rule came into effect for only the second time in the ABA's history. Ironically, the West Virginia Blazers have been involved in both historical events! The "3/10 & Out" rule occurs when both teams are tied after regulation play, then tie again after overtime, the team that scores 10 points first in the final overtime takes home the victory. The newly formed Lake Michgian Admirals showed why they're a team not to be overlooked.
The Lake Michigan Admirals and West Virginia Blazers were tied at the end of the first quarter 28 - 28. The Blazers (ranked #11 in the ABA Power Rankings) took over the second quarter and outscored the Admirals 37 - 29 to take a halftime lead 65 - 57. After a halftime performance by the Benton Harbor High School Pep Band, an appearance by Miss Michigan, and a motivating halftime speech by Head Coach Mike Ahrens and Assistant Coach Buck Riley, the crowd of over 400 people were ready to see their home team come out firing. They were not disappointed as the Admirals responded to the crowd outscoring the Blazers 37 - 18. Dominick Melton had 13 of his game high 31 points to ingnite the Admirals to a 94 - 83 lead after three quarters. Jaman Montgomery of the Blazers scored 30 points overall, but most notably hit the game-tying shot at the end of regulation play with the score being 127 - 127. Owner Chris Glisson commented "You couldn't put two more evenly-matched teams on the same court as we're seeing tonight!" There were five minutes put on the clock for overtime and again the teams evened up the score 136 - 136. In the final overtime, the "3/10 and Out" rule came into effect. The first team to score 10 points wins the game and that's just what the Admirals did sweeping the West Virginia Blazers 146 - 139. Little did they know, the fans of southwestern Michigan got to witness history in the making!
Leading scorers: Dominick Melton 31 points Antonio Griffin 29 points Odgra Bobo 28 points
Leading rebounder: Antonio Griffin, 10 rebounds
Assist leader: Anthony Slater, 11 assists
Steals: Jeremy File, 3 steals
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