Mavericks Top Bulldogs 163-108

Published on March 7, 2010 under American Basketball Association (ABA)
Southeast Texas Mavericks News Release


The Southeast Texas Mavericks (23-3) faced the Arlington Bulldogs on Saturday night in their final regular season game and in their last game at Ford Arena. The Mavs will move into their own Arena next season.

The Mavericks closed the doors of Ford Arena for themselves after two highly successful seasons there.

The Mavs dominated the first period of play! Again Josh Pace and Jermaine Blackburn got SETX out and running with their solid play on both ends of the court. Jon Rogers and Alex Sanders controlled the paint, while point guard Herman Favors ran the show as the Mavericks cruised to a big lead at the end of the first quarter 45-15.

The onslaught continued in the second quarter as the Mavs continued the lead big! Back up Mavs point guard Kenny Dawkins continued his recent outstanding play as he continued to control things on court for Southeast Texas. The Mavs took a 80-43 lead to the locker-room at halftime.

After the break SETX continued where they had left off in the first half as Mike Crain, Anthony Lumpkin, DeSean While, DeRon Rutledge, and Pace just continued to set the tone and tempo for the game. At the start of the fourth quarter the Mavericks emptied their bench and the Mavericks cruised to a 163-108 win.

MAVS SCORERS:

The Mavericks again had balanced scoring for the game. Kenny Dawkins led the Mavs with 23 points and was the game's MVP! Jon Rogers chipped in 21 points and 10 rebounds. Jermaine Blackburn and Josh Pace added 19 points each. Reigning League MVP DeRon Rutledge followed up with 16 points and 7 rebounds. DeSean White and Mike Crain had 13 and 11 points respectively. Myron Jenkins led the Bulldogs with 24 points.

MAVS SUPERLATIVES:

* The SETX Mavericks have an All-Time Record of 34-2 at Ford Arena in two seasons.

* The Mavericks have now won 11 straight games.

* The Mavs have a record of 50-5 in two seasons in the ABA.

MAVS NEXT GAME:

The Mavericks will host an ABA Final 8 Playoff game on Monday night, March 15th at Lamar State College-Port Arthur. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 PM.

NOTE: The SETX Mavericks ABA Playoff Games will be played at the Parker Multipurpose Center on the campus of Lamar State College-Port Arthur.

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