Mill Rats Pretty in Pink
Published on February 11, 2011 under Premier Basketball League (PBL)
Saint John Riptide News Release
Saint John, NB: The Saint John Mill Rats were 'Pretty in Pink' tonight as they escaped with an 83-78 win over the #2 ranked Halifax Rainmen before a boisterous home crowd of 3,601. The Mill Rats players, along with Head Coach Jaren Jackson, donned pink jerseys in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness, on Hoops for Hope night.
The Mill Rats grabbed an early 5 point lead before the Rainmen raced back and took a 28-26 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Mill Rats used a swarming help defense to hold the Rainmen to a mere 10 points in the second quarter, to take a 48-38 halftime lead.
Halifax rallied to grab a 68-67 lead with 7:30 remaining on a three pointer by former '09 Mill Rat Julian Allen . The Rainmen later tied the game 76-76 on a tip in by Mike Mercer. After two Marc Egerson free throws to give Saint John a 78-76 lead, the Mill Rats forced a huge stop. With under a minute, Dwuan Rice took the foul plagued Taliek Brown off the dribble for a fallaway jumper in the lane, giving Saint John some breathing room at 80-76. On the ensuing possession it was again the 'little big man', Dwuan Rice, coming up with a huge rebound to seal the win.
Former Vermont Frost Heave Dwuan Rice led the Mill Rats with 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Marc Egerson added 15, Ross Demasi 14 and 10 rebounds, and Anthony Anderson 11. Josh Dollard led the Rainmen with 14 points.
The Mill Rats held the Rainmen to 31% shooting from the floor and outrebounded them 68-57. With the win the Mill Rats improve to 4-4 on the season and Halifax drops to 6-3.
Saint John hits the road for a contest at Dayton against the Airtstrikers on Feb 16th, and returns home for a rematch against Halifax on February 25th at 7:00pm at Harbour Station.
For more information please feel free to contact Mill Rats GM Ian McCarthy at hoops@millratsbasketball.ca or visit www.millratsbasketball.ca or www.thepbl.com.
Premier Basketball League Stories from February 11, 2011
- Kentucky Bluegrass Stallions at Rochester RazorSharks Gameday - Rochester RazorSharks
- Mill Rats Pretty in Pink - Saint John Riptide
- Rainmen fall to Millrats - Halifax Rainmen
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
