Mill Rats Road Winning Streak Ends in Halifax
November 18, 2011 - National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada)
Saint John Riptide News Release
(Halifax, NS): The Saint John Mill Rats three game road winning streak came to an end at the hands of the Halifax Rainmen, 122-104 at the Metro Centre.
The travel weary Mill Rats, who won 106-90 last night in Summerside after a two-win road trip to Ontario, hung tough through the first quarter, 27-27. They trailed just 44-42 with 5:33 left in the second quarter before the Rainmen went on a 12-2 run to grab a double digit lead. They held a 60-51 lead at the half.
In the third quarter Halifax began to pull away, leading by as many as 22. The Mill Rats cut the lead as close as 102-90 but never mounted a serious challenge the rest of the way.
Saint John's record drops to 3-4 while Halifax improves to 3-2.
Steve Deluca led the Mill Rats with 22 points. Anthony Anderson scored 19, Will Blalock 18, and Antoine Tisby 17. Joey Haywood led six Halifax players in double figures with 26.
The Mill Rats road trip wraps up on Sunday at 2:00 PM in Moncton against the Miracles. Visit www.nblcanada.ca dkSddjumsLKBKW3GWUOGng] to watch the games live on the internet.
Saint John's next home games feature a trifecta of action beginning on Wednesday Nov 30th at Harbour Station.
Mill Rats single game and flex tickets are now on sale at the Harbour Station box office 657-1234 or the Mill Rats office 214-4454. The Mill Rats next home game is November 30th at Harbour Station.
National Basketball League of Canada Stories from November 18, 2011
- Oshawa Power Improve to 3-3 with Overtime Win Over London 100-96 - Mississauga Power
- Storm Back On Winning Track - Summerside Storm
- Rainmen Defeat Mill Rats - Halifax Rainmen
- Miracles Fight Hard But Fall Short to the Storm - Moncton Miracles
- Mill Rats Road Winning Streak Ends in Halifax - Saint John Riptide
- Oshaw Power Announce 2-For-1 Ticket Offer in November - Mississauga Power
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