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Millrats Home Finale Saturday

February 21, 2008 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
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Manchester, NH: The Manchester Millrats regular season home finale is this Saturday at 1:30 pm versus the Jersey Express at the Fieldhouse on the campus of Southern New Hampshire University.

This will be the first match up ever between Manchester and the Express.

Fans will get their last chance to see the Millrats up close in action this season! The Millrats have made several key acquisitions and are peaking on their way to the ABA playoffs, having won 8 of their last 9 games.

Newcomer 6'9 center Cedric McGinnis scored 27 points against Quebec on Sunday. Manchester also features the third best player in all of the USA minor leagues in 5'11 guard Anthony Anderson (UMass). All Millrats home game are events featuring singers, the Pink Sapphire Dancers, and halftime entertainment.

Manchester finishes out the ABA season on the road in March with trips to the Bahamas, Singapore, Boston, and at Jersey. If the Millrats can maintain a top 4 ranking, they will receive a bye into the ABA's Great 8 tournament to be held in Quebec City from March 26th to the 30th.

Doors open one hour prior to tip off. Tickets are available at the door, online, or by calling 1-866-9-GET-TIX, and are just $9.75 for adults, and $6.75 for kids (4-17). Special pricing for groups of 20 or more.

Note: OurSports Central no longer actively covers the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a professional league due in part to its inability to publish and play a schedule and the transitory nature of many of its teams. For information on professional minor leagues, please see OSC's basketball section.



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