Miners go up early, beat Butte
January 4, 2008 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
East Kentucky Miners News Release
BUTTE, MT. - Six different players reached double figures in the scoring column Thursday night as East Kentucky beat Butte 103-95 at the Butte Civic Center and pulled ahead 2-1 in the Mining City Challenge.
The Miners, playing in their first game of the new year, won the quarter points 5-2. After posting the win, East Kentucky evened its overall record to 11-11.
Boo Jackson, a recent CBA American Conference Player of the Week honoree, hauled in a game-high 20 rebounds and scored 15 points for the Miners.
Ed Horton, playing in the East Kentucky backcourt out of a reserve role, also scored 15 points for the visiting team.
Josh Pace led East Kentucky in scoring with 20 points. Pace pulled down nine rebounds in a near double-double effort.
Jason McLeish and Lawrence Barnes scored 14 points apiece while Mike Crain tossed in 10 as part of an extremely balanced East Kentucky offensive effort.
East Kentucky was 22-for-28 from the free throw line.
The Miners outscored Butte 26-16 in a dominant first quarter. East Kentucky owned a commanding 58-41 halftime lead.
The Miners outrebounded Butte 51-40.
Odell Bradley led Butte (12-8) with a game-high 31 points. Bradley, notching a double-double, pulled down 12 rebounds for the Daredevils.
Jibril Hodges scored 20 points and Martane Freeman added 16 for host Butte. Benson Callier also reached double figures scoring for the Daredevils, ending the non-conference matchup with 14 points.
Butte fell short after outscoring East Kentucky in each of the last two quarters.
East Kentucky will look to record a second straight win over Butte on Friday night when the two teams meet at the same venue. Tip-off for Friday's East Kentucky-Butte game is set for 6:15 p.m.
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