Miners roll past Xplosion
December 24, 2007 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
East Kentucky Miners News Release
PIKEVILLE, KY. - Boo Jackson scored 20 points and pulled down a game-high 16 rebounds Sunday evening as host East Kentucky defeated Pittsburgh 103-82 in an American Conference matchup at the East Kentucky Expo Center.
East Kentucky won the quarter points 6-1 in the CBA regular-season game.
East Kentucky (9-10) will play in Atlanta and Butte before returning to its friendly confines for its next home game Jan. 26.
"It was very important to get this win before the holiday break and prior to leaving for Atlanta," said East Kentucky Coach Kevin Keathley. "Our players came in today and gave a tremendous effort in front of a very supportive home crowd. Again, we had a tremendous team effort. Winning the quarter points convincingly was also a big plus."
Josh Pace added a triple-double of 22 points and 10 assists for the Miners. Nearly recording his third double-double of the season, Pace pulled down eight rebounds.
Mike Crain scored 17 points and Jason McLeish added 16 for host East Kentucky.
After exiting the first quarter in a 22-22 tie, East Kentucky owned the next two periods. The Miners cruised into halftime out in front 48-35.
East Kentucky owned a commanding 81-60 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
The Miners held Pittsburgh (9-8) to less than 40 percent shooting from the field.
Carl Krauser led Pittsburgh with a game-high 31 points. Krauser was 9-of-18 from the field.
Shaun Fountain followed with 16 points for the Xplosion. Chaz McGrommon netted 10 points in the Pittsburgh team's setback.
East Kentucky will return to action Thursday on the road at Atlanta versus the Krunk. Tip-off for the East Kentucky-Atlanta game is set for 7:05 p.m.
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