Miners topple Explorers, 111-103
February 14, 2008 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
East Kentucky Miners News Release
CASCADE, MT. - The East Kentucky Miners defeated the Great Falls Explorers 111-103 Wednesday night in the first professional basketball game ever played at Cascade High School. Boo Jackson carried the biggest load for East Kentucky, scoring a game-high 40 points for the Miners.
The Miners and Explorers played the first of two games at Cascade High School. CHS is located 25 miles from Great Falls. Both teams were forced to travel on snow-packed I-15 to get to the gymnasium.
East Kentucky won the quarter points 6-1. The Explorers were only able to win the fourth quarter.
The Miners took a 56-45 lead into halftime of the non-conference matchup. Mike Dean added 28 points for the Miners. Josh Pace pushed in 14 as East Kentucky won its second straight game.
Swingman Marlyn Bryant led Great Falls with 22 points. Mike Peeples added 21 points and 6-9 forward Junior Burroughs contributed a double-double of 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Explorers. Pele Paelay scored 17 points and Maurice Carter netted 11 for host Great Falls.
East Kentucky, which improved to 20-19 after posting the win, hit 48 field goals.
The Miners will take on Great Falls Thursday night in a rematch. Tip-off for Thursday's East Kentucky-Great Falls game is set for 7:35 p.m. Great Falls, as a result of the loss, slipped to 10-22 overall.
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