Miracles Win Last Regular Season Game against Jazz
March 3, 2013 - National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada)
Moncton Miracles News Release
(Montreal, QC) The Moncton Miracles, presented by Rogers, defeated the Montreal Jazz with a final score of 135-87. The Miracles finish the 2012-13 NBL of Canada Regular Season with a 20-20 record and a 5 game win-streak.
The Miracles began their final regular season game going point for point against the Jazz. They would only lead by one halfway through the first quarter, 13-12. Moncton would soon take hold of the scoreboard and push ahead by 9 points to finish the first twelve minutes of play, 30-21.
Moncton would dominate the game from behind the arc and shoot 41.18% from the 3-point line while Montreal would struggle in a major way shooting 12.50%. The second quarter was a close one for the first 4 minutes with the Miracles lead being cut to 5-points. Moncton having the hot hand would then outscore their opponents 30-17 to finish the half with a convincing 60-38 lead.
The Miracles showed no signs of slowing down in their final game and came out with their usual third quarter burst. They would score an outstanding 41 points compared to Montreal only putting up 21 points on the board. Moncton would break the 100-point mark by the end of the third quarter, 101-59.
Devin Sweetney would break 4 records in the fourth quarter. He would score his 1,000th point and be the only player to ever get this achievement in one season. Sweetney would break the scoring record for one game dropping 56 points, which was previously held by Jazz's Eric Frederick with 47 points. He broke the record for most 3's in a game with 10 as well as most 3's in a season with 114.
Devin Sweetney led the way for the Miracles with 56 points and 8 rebounds. Kamar Burke had his first double double of the season with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Damian Buckley was the force for the Jazz with 15 points. Manix Auriantal and Farnold Degand were next with 13 points each.
Upcoming Community Events: The Miracles will be running their March Break Camps beginning Monday, March 4th until Thursday, March 7th.
Purchase your 2013-14 Miracles Season Tickets before March 15th and receive 10% off. Make sure to get the seats you want reserved early as well as take advantage of all of the season ticket holder benefits.
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