NBDL daily developments

Published on February 3, 2005 under NBA G League (G League) News Release

EXPERIENCE BANK: Should Florida or Columbus players have a question about anything that happens during their series at Germain Arena this weekend, they need not go further than their bench to find the answers. Flame head coach Dennis Johnson and Dragons head coach Jeff Malone played in a combined 2,005 NBA games.

HALFTIME INSPIRATION: While attending a local high school basketball game earlier this week, Florida Flame players Hiram Fuller and Darius Rice were asked to speak to the players from Lehigh High School at halftime. Following some inspirational words from Fuller and Rice, Lehigh rallied from a 10-point deficit to defeat Sebring by 15.

THEY CALL ME MR. COOK: Fayetteville point guard Omar Cook leads the league in three of six per game statistical categories kept by the NBDL. Cook also holds NBDL career records for games played (133), minutes played (4,100), assists (952) and steals (247).

NBDL STATISTICAL LEADERS
Category Player Team PG
Scoring Matt Carroll Roanoke 19.6
Rebounding James Thomas Roanoke 14.0
Minutes Played Omar Cook Fayetteville 38.1
Assists Omar Cook Fayetteville 8.2
Steals Omar Cook Fayetteville 2.2
Blocked Shots Mike Benton Columbus 2.0

YOU WANT SCORING? Then catch tonight's game between Roanoke and Asheville at the Asheville Civic Center. Tonight's game is the rubber game of a three-game set between the Altitude and the Dazzle. In a pair of games since January 29 the two teams have combined to score 460 points.

JUST MISSED A FIRST: Florida guard Marcus Moore was just two assists shy of recording the first triple-double in NBDL history in the Flame's overtime loss to Columbus on Wednesday. Moore finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.

WEDNESDAY'S OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
· Columbus forward Scott Merritt scored 24 and recorded eight rebounds at Florida.
· Guard Ramel Curry scored 18 in his first game with the Riverdragons.
· Florida forward Kirk Haston scored 28 points, had seven rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots in an overtime loss.

TODAY ON NBA TV: The Huntsville-Columbus game from the MLK Showcase on Jan. 17 will be aired today at 3:30 p.m. ET. "This Week in the NBDL" airs live today at 9 p.m. ET.

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