Nighthawks beat Ballerz at buzzer, 115-113
December 4, 2006 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Virginia Ballerz News Release
Richmond, VA. The ABA Maryland Nighthawks beat the Richmond Ballerz with a winning two pointer at the final buzzer Sunday at the Arthur Ashe Center, 115-113. The Ballerz took an early lead in the first quarter and maintained it throughout the second quarter going into halftime ahead 56-47. Maryland rallied back early in the third quarter and tied the game at 74 all with 3:33 left in the quarter. Both teams kept a strong momentum as the lead changed hands eight times in the second half of the game with the Ballerz taking the lead in the fourth quarter 102-94 with just five minutes left in the quarter. Maryland mounted a tenacious comeback drive with several ste3als in the backcourt, turnover scores and 3-D advantages to tie the game at 113.
With just 33 seconds left, Nighthawks Anton Jennifer stole in inbounds pass. Nighthawks Mark Karcher was blocked by Ballerz Herb Jones resulting in a turnover to the Ballerz with a pass thrown to Mario Tabron who was called for an offensive charge as he was attempting a lay up with 14 seconds left. Jennifer brought the ball up and drove to the basket. The ball rimmed out with one second left and Andrew Washington tipped it in for the win at the buzzer.
Although injuries prevented team top scorer Tarik and leading rebounder Brian DeMarco Williams from playing in Sunday's game, the Ballerz exhibited great effort and picked up the slack with 14 rebounds from Jermaine Bell and 11 from Herb Jones. The Ballers were led by Harold Deane with 20 poiints, Jermaine Bell with 17 and Herb Jones with 13. All three were above their season scoring average.
The Ballerz are 2-3 for the season, Maryland 5-5. The Ballerz next game is Thursday, Dec 7 versus the Brooklyn Wonders. The game will be played at Arthur Ashe Center at 705, tickets are available on game night. For more information, call 804 647 4391 or visit www.richmondballerz.com or www.abalive.com.
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