Patroons fend off Miners
December 10, 2007 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
East Kentucky Miners News Release
ALBANY, NY - The East Kentucky Miners had their two-game win streak snapped on the road Friday night versus the Albany Patroons. Host Albany won all seven quarter points and defeated the Miners 118-107 at the Washington Avenue Armory.
Amal McCaskill paced Albany with a double-double of 28 points and 14 rebounds.
Lucious Jordan aided the Albany effort with three three-pointers, tossing in 18 points for the Patroons (4-3).
East Kentucky faced a deficit at the conclusion of every quarter. Albany led 37-33 at the end of the first quarter. The Patroons were out in front 57-50 when the game entered halftime.
Boo Jackson paced East Kentucky with a game-high 30 points.
Nat Burton added 27 points on an 11-of-12 shooting effort from the field.
Dayshawn Wright, the latest signee for the Albany team, added 16 points.
Chad Timberlake followed with 12 points for the Patroons.
Ed Horton and Marcus Heard each had 15 points for the Miners. Josh Pace and Daniel Price both netted 14 points for the East Kentucky team. Reo Logan finished with eight points for the Miners (5-5).
The Patroons outscored East Kentucky 33-30 in a high-scoring third quarter. Albany led 90-80 at the end of the third period.
Albany will host East Kentucky Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the second and final game of a two-game series between the two CBA teams.
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