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March 25, 2008 - Premier Basketball League (PBL) News Release

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March 18, 2008

Rockford Fury 121, Dallas PBL 108

In the first game of the PBL's quadruple-header, the Rockford Fury battled Dallas in a game that was filled with playoff intensity throughout. Dallas took the initial lead in he first quarter 33-25, but the Fury battled back - and buoyed by many of its fans, who traveled from Rockford to watch their pro squad, the Fury triumphed with a 121-108 victory over Dallas. Rashi Johnson's 32 points led Rockford in scoring; Johnson's points included four 3-pointers and a 12-for-18 run from the floor. Frank Richards added 20 points for Rockford. Reggie George led the Fury in rebounds, pulling down eight boards. For Dallas, Tyrone Rayson scored 27 points and 8 rebounds; Andre Heard and Mario Kinsey each finished with 21 points apiece.

Dallas PBL (0-1)

Andre Heard 6-16 6-8 21, Mike Dawson 0-3 0-0 0, Melvin Mitchell 1-6 0-0 2, Mario Kinsey 8-15 3-5 21, Dameon Sansom 1-4 0-0 2, O'Neal Mims 2-6 0-0 4, Tyrone Rayson 11-17 1-1 27, Derale Wilson 6-19 5-6 19, Darrell Waters 1-6 3-6 6, Randall Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Tearon Hill 2-4 2-4 6. Totals 38-96 20-30 108

Rockford Fury (1-0)

Frank Richards 5-16 9-10 20, Geoff Wing 1-4 3-4 6, Amir Major 5-9 6-6 16, Rashi Johnson 12-18 4-5 32, Reggie George 5-13 6-10 16, Nick Michael 2-6 0-0 4, Anthony Simmons 6-12 4-4 17, Nicholas Trent 0-0 0-0 0, Ameer Watts 3-7 2-2 10, Maurice Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-85 34-41 121

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Dallas PBL

108

Rockford Fury

121

FG%: Dallas PBL .396, Rockford Fury .459. 3-pt FG:Dallas PBL 12-39 (Heard 3-9, Dawson 0-2, Mitchell 0-4, Kinsey 2-4, Sansom 0-3, Rayson 4-9, Wilson 2-6, Waters 1-2), Rockford Fury 9-25 (Richards 1-6, Wing 1-3, Major 0-2, Johnson 4-4, Michael 0-1, Simmons 1-4, Watts 2-5). Rebounds: Dallas PBL 29 (Heard 6), Rockford Fury 33 (George 8). Fouls Dallas PBL 32, Rockford Fury 15. Technical: none. Assists: Dallas PBL 13 (Heard 5), Rockford Fury 7 (Johnson 3). Steals: Dallas PBL 5 (Heard 2, Waters 2), Rockford Fury 8 (Richards 3). Blocked shots: Dallas PBL 8 (Mims 3), Rockford Fury 5 (George 4). Turnovers: Dallas PBL 18, Rockford Fury 11.

March 18, 2008

Reading Railers 135, Jacksonville Slam 119

The Reading Railers and the Jacksonville Slam challenged each other to a three-point shooting contest in their playoff matchup; both teams combined for 33 3-pointers, with Reading out-shooting the Slam from the 3-point line, 17 treys to 16. The Railers won the matchup 135-119, as Jared Mills' 25 points included four treys; Tayron Thomas finished with 23 points; Lennox McCoy scored 18. Aaron Williams had a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds. For Jacksonville, PBL Player of the Week Anthony Lumpkin was the high scorer for the Slam, finishing with 34 points and 6 assists; Golden Ingle's 26 points were augmented with 5 3-pointers; Antonio Lawrence put up 22 points for Jacksonville.

Jacksonville Slam (0-1)

Antonio Lawrence 8-15 3-5 22, Anthony Lumpkin 12-23 6-7 34, Anthony Hatcher 1-3 0-0 3, Xavier Morton 4-9 3-4 11, Donald Harris 3-8 2-2 9, Berry Jordan 1-3 0-0 2, Eric Williams 5-8 0-1 12, Golden Ingle 7-14 7-8 26. Totals 41-83 21-27 119

Reading Railers (1-0)

Tayron Thomas 9-12 3-5 23, Kelvin Green 4-10 2-4 11, Lennox McCoy 8-10 1-1 18, Chuck Davis 5-11 2-2 14, Brent Welton 0-0 0-0 0, Aaron Williams 4-9 6-7 14, Brad Merriweather 0-0 0-0 0, Jared Mills 10-12 1-1 25, Kashif Reyes 1-1 0-0 3, Anwar Coleman 2-6 2-2 8, Karim Smith 4-6 3-5 14, J.R. Morris 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 49-82 20-27 135

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Jacksonville Slam

119

Reading Railers

135

FG%: Jacksonville Slam .494, Reading Railers .598. 3-pt FG:Jacksonville Slam 16-36 (Lawrence 3-9, Lumpkin 4-9, Hatcher 1-3, Harris 1-3, Williams 2-3, Ingle 5-9), Reading Railers 17-34 (Thomas 2-4, Green 1-4, McCoy 1-3, Davis 2-6, Mills 4-4, Reyes 1-1, Coleman 2-5, Smith 3-3, Morris 1-4). Rebounds: Jacksonville Slam 30 (Morton 7), Reading Railers 33 (Williams 10). Fouls Jacksonville Slam 26, Reading Railers 24. Technical: none. Assists: Jacksonville Slam 12 (Lumpkin 6), Reading Railers 22 (McCoy 6). Steals: Jacksonville Slam 2 (Harris 1, Ingle 1), Reading Railers 2 (Thomas 1, McCoy 1). Blocked shots: Jacksonville Slam 3 (Morton 2), Reading Railers 2 (Thomas 2). Turnovers: Jacksonville Slam 7, Reading Railers 8.

March 18, 2008

Maryland Nighthawks 125, Wilmington Sea Dawgs 112

The Maryland Nighthawks pulled the playoffs' only first-round upset with a 125-112 victory over the Wilmington Sea Dawgs. Seven of the eight Nighthawks scored double figures, with Omar Weaver's 26 points leading the way for the Bethesda Crew. Tyrone Hammond's 22 points included a 9-for-10 run from the floor; David Bailey's 18 points were augmented with 9 rebounds. Byron Mouton's 29 points were the high-water mark for Wilmington; Charles Ward finished with 20 points and 8 rebounds, while Jermaine Williams and Jason Pryor finished with 18 and 17 points, respectively.

Maryland Nighthawks (1-0)

Warren Jefferson 5-9 7-9 18, Omar Weaver 8-20 8-8 26, Derick Payne 5-10 4-9 15, Randy Gill 4-18 6-6 15, Tyrone Hammond 9-10 4-6 22, David Bailey 6-7 6-7 18, Johan Matos 4-5 2-2 11, J.O. Ratdech Kruatiwa 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-80 37-47 125

Wilmington Sea Dawgs (0-1)

Jermaine Williams 6-9 4-4 18, Zach Herman 0-0 0-0 0, Alvin Jefferson 3-7 5-11 11, Charles Ward 7-12 6-7 20, Dexter Gregory 3-6 3-6 9, Jason Pryor 6-10 5-7 17, Joseph King 1-1 0-0 2, Bruce Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Rahiem Murphy 2-4 2-2 6, Byron Mouton 13-24 0-0 29, Devin Mooring 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-73 25-37 112

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Maryland Nighthawks

125

Wilmington Sea Dawgs

112

FG%: Maryland Nighthawks .512, Wilmington Sea Dawgs .562. 3-pt FG:Maryland Nighthawks 6-20 (Jefferson 1-4, Weaver 2-7, Payne 1-1, Gill 1-6, Matos 1-1, Kruatiwa 0-1), Wilmington Sea Dawgs 5-16 (Williams 2-2, Ward 0-1, Gregory 0-1, Pryor 0-2, Murphy 0-1, Mouton 3-9). Rebounds: Maryland Nighthawks 28 (Bailey 9), Wilmington Sea Dawgs 25 (Ward 8). Fouls Maryland Nighthawks 23, Wilmington Sea Dawgs 23. Technical: none. Assists: Maryland Nighthawks 17 (Gill 6), Wilmington Sea Dawgs 10 (Williams 4). Steals: Maryland Nighthawks 6 (Hammond 2, Bailey 2), Wilmington Sea Dawgs 7 (Williams 2, Mouton 2). Blocked shots: Maryland Nighthawks 0, Wilmington Sea Dawgs 4 (Ward 2). Turnovers: Maryland Nighthawks 15, Wilmington Sea Dawgs 14.

March 18, 2008

Arkansas Impact 115, Chicago Throwbacks 102

The Impact slid by the Chicago Throwbacks 115-102, as Jeremy Bell's 29 points included a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line. Ryan Holmes and Tyrone Davis finished with 20 and 19 points, respectively; Davis also finished with 8 rebounds and two blocked shots. Jimmie Miles was the top scorer for the Chicago Throwbacks, with 29 points on the night; Aaron Carr had 21 points, while Sherell Ford had a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Chicago Throwbacks (0-1)

Steve Strong 3-12 6-9 12, Stanley Thomas 3-10 0-2 6, Aaron Carr 5-10 9-10 21, Carl Marshall 0-0 0-0 0, Jimmie Miles 9-15 3-6 28, William Gourhke 1-1 0-0 2, William Mayfield 4-7 1-2 9, Sherrel Ford 5-9 6-7 17, Jason Warren 1-5 1-2 3, Michael O'Neal 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 33-72 26-38 102

Arkansas Impact (1-0)

Tyrone Davis 5-13 9-10 19, Jeremy Bell 9-22 8-8 29, Gabe Feagin 2-8 2-2 6, Warren Beaulah 2-5 1-2 7, Nick Tuggle 7-15 2-2 17, Ryan Holmes 7-14 5-6 20, Eddie Withers 4-9 5-5 13, Larry Satchell 1-1 2-4 4, Curtis Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-87 34-39 115

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Chicago Throwbacks

102

Arkansas Impact

115

FG%: Chicago Throwbacks .458, Arkansas Impact .425. 3-pt FG:Chicago Throwbacks 10-35 (Strong 0-4, Thomas 0-6, Carr 2-6, Miles 7-13, Ford 1-3, Warren 0-3), Arkansas Impact 7-26 (Davis 0-2, Bell 3-8, Feagin 0-3, Beaulah 2-4, Tuggle 1-4, Holmes 1-4, Withers 0-1). Rebounds: Chicago Throwbacks 38 (Ford 11), Arkansas Impact 32 (Davis 8). Fouls Chicago Throwbacks 26, Arkansas Impact 28. Technical: none. Assists: Chicago Throwbacks 9 (O'Neal 3), Arkansas Impact 14 (Feagin 3, Beaulah 3). Steals: Chicago Throwbacks 4 (Strong 1, Thomas 1, Miles 1, Warren 1), Arkansas Impact 9 (Bell 3). Blocked shots: Chicago Throwbacks 4 (Thomas 1, Gourhke 1, Ford 1, Warren 1), Arkansas Impact 2 (Davis 2). Turnovers: Chicago Throwbacks 7, Arkansas Impact 5.

March 19, 2008

Reading Railers 104, Maryland Nighthawks 96

In the opening game of the second round playoff doubleheader, the Railers stayed strong and defeated the Maryland Nighthawks 104-96, continuing Reading's unbeaten streak with their fifth victory over their Eastern Division rivals. Lennox McCoy put together a strong game for the Railers, with 21 points and six assists, while Jared Mills finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Aaron Williams manufactured a double-dobule with 11 points and a team-high 13 rebounds. For Maryland, Randy Gill set a PBL playoff record with 37 points, including hitting 8 three-pointers, also the most treys ever scored in a PBL playoff match.

Maryland Nighthawks (1-1)

Warren Jefferson 2-5 0-0 4, Omar Weaver 11-24 1-2 25, Derick Payne 6-23 1-3 13, Randy Gill 14-27 1-2 37, Tyrone Hammond 3-8 1-2 7, David Bailey 5-8 0-5 10, Johan Matos 0-2 0-0 0, J.O. Ratdech Kruatiwa 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-97 4-14 96

Reading Railers (2-0)

Tayron Thomas 4-12 3-4 11, Kelvin Green 5-9 3-4 13, Lennox McCoy 9-11 3-7 21, Chuck Davis 3-4 0-0 6, Aaron Williams 3-6 5-7 11, Jared Mills 7-16 5-6 20, Kashif Reyes 0-0 0-0 0, Anwar Coleman 2-5 1-2 7, Karim Smith 3-7 2-2 11, J.R. Morris 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 38-75 22-32 104

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Maryland Nighthawks

Reading Railers

104

FG%: Maryland Nighthawks .423, Reading Railers .507. 3-pt FG:Maryland Nighthawks 10-35 (Jefferson 0-2, Weaver 2-9, Payne 0-6, Gill 8-16, Hammond 0-2), Reading Railers 6-23 (Thomas 0-3, McCoy 0-2, Davis 0-1, Williams 0-1, Mills 1-2, Coleman 2-5, Smith 3-7, Morris 0-2). Rebounds: Maryland Nighthawks 37 (Bailey 9), Reading Railers 53 (Williams 13). Fouls Maryland Nighthawks 26, Reading Railers 10. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: Maryland Nighthawks 15 (Gill 4), Reading Railers 21 (Thomas 6, McCoy 6). Steals: Maryland Nighthawks 3 (Jefferson 3), Reading Railers 5 (Thomas 1, McCoy 1, Williams 1, Smith 1, Morris 1). Blocked shots: Maryland Nighthawks 6 (Matos 3), Reading Railers 4 (Williams 2). Turnovers: Maryland Nighthawks 4, Reading Railers 15.

March 19, 2008

Arkansas Impact 112, Rockford Fury 108

The afternoon matchup saw the Arkansas Impact collide with the Rockford Fury. At one point in the game, Arkansas held a 17-point lead over the Fury, until Arkansas' Larry Satchell received two technical fouls in the third quarter and was ejected from the game. Rockford clawed their way back in the match, but could not get past the Impact, losing 112-108. Nick Tuggle's 29 points were tops for the Little Rock crew; Tyrone Davis added 20 points and Gabe Feagin put 15 on the board. Ameer Watts had a strong game for Rockford, with 26 points and a trio of 3-pointers; Geoff Wing's 21 points were augmented with 5 treys; Nick Michael and Rashi Johnson had 16 and 15 points, respectively.

Rockford Fury (1-1)

Frank Richards 2-4 0-0 5, Geoff Wing 5-9 6-6 21, Amir Major 3-5 2-3 8, Rashi Johnson 5-13 3-4 15, Reggie George 0-1 3-6 3, Nick Michael 6-20 3-5 16, Anthony Simmons 4-11 5-5 14, Ameer Watts 9-20 5-5 26. Totals 34-83 27-34 108

Arkansas Impact (2-0)

Tyrone Davis 7-17 5-5 20, Jeremy Bell 3-15 5-8 13, Gabe Feagin 5-9 5-6 15, Warren Beaulah 0-2 0-0 0, Nick Tuggle 13-25 2-2 29, Ryan Holmes 5-14 0-0 11, Eddie Withers 6-8 2-2 15, Larry Satchell 4-4 1-1 9. Totals 43-94 20-24 112

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Rockford Fury

108

Arkansas Impact

112

FG%: Rockford Fury .410, Arkansas Impact .457. 3-pt FG:Rockford Fury 13-39 (Richards 1-3, Wing 5-8, Johnson 2-6, Michael 1-5, Simmons 1-7, Watts 3-10), Arkansas Impact 6-24 (Davis 1-5, Bell 2-5, Feagin 0-3, Beaulah 0-2, Tuggle 1-3, Holmes 1-5, Withers 1-1). Rebounds: Rockford Fury 40 (Michael 16), Arkansas Impact 42 (Bell 8, Tuggle 8, Withers 8). Fouls Rockford Fury 22, Arkansas Impact 25. Technical: Satchell, Arkansas (2, ejected). Assists: Rockford Fury 10 (Wing 3), Arkansas Impact 17 (Feagin 6). Steals: Rockford Fury 6 (Richards 4), Arkansas Impact 8 (Bell 3). Blocked shots: Rockford Fury 1 (George 1), Arkansas Impact 5 (Davis 2, Tuggle 2). Turnovers: Rockford Fury 12, Arkansas Impact 7.

March 20, 2008

Rochester Razorsharks 100, Reading Railers 76

There will be one more game for the RazorSharks as they defeated the Reading Railers last night 100-76 in the East Division Championship. The last time these two teams faced off, Reading dominated winning 114-99 giving the RazorSharks their worst loss in team history. This time though the Railers couldn't match that and ran out of gas after playing their 3rd straight game in 3 days. The victory made it 46 straight wins at home, continuing their Rochester sports history record and now move on to their 2nd league championship game in 3 years (2005-2006 ABA Champions).

Rochester was led by Sammy Monroe's 16 points (pictured) and a huge night from James Reaves, who finished with 13 points and 14 rebounds and 4 blocks, capturing his league-leading 6th double-double of the season. The RazorSharks spread the ball around all night with 6 players scoring in double figures. Jerice Crouch also finished with 13 points and had 3 steals. The Reading Railers were led by Tayron Thomas' 11 points, 9 coming in the 1st, and finished with a team-high 18 points and 8 assists.

Reading Railers (2-1)

Tayron Thomas 5-16 7-8 18, Kelvin Green 1-2 0-0 2, Lennox McCoy 3-11 1-1 8, Chuck Davis 4-7 0-0 9, Brent Welton 0-1 1-2 1, Aaron Williams 2-6 2-2 6, Brad Merriweather 2-4 0-0 4, Jared Mills 3-7 2-2 10, Kashif Reyes 0-2 0-0 0, Anwar Coleman 3-10 0-0 9, Karim Smith 2-10 0-0 6, J.R. Morris 1-10 0-0 3. Totals 26-86 13-15 76

Rochester Razorsharks (1-0)

Jerice Crouch 5-10 3-3 13, John Halas 0-1 0-0 0, Keith Friel 4-11 2-2 10, Derik Hollyfield 2-4 0-0 5, Demond Stewart 3-5 3-4 11, Sammy Monroe 7-11 2-3 16, Marlin Johnson 2-3 0-0 4, Vidal Massiah 4-8 0-0 8, James Reaves 4-11 5-8 13, Steve Hailey 2-7 0-0 4, Arthur Barclay 2-4 0-0 4, Ron Rollerson 4-7 4-5 12. Totals 39-82 19-25 100

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Reading Railers

Rochester Razorsharks

100

FG%: Reading Railers .302, Rochester Razorsharks .476. 3-pt FG:Reading Railers 11-37 (Thomas 1-6, McCoy 1-3, Davis 1-2, Welton 0-1, Mills 2-2, Reyes 0-2, Coleman 3-9, Smith 2-6, Morris 1-6), Rochester Razorsharks 3-22 (Crouch 0-3, Halas 0-1, Friel 0-5, Hollyfield 1-3, Stewart 2-3, Monroe 0-2, Massiah 0-1, Reaves 0-2, Hailey 0-2). Rebounds: Reading Railers 39 (Williams 9), Rochester Razorsharks 57 (Reaves 14). Fouls Reading Railers 19, Rochester Razorsharks 25. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: Reading Railers 18 (Thomas 8), Rochester Razorsharks 17 (Reaves 3, Hailey 3). Steals: Reading Railers 9 (McCoy 3, Davis 3), Rochester Razorsharks 13 (Crouch 3, Monroe 3). Blocked shots: Reading Railers 5 (Smith 2), Rochester Razorsharks 13 (Reaves 4). Turnovers: Reading Railers 20, Rochester Razorsharks 20. Attendance: 5217.

March 20, 2008

Arkansas Impact 102, Quad Cities Riverhawks 93

"We're going to the 'ship! We're going to the 'ship!" shouted a jubilant Arkansas Impact coach Todd Day as he danced with his players in their locker room, just moments after stunning the Quad Cities Riverhawks 102-93 in front of a packed house at Black Hawk College Gymnasium.

For three quarters, the Impact and Riverhawks battled tooth and nail, with neither team gaining more than a two-possession lead. The Riverhawks, buoyed by their raucous fan base, pulled to within a point at the third quarter, 71-70. But in the fourth quarter, the Impact took advantage of costly Riverhawks turnovers. Even in the final moments, with Quad Cities threatening to bring the game to within three points, Bobby Anderson missed two key free throws - the Hawks retained possession, but could not score on three consecutive jump shots.

Jeremy Bell stepped up to the plate for the Impact, scoring 23 points on 9-for-16 shooting from the floor. Teammates Ryan Holmes and Tyrone Davis put in 22 and 20 points, respectively, for Arkansas.

For the Quad Cities Riverhawks, Bobby Anderson had a double-double of 30 points and 14 rebounds, leading his team in both categories. Willie Mitchell (15 points) and Quinnel Brown (10 points) were the only other Riverhawks to score in double figures.

Arkansas Impact (3-0)

Tyrone Davis 8-17 2-2 20, Jeremy Bell 9-16 5-6 23, Gabe Feagin 4-11 2-4 10, Warren Beaulah 0-1 0-2 0, Nick Tuggle 5-13 0-0 10, Ryan Holmes 8-16 4-4 22, Eddie Withers 3-8 1-2 7, Larry Satchell 3-4 4-6 10. Totals 40-86 18-26 102

Quad Cities Riverhawks (0-1)

Ty Johnson 4-9 1-4 9, Bobby Anderson 11-17 2-5 30, Willie Mitchell 6-17 3-4 15, Dave Bancroft 0-1 2-2 2, Keith Gaydon 4-11 1-3 9, Ryan Edwards 2-10 5-6 9, Lonnie Randolph 1-6 0-2 3, Johnny Cox 2-4 2-2 6, Quinnel Brown 4-9 1-2 10. Totals 34-84 17-30 93

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Arkansas Impact

102

Quad Cities Riverhawks

FG%: Arkansas Impact .465, Quad Cities Riverhawks .405. 3-pt FG:Arkansas Impact 4-19 (Davis 2-5, Bell 0-3, Beaulah 0-1, Tuggle 0-4, Holmes 2-4, Withers 0-2), Quad Cities Riverhawks 8-29 (Johnson 0-2, Anderson 6-10, Mitchell 0-3, Edwards 0-6, Randolph 1-5, Brown 1-3). Rebounds: Arkansas Impact 53 (Feagin 9), Quad Cities Riverhawks 51 (Anderson 14). Fouls Arkansas Impact 27, Quad Cities Riverhawks 22. Assists: Arkansas Impact 28 (Tuggle 8), Quad Cities Riverhawks 19 (Mitchell 4). Steals: Arkansas Impact 6 (Bell 2, Feagin 2, Withers 2), Quad Cities Riverhawks 12 (Anderson 4, Randolph 4). Blocked shots: Arkansas Impact 2 (Tuggle 1, Holmes 1), Quad Cities Riverhawks 5 (Edwards 2). Turnovers: Arkansas Impact 18, Quad Cities Riverhawks 20.

Game reports compiled via team press releases, and from articles appearing in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, the Reading Eagle, the Rockford Register-Star, the Quad City Times, the Wilmington Star-News, and other newspapers.

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