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Rainmen Defeat Millrats in Saint John

January 10, 2013 - National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada)
Halifax Rainmen News Release


On Thursday night the Rainmen travelled to Saint John to take on Atlantic Rivals the Mill Rats. The Rainmen were able to ride a big 3rd quarter to a 102-89 victory, improving to 11-12 on the season and taking possession of second place in the Atlantic Conference.

The Rainmen didn't get off to a great start, but guard Joey Haywood scored six straight points to cut the Mill Rats lead to 13-12 with 5:58 to play in the 1st. In the first quarter the Rainmen shot only 30% and trailed 25-18. Rainmen forward Quinnel Brown led all players with 8 points and 5 rebounds in the first quarter.

In the second quarter the Rainmen outscored the Mill Rats 30-23, as Cedric Moodie hit a jumper right before the half-time buzzer- his 8th point of the half- to tie the game at 48. Quinnel Brown and Joey Haywood led the Rainmen with 11 points each in the first half, while Hillary Haley chipped in 9 and 5 rebounds and Antoine Tisby had 4 points and 8 rebounds. Anthony Anderson led Mill Rats with 12 points and 6 assists in the first half.

In the third quarter, the Rainmen took their first lead of the game 50-48 on a pair of free-throws from Joey Haywood. The Rainmen continued on a 13-0 run to lead 61-48, and later had a separate 11-0 run in outscoring the Mill Rats 32-17 in the quarter and taking a 80-65 lead into the fourth. In the fourth quarter Cedric Moodie hit a couple shots, Malcolm White had back-to-back dunks and the Rainmen took care of business, winning the game with a final score of 102-89.

The Rainmen were led by guard Cedric Moodie who scored 20 points, including 4 threes, in his first game with the team. Quinnel Brown and Antoine Tisby had double-doubles with 19 points and 12 rebounds for Brown, and 10 points and 11 rebounds for Tisby. Hillary Haley had 15 points and 8 rebounds off the bench, and Joey Haywood chipped in with 14 points, including a perfect 3-3 from downtown.

The Rainmen shot 42% from the field, 44% from 3 and 80% from the free-throw line, and out-rebounded the Mill Rats 68-41. Contributions off the bench were also key for the Rainmen as they out-scored the Mill Rats bench 49-29, and all 10 active players scored. The Mill Rats were led by guards Anthony Anderson, Jerice Crouch and Joe Posey who each had 14 points, and now fall to 11-12 on the season.

The Rainmen will travel next week to face the Oshawa Power and the Windsor Xpress.

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