Robertson, defense, lead Frost Heaves past Quebec
January 20, 2008 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Vermont Frost Heaves News Release
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada-B.J. Robertson scored 17 points to lead the Vermont Frost Heaves to their 20th victory of the season, a 94-74 defeat of the Quebec Kebekwa at the Pavillion de la Jeunesse on Sunday afternoon.
Vermont, now 20-3 and the top-rated team in the ABA Power Rankings, nursed a 45-40 lead at the half before breaking the game open in the third quarter. Terrance Green scored 16 points and Antonio Burks added 10 for the visitors, who spread the scoring load among 10 players.
Chad Bell's 16 points led the Kebs, who dropped to 9-12.
The Frost Heaves head to Madison, N.J., to take on the Jersey Express on Thursday, Jan. 24, before returning home for a 7:05 p.m. date with the Montreal Royal on Thursday, Jan. 31, at Burlington's Memorial Auditorium. WCAX TV personality Tim Kavanagh will serve as the Northfield Savings Bank Community All-Star as he joins the Frost Heaves in a salute to Vermont's Special Olympians.
Tickets for any Frost Heaves home game may be purchased at the door beginning one hour before tip-off; by going to flynntix.org; by calling 802-86-FLYNN; or by stopping by the Flynn's main box office at 153 Main Street in Burlington. Tickets for games in Barre are also available at First In Fitness in Montpelier and Allen Lumber in Barre. Groups of 20 or more may call the Frost Heaves' office at 802-860-0082 for discounted rates.
Vermont home games are also Webcast live and archived for rebroadcast at vermontfrostheaves.com. In addition. affiliates of the Vermont Access Network in Barre, Burlington, Cavendish, Hartford, Hyde Park, Ludlow, Lyndonville, Montpelier, Newport, Plymouth, St. Albans, St. Johnsbury, Windsor and Woodstock rebroadcast Frost Heaves home games over local cable systems, and Burlington Telecom makes them available to subscribers as a video-on-demand option.
The presenting sponsor for Frost Heaves Webcasts is the Vermont State Employees Credit Union.
Radio broadcasts of Vermont games, home and away, may be heard on WSNO AM 1450 in Barre; WJOY AM 1230 in Burlington; and on the Web at vermontfrostheaves.com, while WLVB FM 93.9 in Morrisville carries a select Frost Heaves "Game of the Week."
The Frost Heaves Official Team Sponsors are the Vermont State Employees Credit Union and the Vermont Army National Guard.
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