Rome Gladiators Win Second Game of Year
Published on April 27, 2006 under World Basketball Association (WBA)
Rome Rage News Release
The Rome Gladiators proved on Thursday night at Shorter College's Winthrop-King Centre they are still head of the class in the WBA! One of the new stars this year Lamar Castille led four Gladiators in double figures, pouring in 23 points to pace Rome to a 116-99 win over the Musicians.Coach Harold Ellis in a radio interview after the big victory"We played good for three quarters but the last four minutes of the game we did not play well. We've got to be tougher," he said. "We made some good plays, but we have to be better."
GAME HIGHLIGHTS:
Rome Gladiators Leading Scorers
Lamar Castille -23 points
Shaun Fountain -20 points
Ray Cunningham- 19points 10 Rebounds
Jack Ingram- 10 points
Kenyon Gamble - 6 Blocks
OTHER GAME HIGHLIGHTS**
*The Gladiators shot 56% from the field,
*Rome got 55 points in the game from its bench
*Rome had 20 turnovers in the game, 12 fewer than it had in the opener.
*Rome also had 26 points in the game off the fast break
*The three pointer didn't beat anybody, as Rome had zero in the game and Murfreesboro had four.
*****Rome returns to action Saturday at Murfreesboro.
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