Rowe scores 27, leads Horizon to 143-107 victory over Wilkes-Barre
March 20, 2004 - Eastern Basketball Alliance (EBA)
Harrisburg Horizon News Release
Harrisburg... The Wilkes-Barre Blast came to play the defending EBA champion Harrisburg Horizon last night.
But the real blast came when the Horizon scored 48 points in the first quarter. Wilkes-Barre never recovered and the Harrisburg ran away with a 143-107 victory.
Power forward Kevin Rowe scored a team-high 27 points to lead the Horizon in scoring for the third consecutive game. Center James Inman added 23 points off the bench and former Harlem Globetrotter Wendyl Daniel contributed 19 points to the winning effort.
The game began with both teams trading baskets and playing to a 10-10 tie. Harrisburg then launched an all-out assault, converting from behind the arc three times in the first quarter and getting the ball in deep to Daniels, who had his way down low against overmatched Wilkes-Barre defenders. Harrisburg exploded to a 48-22 lead by the end of the first quarter and the game was essentially over.
Former Susquehanna High School star forward Kevin DeVan led the Blast with 23 points from the forward position. It was not enough. The Horizon led by as many as 38 and six players finished in double digits.
The punchline came when Rowe lobbed a pass to Inman for an alley-oop with under two minutes remaining.
The only dent in the Horizon armor came when guard Mike Shue injured his left arm after midway through the second quarter. Shue's injury occurred when his shot was blocked and, though he recovered the loose ball and scored on a short jump shot, Shue left the game immediately after and did not return. He is questionable for next Saturday's game against Schuylkill. Shue was the team's leading scorer at the time of his injury with 14 points.
The Horizon will look to win their fourth consecutive game next Saturday as they host the Schuylkill Fire Dogs at Penn State Harrisburg's Capital Union Building. The Horizon are in contention for their third straight EBA Championship.
Eastern Basketball Alliance Stories from March 20, 2004
- Rowe scores 27, leads Horizon to 143-107 victory over Wilkes-Barre - Harrisburg Horizon
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