Royal comeback falls short
Published on March 10, 2007 under American Basketball Association (ABA)
Montreal Royal News Release
Montreal, Canada. The ABA Montreal Royal was unable to complete a spectacular comeback against the Buffalo Silverbacks in front of a raucous crowd at the Pierre Charbonneau Center. Trailing by a score of 51-25 at the half, the Royal seemed down and out as Buffalo stretched its lead to 24 points with 6:49 left in the third quarter. The Royal responded with 14 straight ponts at the end of the quarter to cut Buffalo's lead to 10 heading into the 4th and final quarter. The Royal came out firing on all cylinders and even took the lead wityh 4:30 left in the game. But Buffalo's Lamar Castile took charge of the Silverbacks offense scoring the team's last five points to finish with a game high 34. Castile's final two free throws sealed the game for Buffalo who came out on top, 102-99.
Forward Shawn Browne scored 21 for the Royal; Eche Okafor chipped in with 20. For more information, call 514 872 6644 or visit www.montrealroyal.com or www.abalive.com.
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