Slow start dooms Miners in Pittsburgh
Published on February 25, 2008 under Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
East Kentucky Miners News Release
PITTSBURGH - John DeGroat scored a game-high 28 points Saturday night as host Pittsburgh successfully defended its home hardwood in an American Conference contest versus East Kentucky. The Xplosion held off the Miners 115-111 at the Petersen Events Center.
Pittsburgh (23-18), which owns the second-place spot in the American Conference behind frontrunner Minot, won the quarter points 5-2.
With Pittsburgh leading 113-111, Chaz McCrommon stripped East Kentucky's Josh Pace with five seconds remaining and hit two free throws to ice the game. McCrommon finished with 22 points.
Point guard Lincoln Glass added 12 points and 12 assists for the Xplosion.
East Kentucky, currently third in the American Conference, won both of the last two quarters. The Miners outscored Pittsburgh 38-33 in the third quarter.
East Kentucky (21-21) never owned a lead in the conference matchup. The Miners, however, managed to pull within one point of the Xplosion late in the fourth quarter.
Mike Dean ranked as East Kentucky's leading scorer, finishing with a team-best 24 points as part of a balanced Miner offensive effort. Boo Jackson (23 points, 10 rebounds) and Steve Thomas (22 points, 11 rebounds) had nearly identical double-double efforts for the East Kentucky pro basketball team.
Pace added 22 points and seven rebounds for the Miners. Jason McLeish scored 16 points and dished off eight assists as all five of East Kentucky's starters reached double figures in the scoring column.
Pittsburgh edged East Kentucky 39-37 in the rebounding department.
East Kentucky will move on to Atlanta for a two-game series. The Miners will face host Atlanta in games Sunday and Monday. Tip-off for Sunday's game pitting East Kentucky versus Atlanta in a battle of CBA expansion teams is set for 3:05 p.m.
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