Strong fourth quarter sends Yakama past Miners
Published on January 28, 2008 under Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
East Kentucky Miners News Release
YAKIMA, Wash. - Host Yakama completed a two-game sweep of East Kentucky Saturday night at the Sun Dome. The Sun Kings, despite trailing at the end of the second and third quarters, managed to pull off a 105-95 win over the visiting Miners.
Yakama outscored the Miners 30-17 in a dominant third quarter.
The Sun Kings sprinted out in front early on and led 26-21 at the end of the first period. East Kentucky bounced back in a big way in the second quarter, outscoring Yakama 33-25 on its way to a 54-51 halftime lead.
Yakama won the quarter points 5.5-1.5 in the CBA non-conference matchup.
Jason Sasser led Yakama with a double-double of 24 points and 11 rebounds.
Tim Ellis was Yakama's second-leading scorer. Ellis hit three of four three-point field goal attempts and scored 23 points.
Moochie Norris scored 14 points, Harvey Thomas tossed in 11 points and Jermaine Blackburn added 10 for the host Sun Kings.
The Sun Kings owned the boards, outrebounding East Kentucky 55-35. Yakama claimed the win in front of a very supportive home crowd. Six different East Kentucky players reached double figures in the scoring column. Josh Pace led East Kentucky with a team-high 18 points. Jason McLeish scored 17 points and Mike Dean added 16 for the Miners.
Boo Jackson turned in a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds for the visiting team. Reo Logan tossed in 12 points and Bryant Northern netted 10 for visiting East Kentucky.
The Miners will return to action on their home hardwood at the East Kentucky Expo Center on Wednesday in a game versus the Albany Patroons as part of Appalachian Wireless Miners Night. On Appalachian Wireless Miners Night, the first 2,000 fans will be able to watch the Miners take on the Patroons for only $1. The first 1,000 fans will receive a commemorative T-shirt courtesy of Appalachian Wireless.
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