Windsor's Regular Season Closes with Loss
February 28, 2015 - National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada)
Windsor Express News Release
(WINDSOR, ON) With their spot in the NBL playoffs locked up, the Windsor Express fell 112-99 to the Brampton A's at the WFCU Centre on Saturday night.
The win was valuable for Brampton (18-14), who clinch home court advantage in their conference semifinal series against the London Lightning.
Windsor (21-11) closes the regular season as the #1 overall seed in the NBL playoffs and will start their conference semifinal against Mississauga on Saturday, March 7th at the WFCU Centre.
The Express opened the game with a 23-19 lead after the first quarter, but relinquished that momentum in the second.
Brampton tore open the contest in the second after a 22-8 run and turned a 34-34 game into a 58-48 game at the half.
The A's kept the pedal down in the third, outscoring Windsor 31-23 and increasing their lead to 18 heading into the fourth.
Windsor played with a short bench, resting starters Tony Bennett and Quinnel Brown.
Ryan Anderson had a game-high 21 points and added 7 rebounds.
Adrian Moss dished out nine assists to go with seven points in 25 minutes of play.
For the Express, it's on to the playoffs, hosting Game 1 of their Conference Semifinal on Saturday, March 7th at 7:00pm at the WFCU Centre.
The following is their series schedule:
Game 1 - Saturday, March 7th at WFCU Centre 7:00pm
Game 2 - Tuesday, March 10th at WFCU Centre 7:00pm
Game 3 - Thursday, March 12th at Hershey Centre 7:30pm
Game 4 - Tuesday, March 17th at Hershey Centre 7:30pm (if necessary)
Game 5 - Wednesday, March 18th at WFCU Centre 7:00pm (if necessary)
Last season, the Express swept Mississauga on their way to their first NBL Championship.
2015 Windsor Express playoff packages and single game tickets are available online at www.windsorexpress.ca or by phone at 519-800-3665.
They can also be purchased at the TekSavvy.com Box Office inside the WFCU Centre or at www.wfcu-centre.com.
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