Xplosion held to season low, fall at Minot, 95-82
February 27, 2007 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
Pittsburgh Xplosion News Release
MINOT, ND , February 27, 2007 - A cold shooting night from the perimeter proved to be too much for Pittsburgh (5-31), which dropped a 95-82 decision to American Conference leading Minot (23-12) in Continental Basketball Association action at the Minot Civic Center. Lewis Monroe led four Xplosion players in double figures with 17 points and eight rebounds.
The Black and Gold, which were held to a franchise-low 82 points, connected on just two of 21 attempts from three-point range against the Skyrockets and shot just 36 percent (33-90) for the game overall. Minot meanwhile established an early 10 point advantage and made it stand-up throughout, never trailing in the contest.
The Skyrockets won the opening quarter, 27-19, but the Xplosion fought back to pick up the second quarter point, 29-28. The final two frames proved to be tight, low-scoring affairs with Minot capturing both periods. The won the third quarter, 20-18, and the fourth, 20-16.
In addition to Monroe, Rob Griffin tallied 15 points and seven assists, Kevin Pittsnogle netted 11 points and grabbed nine boards and Greg Jenkins chipped in with 11 points and six caroms.
David Harrison paced Minot with 25 points.
The Xplosion face Minot again on Wednesday night. The team returns home on Saturday, March 3 against the Albany Patroons at Mellon Arena and Sunday, March 4 against Indiana at the Petersen Events Center. For more information visit www.pittsburghxplosion.com or call the Xplosion ticket office at (877) 410-9900.
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