Xplosion Win Streak Blown Away by Alley Cats
January 19, 2006 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Pittsburgh Xplosion News Release
Pittsburgh, PA. The visiting Indiana Alley Cats defeated the Pittsburgh Xplosion 122-116 snapping Pittsburgh's seven-game ABA winning streak. Janerio Spurlock led the Xpolsion with 30 points and former NBA star Armon Gilliam added 24 as the Xplosion's record fell to 12-8. Indiana's Chandler Thompson was the game's top scorer with 36 points and Shaun Fountain poured in 27 as the Alley Cats improved their record to 19-1, best in the ABA.
Indiana held a 15-point lead in the second half, propelled by fast-break baskets, strong offensive rebounding and quickness at the guard position, but the Xplosion stormed back late in the 4th quarter to tie the game at 109. In the final minutes of the game, the Alley Cats played tough defense to send the Xplosion to defeat. A long three-point shot by the Xplosion's Coleco Buie at the buzzer closed the final gap to six points. After scoring 50 points in a win against the Kentucky Colonels, Buie, a 6'5" guard, chipped in 20 in the loss to Indiana. The Alley Cats bounced back from their first loss of the season to the Florida Pit Bulls.
The game at the Mellon Arena was a showdown between the top two teams in the ABA's Freddie Lewis Division. With the victory, Indiana increased its lead to 7 games over the second place Xplosion. For more information, email Matt Doherty at dohertm1@aol.com or visit www.pittsburghxplosion.com or www.abalive.com. -
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