PITTSBURGH, December 10, 2007 - A late fourth quarter run gave the Albany Patroons a 111-102 victory over the Pittsburgh Xplosion Monday night at Mellon Arena. The score was tied at 93 with 5:36 to play, but a 14-2 run by the Patroons over the next 4:05 fueled the victory. Albany took five of seven quarter-points in the win, the Pats' fourth victory in a row.
Guard Chad Timberlake scored a team-high 25 points. Amal McCaskill had 18 points and nine rebounds, as six Patroons scored in double figures against their division rivals.
The Xplosion started strong, leading by as many as 11 in the first quarter. Albany inched back late in the period, but the Xplosion won the point, 33-30. The teams traded leads throughout the second quarter, but the Xplosion took the quarter point by a basket on a John DeGroat lay-in with three seconds to play. Pittsburgh led, 65-60, at halftime.
The Patroons will next face the East Kentucky Miners on a two-game road trip to Pikevllle, before returning December 22 for a two-game series with the Oklahoma Cavalry.
Albany at Pittsburgh
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Game No. 54 12/10/07 7:05 PM Mellon Arena
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1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH Total Points
Albany 30 30 21 30 111 5.0
Pittsburgh 33 32 16 21 102 2.0
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Technical Albany Qtr Time Pittsburgh Qtr Time
Fouls None None
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Attendance: 401 Time: 0:00 Referees: Lee, Eric
Bromley, Jesse
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Albany Patroons
Name S MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3FGM 3FGA PCT PTS OR DR TR AST PF EF TO BS ST
1 Smith, Dajan * 29 6 7 85.7 5 7 71.4 0 0 0.0 17 2 3 5 4 4 0 3 0 1
2 Timberlake, Chad * 45 11 23 47.8 2 2 100. 1 4 25.0 25 1 5 6 6 2 0 2 0 1
3 Powell, Rashaad * 27 5 6 83.3 0 0 0.0 1 1 100. 11 1 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 0
4 Burton, Nat * 38 6 15 40.0 4 4 100. 0 3 0.0 16 4 3 7 0 3 0 3 0 0
5 McCaskill, Amal * 35 8 12 66.7 2 2 100. 0 0 0.0 18 3 6 9 5 4 0 3 1 0
6 Shackelford, Dewayne 21 5 10 50.0 1 2 50.0 1 2 50.0 12 0 2 2 2 1 0 2 0 2
7 Williams, Jason 7 1 2 50.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
8 Wright, DayShawn 12 1 2 50.0 4 4 100. 0 0 0.0 6 2 2 4 0 2 0 1 1 0
9 Bowers, Will 13 1 2 50.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2 0 3 3 1 2 0 2 0 0
10 Jordan, Lucious 13 1 5 20.0 0 0 0.0 0 2 0.0 2 2 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 1
TOTAL 240 45 84 53.6 18 21 85.7 3 12 25.0 111 16 27 43 20 24 0 20 2 5
Team Rebounds: 8 Team TO: 0
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Pittsburgh Xplosion
Name S MIN FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT 3FGM 3FGA PCT PTS OR DR TR AST PF EF TO BS ST
1 McCrommon, Chaz * 39 6 11 54.5 6 6 100. 0 0 0.0 18 4 6 10 3 3 0 1 1 0
2 White, Albert * 43 13 24 54.2 2 2 100. 3 7 42.9 31 0 2 2 5 1 0 1 1 1
3 DeGroat, John * 37 4 11 36.4 1 1 100. 0 0 0.0 9 3 7 10 3 4 0 3 0 0
4 Mickens, Kevin * 36 3 10 30.0 5 7 71.4 0 0 0.0 11 3 3 6 1 4 0 2 0 3
5 Fountain, Shaun * 38 7 14 50.0 2 2 100. 1 1 100. 17 2 0 2 5 4 0 6 0 3
6 Krauser, Carl 24 4 7 57.1 5 8 62.5 1 1 100. 14 3 0 3 5 1 0 2 0 1
7 Baker, Lawrence 20 1 6 16.7 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2 3 1 4 1 2 0 4 0 1
8 Oatis, Donald 3 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
TOTAL 240 38 84 45.2 21 26 80.8 5 9 55.6 102 18 19 37 23 20 0 20 2 9
Team Rebounds: 5 Team TO: 0
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