PATROONS HOME WIN STREAK SNAPPED; FALL 108-104 TO PITTSBURGH
The Albany Patroons' 7-game home winning streak ended tonight, as the Pittsburgh Xplosion, in a close match, took a 108-104 victory over the Patroons. Albany took the first and fouth quarters, and tied the second, to earn 2 1/2 quarterpoints; the Xplosion won the second quarter to claim 4 1/2 quaterpoints.
Albany actually won the first quarter when, with the score tied 28-all, Chad Timberlake's running floater with seconds left on the clock gave Albany a 30-28 quarter win.
The Xplosion was able to tie the second quarter with some last-second heroics of their own; when Chaz McCrommon stole the ball and, as he passed the halfcourt line, heaved a prayer that went in, a 3-point basket that tied the game.
With seconds ticking down in the fourth quarter, Albany's Jamaal Miller made two free throws to bring the Patroons to a 104-103 deficit; however, the Pats committed a delay of game in the final seconds when Nat Burton stepped over the end line while trying to rebound the ball, earning a delay of game technical foul, and allowing Pittsburgh to score on a technical foul shot by Shaun Fountain, Fountain was able to convert the final four free throws of the game to seal the victory.
For the Patroons, Nat Burton led all scorers with 27 points; Amal McCaskill earned 22 points and 9 rebounds. The Xplosion were led by Chaz McCrommon with 24 points and 8 rebounds. The Patroons and Xplosion will face each other tomorrow night, Saturday, January 5th.
 | And the rockets' red glare... the bombs bursting in air... |
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 | Patroons General Manager Dave Bestle (left) and Patroons President Benito Fernandez (right) present Patroons PR director Julie LaFrano (center) with her Minorleaguenews.com Ralphie Award for Minor League Basketball PR Director of 2007. |
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 | Daniela, a member of the Emeralds for the past three seasons, is moving to England to continue her academic studies. Daniela, it's not goodbye ... it's "See you soon." |
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 | "Lucious, did that announcer say you just made a 3-pointer all the way from Lark Street?" |
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 | DayShawn Wright showing Pittsburgh's John DeGroat some muscle. |
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 | Jamaal Miller waving bye-bye as he races to the hoop. |
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 | In the lower left corner, Jason Williams watches in amazement as the big man, Amal McCaskill, gets some serious air against Pittsburgh's Simplice N'Joya. |
Pittsburgh at Albany
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Game No. 98 01/04/08 7:35 PM Washington Avenue Armory
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1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH Total Points
Pittsburgh 28 32 25 23 108 4.5
Albany 30 32 16 26 104 2.5
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Technical Pittsburgh Qtr Time Albany Qtr Time
Fouls None 4 0:18
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Attendance: 1010 Time: 0:00 Referees: Abeyta, Keith
Adams, Bennie
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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 White, Albert * 24 4 11 36.4 0 0 0.0 1 2 50.0 9 2 4 6 1 5 0 2 0 3
2 DeGroat, John * 25 4 9 44.4 0 2 0.0 2 3 66.7 10 4 4 8 1 6 0 3 0 0
3 Mickens, Kevin * 32 8 17 47.1 2 3 66.7 0 0 0.0 18 1 2 3 0 3 0 3 0 0
4 Fountain, Shaun * 32 4 8 50.0 4 5 80.0 0 0 0.0 12 0 1 1 2 6 0 10 0 2
5 McCrommon, Chaz * 38 8 14 57.1 6 8 75.0 2 2 100. 24 3 5 8 5 1 0 1 0 2
6 Krauser, Carl 40 6 10 60.0 6 9 66.7 1 2 50.0 19 0 5 5 7 4 0 5 0 4
7 Anderson, Tyrone 16 3 4 75.0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 6 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0
8 Baker, Lawrence 9 1 2 50.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
9 Njoya, Simplice 24 3 4 75.0 2 4 50.0 0 0 0.0 8 3 5 8 2 4 0 2 1 0
TOTAL 240 41 79 51.9 20 31 64.5 6 10 60.0 108 13 28 41 18 32 0 27 1 12
Team Rebounds: 16 Team TO: 0
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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 Miller, Jamaal * 42 3 12 25.0 6 6 100. 1 9 11.1 13 1 3 4 9 2 0 4 0 4
2 Burton, Nat * 42 8 13 61.5 8 10 80.0 3 4 75.0 27 2 3 5 1 1 0 2 1 3
3 Powell, Rashaad * 12 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 2 1 6 0 2 0 0
4 Wright, DayShawn * 30 7 9 77.8 3 7 42.9 0 1 0.0 17 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 3 3
5 McCaskill, Amal * 41 10 19 52.6 2 3 66.7 0 0 0.0 22 2 7 9 2 3 0 8 3 0
6 Timberlake, Chad 23 2 4 50.0 2 2 100. 0 1 0.0 6 0 3 3 0 4 0 3 0 0
7 Williams, Jason 22 3 5 60.0 1 2 50.0 0 0 0.0 7 1 4 5 2 4 0 0 1 0
8 Jordan, Lucious 21 3 11 27.3 4 4 100. 2 6 33.3 12 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2
9 Malone, Gordon 7 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 0
TOTAL 240 36 75 48.0 26 34 76.5 6 22 27.3 104 6 26 32 15 26 0 23 8 12
Team Rebounds: 7 Team TO: 1
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