The St. John's Edge were back in town on Saturday night for the first time in about 30 days. With no basketball in such a long period of time, fans packed Mile One Centre to see the Edge take on the Lightning. In front of 6,037 fans, the St. John's Edge took care of business against the London Lightning, getting the win by a score of 109-100. This match-up was much anticipated by both teams, London led the season series 1-game to none, but the Edge were welcoming the Lightning to their house on Saturday. Into the first quarter, the London Lightning came out playing their typical run and gun style offence, trying to keep the tempo consistent and hope that the Edge would be unable to keep up. However, this was not the same Edge team that played them in game one of this 2018-19 season. This Edge team kept up and stayed the course through the first quarter of action. The Edge would trail by 6-points heading into the second quarter, where an early run would pull them closer to the Lightning. The offensive story of the night and through the first half was Glen Davis (6'9''-F-86, college: LSU) who was able to score 17 points through two quarters and making the packed house at Mile One Centre leave their seats multiple times. First, he denied Marvin Phillips at the rim when Phillips attempted a dunk on Davis. Then Davis took a nice backdoor feed from Carl English to throw down a huge two-handed slam. When the buzzer sounded after two quarters the teams were deadlocked at 49. Coming out of the break it seemed as though the tide had turned. The Edge got off to a quick start, going on a quick 6-0 run to start the second half and forcing London to burn a timeout before the 10-minute mark of the 3rd quarter. There was also a sign that no love was lost between these two teams in the third as things got chippie as the game started to draw to a close. The turning point for the Edge in the game was in the third quarter at the 6:36 mark, they would take a two-point lead then not give the lead back to London for the remainder of the game. In the fourth, it was all Edge early on, some sharp shooting by rookie Jared Nickens (6'7''-G/F-94, college: Maryland), big moves inside by Glen 'Big Baby' Davis, and Obie Oleka owning every rebound in the building were deciding factors. London would creep within just one possession late, but they had to foul to try and retain possession and could not overcome the deficit on route to a 109-100 Edge victory. It was not the best shooting night for the Edge, they shot just 26% from three-point range and 39% from the field. They outrebounded London 57-47, while also taking advantage of 14 London turnovers and converting them for 18 points. The Edge had a record-tying night by Obie Oleka who pulled down 24 rebounds which tied the NBL Canada single-game record. With that performance, Oleka was named the player of the game for the Edge. The offence was led by Glen 'Big Baby' Davis who was a machine in the paint, shooting 12-for-19 from the field for 31 points. St. John's also got another top-tier performance from Junior Cadougan (6'2''-G-90, college: Marquette) who dropped 17 points. Behind Cadougan was Maurice Jones (5'7''-G-91, college: Northwood) Sr. with 16, Dez Lee with 14, and Jared Nickens with 12, all of which came from beyond the arc. London's offensive was led by Xavier Moon who scored 33 points with 5 rebounds, while Garrett Williamson dropped 20 points in a losing effort. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com
Bench carries Express to comeback win over Sudbury - 1 day ago
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The Windsor Express showed Wednesday that the club might be a little deeper overall than people think. Down eight points with under eight minutes to play, the Express went to a small lineup and used three bench players to rally for a 119-114 win over the Sudbury Five in NBL of Canada action before a crowd of 1,405 at the WFCU Centre. 'I think we're getting better as the second group,' Express guard Chris Jones said. 'More guys are starting to get their legs under them and letting their sh... [read more]
The Windsor Express showed Wednesday that the club might be a little deeper overall than people think. Down eight points with under eight minutes to play, the Express went to a small lineup and used three bench players to rally for a 119-114 win over the Sudbury Five in NBL of Canada action before a crowd of 1,405 at the WFCU Centre. 'I think we're getting better as the second group,' Express guard Chris Jones said. 'More guys are starting to get their legs under them and letting their shots flow.' Even more impressive was the club completed the comeback with stars Ryan Anderson (6'4''-G-87, college: Nebraska) and Juan Pattillo on the bench. 'Sometimes people get hurt, sometimes a coach makes a sub that works,' Jones said. Windsor fired out of the gate with the game's first nine points and built a 13-point lead in the second quarter at 36-23, but the Five rallied. 'It was a struggle because (the Five) do a heck of a job rebounding offensively,' said Express associate head coach Aaron McDonald , who handled the bench with head coach Bill Jones out with an illness. 'They crash the glass and they're active. It was difficult for us to really get a body on them, block them out and drive them back.' Down six points with less than five minutes to play, McDonald opted to keep Pattillo and Anderson on the bench and the Express went on a 15-0 run to take a 114-105 lead with 30 seconds to play. 'I felt we had a rhythm going,' McDonald said. 'I felt we're being very competitive at both ends, offensively and defensively, that I could rest him (Pattillo and sit Anderson). 'Everyone's been going small lately. We just tried to match up and it speaks to our depth.' But the six-foot-nine veteran Thomas was huge picking up minutes for Pattillo along with centre Tyran Walker (7'0''-C-89, college: Wake Forest), who was battling the flu. 'I'm just doing my job,' said Thomas, who finished with 22 point in 25 minutes. 'I pray (Pattillo's injury) ain't nothing. I hope he just tweaked it a little, but when he goes down it's next man up and it's my turn. Whenever I get minutes, I get minutes and do what I have to do.' Jones led the offence for Windsor with 26 points while Anderson finished with 24 points with 21 points coming in the first half. Pattillo had 17 points while Horace Wormely (5'6''-PG-84, college: Vanguard) chipped in with 14 points. 'Them guys can play man,' Thomas said of the bench. 'Everybody in this locker room can play from the first man to the 12th man. ' (Sudbury's) under us, so we just have to keep them there. I think we're third overall now and we just have to keep trying to get wins.' At 15-12, the Express have a full game lead on the Sudbury, which is 15-14, and now head to St. John's to play two games against the Central Division-leading Edge, who are 15-11. 'You have to get the ones at home,' said Jones, whose team has won nine-straight games at the WFCU Centre. 'You've got to protect your home court every night and then try to get a couple on the road.' Courtesy of: windsorstar.com
The Halifax Hurricanes blew into Charlottetown and left the Island Storm in their wake. The Hurricanes led by 26 at halftime, shot at nearly a 50 per cent clip and, more importantly, rested their starters as every player got some floor time in a 101-83 NBL Canada victory Saturday night at the Eastlink Centre. Halifax (14-12) led by as much as 36 points in posting its third consecutive victory. The Hurricanes moved into a tie with the Cape Breton Highlanders for second place in the Atlanti... [read more]
The Halifax Hurricanes blew into Charlottetown and left the Island Storm in their wake. The Hurricanes led by 26 at halftime, shot at nearly a 50 per cent clip and, more importantly, rested their starters as every player got some floor time in a 101-83 NBL Canada victory Saturday night at the Eastlink Centre. Halifax (14-12) led by as much as 36 points in posting its third consecutive victory. The Hurricanes moved into a tie with the Cape Breton Highlanders for second place in the Atlantic Division. Mike Poole (6'5''-F-92, college: Iona) paced Halifax with 15 points in limited action. Chadrack Lufile had 14 points and eight rebounds in 18 minutes of play and Terry Thomas (6'4''-G/F-91, college: Ottawa), Joel Kindred (6'4''-G-91, college: St.Augustine) and Meshack Lufile (6'8''-F-92, college: Cape Breton) each scored 11 points. The Hurricanes dominated in every facet of the game. They shot 48.1 per cent from the floor and were better than 50 per cent in the first half. They limited the Storm to just 29 per cent shooting and 17 per cent from beyond the arc. Halifax also controlled the glass and held a 62-48 advantage in rebounds. The Hurricanes' bench contributed with 52 points to give the starters a break. No Halifax starter played more than 24 minutes, getting some rest ahead of a home game against St. John's on Sunday afternoon. The Edge (15-8) visit Scotiabank Centre for a matinee at 2 p.m. Guillaume Boucard (6'6''-F-90, college: Carleton) led the Storm (5-18) with 21 points. Courtesy of: thechronicleherald.com
Riptide signs Jon Harris, ex Chemnitz - 7 days ago
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Saint John Riptide (NBL Canada) signed 26-year old American forward Jon Harris (201-98kg-92, college: Cleveland State, agency: Interperformances). He just played at NINERS Chemnitz in German ProA. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others Harris' team was regular season runner-up in Horizon League in 2014. He was also voted All-Horizon League Sixth Man of the Year back in 2014 at his college time. Harris has played also professionally in Argentina (Gimnasia). He atte... [read more]
Saint John Riptide (NBL Canada) signed 26-year old American forward Jon Harris (201-98kg-92, college: Cleveland State, agency: Interperformances). He just played at NINERS Chemnitz in German ProA. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others Harris' team was regular season runner-up in Horizon League in 2014. He was also voted All-Horizon League Sixth Man of the Year back in 2014 at his college time. Harris has played also professionally in Argentina (Gimnasia). He attended Cleveland State until 2014 and it will be his fifth season as a professional player.
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