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
Edge grab 2-0 lead on Titans in Central final - 3 days ago
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The St. John's Edge received a pair of clutch free throws from Glen Davis (6'9''-F-86, college: LSU) with five seconds left on the clock to secure a 112-111 win over the KW Titans in a thrilling National Basketball League of Canada playoff game Monday night at Mile One Centre. The win gives the Edge a 2-0 lead on the Titans in the best-of-seven Central Division final heading to Kitchener, Ont. for Games 3 and 4 Friday and Sunday, and possibly Game 5 next Tuesday. While the Edge have a com... [read more]
The St. John's Edge received a pair of clutch free throws from Glen Davis (6'9''-F-86, college: LSU) with five seconds left on the clock to secure a 112-111 win over the KW Titans in a thrilling National Basketball League of Canada playoff game Monday night at Mile One Centre. The win gives the Edge a 2-0 lead on the Titans in the best-of-seven Central Division final heading to Kitchener, Ont. for Games 3 and 4 Friday and Sunday, and possibly Game 5 next Tuesday. While the Edge have a comfortable two-game lead in the series, the truth of the matter is they were lucky to pull this one out Monday in front of 4,327 fans. Despite leading by 20 points, 102-82, with 5:43 left in regulation time, the Edge needed last-second heroics to register the win. Up 58-44 at the half and 83-69 with the final 12 minutes of play in the fourth quarter, the visiting Titans went on a 14-point run late in the game, 12 of those coming on three-point shots, to make it 102-96. With just under a minute left, the Titans came to within six points of the Edge on an Ashton Smith (6'2''-G-89, college: Indiana, PA) three-pointer, and Kitchener picked away, eventually taking its first lead since the first quarter, 111-110, on a Smith trey with nine ticks left on the clock. But with five seconds remaining, Flenard Whitfield (6'7''-F-90, college: W.Michigan) fouled, sending Davis to the line and he was clutch with two free throws, sending the 4,327 hometown faithful home happy. It was a testy affair, with the Titans nabbed for three technical fouls and the Edge one, by Carl English (6'5''-G-81, college: Hawaii). English again led the Edge with 22 points. Davis had 18, Murphy Burnatowski (6'7''-PF-91, college: Colgate) with 17 and Lee with 15. Smith scored 25 points for the Titans. Courtesy of: thetelegram.com
Magic defeat Hurricanes to tie NBL Canada series - 4 days ago
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The Halifax Hurricanes didn't win on Saturday but they'll return to Scotiabank Centre with home-court advantage. The Moncton Magic defeated the Hurricanes 96-88 in Game 2 of their Atlantic Division final at Avenir Centre in Moncton. The NBL Canada best-of-seven series is tied 1-1 and switches to Halifax for Game 3 next Saturday, April 27 and Game 4 on Monday, April 29. Trey Kell (6'4''-PG-96, college: San Diego St., agency: Slash Sports) scored 28 points and added seven assists, six rebou... [read more]
The Halifax Hurricanes didn't win on Saturday but they'll return to Scotiabank Centre with home-court advantage. The Moncton Magic defeated the Hurricanes 96-88 in Game 2 of their Atlantic Division final at Avenir Centre in Moncton. The NBL Canada best-of-seven series is tied 1-1 and switches to Halifax for Game 3 next Saturday, April 27 and Game 4 on Monday, April 29. Trey Kell (6'4''-PG-96, college: San Diego St., agency: Slash Sports) scored 28 points and added seven assists, six rebounds and five steals for the Magic, who were outscored 30-22 in the first quarter but then turned the tables with a 20-8 second quarter. Former Hurricane Billy White (6'8''-F-89, college: San Diego St.) had 22 points. Mike Poole (6'5''-F-92, college: Iona) paced Halifax with 22 points. Terry Thomas (6'4''-G/F-91, college: Ottawa) tallied 20 points and Chadrack Lufile (6'9''-F-90, college: Wichita St.) added 15 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Courtesy of: thechronicleherald.ca
English Sets Tone in Series as Edge Topple Titans in Game 1 - 5 days ago
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The St. John's Edge were victorious in Game 1 of the Central Division Finals. In front of an electric crowd of 4,227, the Edge took it to the Titans to pick up the 101-94 win. This game was filled with a lot of big moments, none bigger than when Carl English (6'5''-G-81, college: Hawaii) took the floor for the first time in over 2 and a half months. The crowd stood to their feet and the sound was deafening at Mile One Centre. English would put on a performance that matches the reaction fr... [read more]
The St. John's Edge were victorious in Game 1 of the Central Division Finals. In front of an electric crowd of 4,227, the Edge took it to the Titans to pick up the 101-94 win. This game was filled with a lot of big moments, none bigger than when Carl English (6'5''-G-81, college: Hawaii) took the floor for the first time in over 2 and a half months. The crowd stood to their feet and the sound was deafening at Mile One Centre. English would put on a performance that matches the reaction from the crowd. Into the first quarter of this one and it was an aggressive start, to say the least. The Titans would pick up 3 quick fouls, with all 3 fouls very tough fouls to say the least. It was back and forth for the majority of the first, with Glen Davis (6'9''-F-86, college: LSU) pacing the Edge offence taking it down low and owning the paint against the KW big men. As the quarter progressed, the pace would pick up and the Titans would show off their range with Damon Lynn (5'11''-PG-95, college: NJIT) hitting two consecutive three's at the 4-minute mark of the quarter to extend the KW lead to 10. The tide would begin to turn when Carl English drained his first triple, then buried two free throws to pull the Edge to within just 7 at the end of the first (28-21 KW Titans). Into the second quarter, a small 5-0 run would pull the Edge to within just one point. After a Glen Davis layup and a Russell Byrd (6'7''-G-92, college: Michigan St.) three, Carl English would drain a corner triple to tie the game at 41. With the quarter ending, the Edge would get another triple from Carl English to put them in front 50-48. Following an exchange of baskets, Olu Ashaolu would hit a layup to cap off the quarter and send the Edge into the break with a 54-50 lead. Coming out of the break, the two teams would go shot for shot early. In total, the game would see 17 lead changes with about 5 of those coming in the first few minutes of the third quarter. The Titans would get two big threes from Ed Horton, but both were answered by Murphy Burnatowski (6'7''-PF-91, college: Colgate) to pull the Edge within 3 with around 7 minutes to go in the quarter. At the three-minute mark of the quarter, the Edge would go on another little 5-0 run and jump back in front on the strength of a couple of Glen Davis free-throws and an acrobatic layup by Dez Lee. Then Kyle Johnson (6'5''-G-88, college: LIU Brooklyn, agency: Blacktop Management) would leave his mark in his first game as an Edge player by hitting a jumper in the lane and burying his two free-throws to send it to the fourth with the Edge leading 78-76. The final quarter was a nail-biter throughout with the fans into every possession. It would begin with two more lead changes, then Isaiah Tate II would start to widen the gap for the Edge. He would hit two straight three-pointers to put St. John's in front by 5. With 3:14 left in the quarter, the Titans would tie it up at 92, then the Edge would take the lead on a Murphy Burnatowski dunk and not look back. Down the stretch, they would also get some stellar defence, with a key play coming when Glen Davis dove for a steal knocking it off of the KW player forcing the turnover and giving the Edge the 101-94 win. This night was another full team effort to pick up the win. The Edge finished with 18 assists as a team and outrebounded the Titans on route to the victory. As we noted previously, the night was also a big comeback story for Carl English who went off for 22 points on 4-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc to put the Edge ahead in the series 1-0. For the Titans, they were led by Damon Lynn who had 23 points in the loss. Game 2 is set for Monday at 7:00 PM at Mile One Centre. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com
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