The London Lightning beat the Windsor Express . It was a back and forth match-up that led to the Lightning just closing it out with a 3 point shot by Xavier Moon (6'2''-G-95, college: Morehead St., agency: Interperformances) with 1 second left. The Bolts won with the final of 147 to 144. Putting the Lightning record to 13 -16. The Lightning were leading for most of the game until the fourth where Windsor came rushing back and tied the game at 114 with a Ryan Anderson 3 pointer from almost half court. Overtime had more struggles for the Bolts who at one point were down by 9. With just seconds left Xavier Moon made it to the free throw line and sunk both to tie the game at 127 and bring us to double overtime. London came surging out in the double OT but Windsor kept it close hitting a 3 to tie it at 144 with 17 seconds left. Xavier Moon got the ball back and drilled a 3 point shot and it was the dagger the Lightning needed and gave them the victory. It was a great team effort by London tonight with 3 players scoring over 20 points for the game in Xavier Moon, Kevin Ware (6'2''-G-93, college: Georgia St.), and Marcus Capers (6'4''-G-89, college: Washington St., agency: Interperformances). Total they had 8 players in double digits for the game. A huge proponent of the victory tonight was the teams passing and defense, collectively earning 37 assists and 17 steals. Kevin Ware and Marcus both had excellent all around games, both totaling 20+ points, 7+ assists, and 9+ rebounds. Head Coach Elliott Etherington commended the team for their tenacity and fight against adversity tonight saying that. "We stepped up and did what we needed to do to get the lead in the fourth but...Our ability to fight back even when things were down is what I am happy about." The team has had a lot of close games and it showed fight and their willingness not to back down tonight with constantly coming back into the game when they looked like they were out. The next Lightning game will come Saturday night, Febraury 9th, 2019 when the Bolts stay at home to take on the K/W Titans. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com
Edge Take Windsor off Tracks, Pick up Big Win at Home - 22 hours ago
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The St. John's Edge faced the Windsor Express in a hard-fought battle on Friday night at Mile One Centre. The Edge battled all game to claim their first lead of the game late and would hold on for the 97-90 win in front of 4,151 fans. In the early going Windsor showed why they are one of the highest scoring teams in the league. The Express got out to an early lead, scoring on their first five trips down the floor. The Edge would look to control the pace and flow of the game in the early g... [read more]
The St. John's Edge faced the Windsor Express in a hard-fought battle on Friday night at Mile One Centre. The Edge battled all game to claim their first lead of the game late and would hold on for the 97-90 win in front of 4,151 fans. In the early going Windsor showed why they are one of the highest scoring teams in the league. The Express got out to an early lead, scoring on their first five trips down the floor. The Edge would look to control the pace and flow of the game in the early going, scoring most of their points in the first on fast breaks. Some key stops down the stretch would keep the Edge within two, with Windsor leading 26-24 after 12 minutes. Going into the second quarter the Edge were looking to keep their pace at a high level and win the battle on the boards. A 9-0 run by Windsor in the middle part of the quarter would once again force the Edge to have to dig out a hole. They would start making their way back on the strength of some solid inside play by Glen Davis who recorded 7 of his 17 points in the second quarter alone. The Edge would pull to within 11 points after and the game would remain that way for the final minute, sending it into the second half with the Edge trailing 49-38. Coming out of the break the Edge were looking to get back into this one and send the fans home happy. Windsor had other ideas as they would tack onto their lead early. The key factor was that the Edge turnovers would always result in a Windsor basket and the Edge would have to find a way to limit the turnovers and capitalize on Windsor's mistakes. The Edge would get a little spark from Isaiah Tate II, who would score five points in a row on his own to keep the team in this one. However, going into the fourth it was Windsor up 75-67. The final quarter was filled with excitement and one of the best comebacks all season. The comeback started at the 8:40 mark after Glen Davis put a Windsor in a blender with his spin move to reduce the deficit to three, then on the next possession, Diego Kapelan (6'3''-G-87, college: McNeese St., agency: Octagon Europe) would make no mistake from beyond the arc to tie this one up. With a little over two minutes remaining, Windsor would tie the game up on a triple from Tyrrel Tate, but then Dez Lee would hit back-to-back triples of his own to put the Edge in front by two possessions and they would hold that for the final two minutes taking this one by a score of 97-90. St. John's were led by Diego Kapelan offensively who dropped 21 points on 4-for-8 shooting from three-point range. Glen 'Big Baby' Davis continued to do his thing, scoring 17 points and pulling down 9 rebounds. Once again, Junior Cadougan (6'2''-G-90, college: Marquette) kept up the solid play with 16 points and 10 boards for the double, while Dez Lee also notched a double-double on the night. The Edge also got a great game out of Isaiah Tate who dropped 13 points in the win. Windsor were led by Chris Jones (6'0''-PG-91, college: Louisville, agency: Haylett Sports) who scored 23 points in a losing cause. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com
Bench carries Express to comeback win over Sudbury - 3 days 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
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