2016 FBA Season/16.02.09

Tuesday, February 9
ALB		105	W
HWI		99
BGR		94
ALK		104	W
DAK		93	W
BAL		82
LOR		100	W
MON		99
PIT		101
SJT		104	W
WIL		105	W
WPG		94
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Albany Alphas @ Hawaii Kahunas

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Alphas 28 26 27 24 105 Kahunas 23 24 22 30 99 Boxscore

Arena: E Komo Mai Arena - Honolulu, HI Player of the Game: Rodger Umaechi (Husky, F) - 31 pts, 10 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk

Bangor Tides @ Alaska Arctics

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Tides 20 25 24 25 94 Arctics 31 24 25 24 104 Boxscore

Arena: Arctic Tundra Arena - Anchorage, AK Player of the Game: Devon Kellendyne (Cacomistle, G) - 24 pts, 2 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl Promo: Mardi Gras Night

Dakota Bikers @ Baltimore Spirits

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Bikers 27 24 22 20 93 Spirits 18 20 22 22 82 Boxscore

Arena: Charm City Center - Baltimore, MD Player of the Game: Dylan Redfield (Red Deer, F) - 25 pts, 7 reb, 2 stl

Lorain Firestorm @ Montana Howlers

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Firestorm 27 24 26 23 100 Howlers 23 25 24 27 99 Boxscore

Arena: Treasure State Arena - Billings, MT Player of the Game: Luna St. Peter (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, F) - 20 pts, 7 reb, 2 ast, 3 blk

Oh boy. What a night this has been, ladies and gentlemen. The Firestorm had a lot to prove going into their game against the Montana Howlers. After a humiliating defeat at home against the Edmonton Totems, you could tell there was a shift in team dynamic. They were in it to win it: there was none of the unfocused Firestorm that somehow turned in the most turnovers in a game in a long time. From the second they entered the starting line, you could tell they were out for a win. But there was one particularly notable instance of mood change: that of rookie forward Agundio Salvatore Atti-Morales (Cuban Black Hawk/Common Kestrel Hybrid, F). Agundio, normally a calm and professional player on the court, looked furious as he stepped onto the court at the beginning of the game. You could tell in the way he looked at Sterling Bengtzing (Marbled Polecat, C/F) that he was out for blood that night. From the opening tip-off, Agundio played harder than anyone could have anticipated, even himself. Fortunately for the Firestorm, the rest of the team seemed to pick up on that, and played their absolute hardest. In particular, Luna St. Peter (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, F) pushed ahead of the squad, and as the game went on both Agundio and Luna became attuned to each other's playstyles. They both put the pressure on Bengtzing, giving him one of his lesser performances as of late, and the plays energized the rest of the team into rushing ahead of the Howlers, with first Agundio and then Luna leading the charge against the Howlers. It was not as if the rest of the match were so one-sided. A push fourth-quarter push led by Kresta Renstill (Silver Fox, G) and Hiroyuki Matsuura (Shrike, C/F) was almost enough to assert dominance over the Firestorm. But in the end, the Firestorm showed they had a lot more to prove after their humiliating loss against Edmonton, and the game was given to the Firestorm after a particularly spectacular buzzer beater from veteran shooting guard Leonardo De Hugo (Lion, G). Hey, I did say the Firestorm was not to be underestimated. And seeing head coach Sabrina Lucifer's grin, I would say the Firestorm redeemed themselves nicely after their blunder against Edmonton. -Will Steinberg, the Miami Trumpeter.

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Pittsburgh Keystones @ San Jose Thrust

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Keystones 27 25 27 22 101 Thrust 24 26 23 31 104 Boxscore

Arena: Rabbit Valley Pavilion II - San Jose, CA Player of the Game: Alessandro Serra (Weasel, G) - 30 pts, 4 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl Promo: Little Italy Night

Williamsburg Minutemen @ Winnipeg Voyageurs

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Minutemen 31 25 27 22 105 Voyageurs 20 20 25 29 94 Boxscore

Arena: Riverside Stadium - Winnipeg, MB Player of the Game: Sebastian Kosciusko (Toucan, F) - 24 pts, 9 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk

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