2014 FBA Season/14.03.07

Friday, March 7
ALK		94
BLV		99	W
LOR		93
SFW		103	W
MON		88	W
WIL		82
PIT		93	W
EDM		88
PLY		90	W
LVG		84
SJT		96
TAL		112	W
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NWK		102	W
BAL		104	W
SPO		97
TXS		87
TEN		116	W
WPG		100	W
ALB		97
BGR		88
DAK		100	W
HNT		111
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Alaska Arctics @ Biloxi Voodoo

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Arctics 21 26 27 20 94 Venom 24 22 30 23 99 Boxscore

Officials: Fred Kimteech #11, Kendrick Manson #32, Alex Trenor #7 Arena: Crawdad Stadium - Biloxi, MS Attendance: 12,421 Player of the Game: Rosalie Smoot (American Bison, F/C) - 16 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk

Lorain Firestorm @ Santa Fe Whips

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Firestorm 14 26 23 30 93 Whips 24 26 23 30 103 Boxscore

Officials: Richard Rohlwing #40, Johnny Carp #6, Zack Lightfang #43 Arena: Pueblo Coliseum - Santa Fe, NM Attendance: 14,507 Player of the Game: Anthony Boris (Tasmanian Devil, F) - 19 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk

Montana Howlers @ Williamsburg Minutemen

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Howlers 24 18 23 23 88 Minutemen 12 20 27 23 82 Boxscore

Officials: Lawrence Law #1, Sal Muller #4, Carmen Santoligo #39 Arena: Patriot Stadium - Williamsburg, VA Attendance: 12,306 Player of the Game: Lemond Conkale (Florida Panther, F/G) - 13 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl

Pittsburgh Keystones @ Edmonton Totems

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Keystones 21 26 27 19 93 Excavators 29 18 19 22 88 Boxscore

Officials: Tiberius Crawford #25, Harry Botsa #27, George Headstrom #8 Arena: Bulldozing Stadium - Edmonton, AB Attendance: 16,193 Player of the Game: Terrence Tolliver (Pronghorn, G) - 13 pts, 9 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl

INJURY: Theodore Dunn (Black Cat, G/F) was injured (Back strain) and will miss 6 games.

Things started ominously for the Keystones. On the very first shot of the game, a seemingly routine jumpshot blocked by Siegfried Romanoren (White Lion, C/F), Theodore Dunn (Black Cat, G/F) pulled up short and immediately left the court, clutching his side. The seven-year veteran had to be helped to the dressing room and the cat did not come back. It was later revealed the ebon feline had strained his back, leaving the Keystones without one of the league's top 3-point shooters for at least the next two weeks.

Fortunately for Black, the rest of the Pennsylvania squad had his back, no pun intended. Solid performances from both teams' starters and rookie Mahmud Zarif (Addax, G/F), who coach Anton Schumacher (Eurasian Lynx, HC) had moved into the spot unexpectedly vacated by Black, kept it close, and the game entered halftime tied at 47. After the half, however, the Keystones turned up the firepower, outscoring the home team by 8, a deficit Edmonton was unable to recover from despite a stellar 23-point performance from Rocky Couture (Lynx, G). Though starter Terrence Tolliver (Pronghorn, G) earned another Player of the Game honor, the real key to victory for Pittsburgh was their depth; Pittsburgh bench and reserve outscored their Edmonton counterparts by a whopping 47 to 15.

Both teams entered the night with identical 26 and 23 records. With the victory the Keystones improve to 27 and 23, and lead in the closely contested Central Division. They are now 5 and 5 over their last ten games, and travel to Billings to face the Howlers on Sunday.

-S. St. James

Plymouth Taproots @ Las Vegas Wildcards

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Taproots 21 15 22 32 90 Wildcards 21 21 19 23 84 Boxscore

Officials: Rocco Williams #18, Wyatt Briggs #13, Jeremiah Waller #10 Arena: Fremont Palace - Las Vegas, NV Attendance: 13,480 Player of the Game: Christopher Zwischenberger (Tabby Cat, F) - 24 pts, 11 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl

RECOVERY: Alonzo Murillo (Black Panther, F/C) and Alejandro Salazar (Prawn, C) have been cleared by Las Vegas trainers to return to the Wildcards active lineup for their next game.

San Jose Thrust @ Tallahassee Typhoons

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Thrust 24 20 25 27 96 Typhoons 27 30 32 23 112 Boxscore

Officials: Ralph Gayle #35, Lucinda Anthony #31, Tim Young #16 Arena: Merrill Palace - Tallahassee, FL Attendance: 15,681 Player of the Game: Franz Volker (Doberman, G) - 21 pts, 5 reb, 8 ast, 3 stl

Franz Volker

INJURY: Jimmy Mavis (Mule, F/C) was injured (Muzzle contusion) and will miss 1 games.

RECOVERY: Augustin Benoit (Bat-eared Fox, G/F) has been cleared by Tallahassee trainers to return to the Typhoons active lineup for their next game.

Santa Ana Spectrums @ Newark Pride

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Spectrums 20 30 24 13 87 Pride 24 22 27 29 102 Boxscore

Officials: Pierre Laroche #21, Dimitra Kyriakov #34, Aurora Mambaro #30 Arena: Newark Stadium - Newark, NJ Attendance: 15,668 Player of the Game: Mason Yoder (Star Nosed Mole, C) - 22 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl

Baltimore Spirits @ Spokane Rapids

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Spirits 25 23 32 24 104 Rapids 21 32 23 21 97 Boxscore

Officials: Natasha Giovanna #14, Celia Strickland #28, Samantha Homestead #17 Arena: The Lilac Dome - Spokane, WA Attendance: 12,563 Player of the Game: Juniper Hill (Maned Wolf, G) - 16 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl

RECOVERY: Mathiyazhagan Balasubramaniam (Malabar Giant Squirrel, F) has been cleared by Baltimore trainers to return to the Spirits active lineup for their next game.

Texas Lone Stars @ Tennessee Moonshiners

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Lone Stars 24 21 14 28 87 Moonshiners 20 26 43 27 116 Boxscore

Officials: Kasumi Katsuhito #2, Frank Talum #9, Esther Haines #36 Arena: The Still - Nashville, TN Attendance: 14,732 Player of the Game: Jamie Velasquez (Seagull, G/F) - 21 pts, 6 reb, 5 ast, 4 stl

RECOVERY: Saul Tortuga (Otter, C) has been cleared by Tennessee trainers to return to the Moonshiners active lineup for their next game.

Winnipeg Voyageurs @ Albany Alphas

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Voyageurs 33 25 25 17 100 Alphas 29 12 25 31 97 Boxscore

Officials: Ciyde Liddell #26, Hoang Chen #37, Sharon Janzen #24 Arena: Farigami Park - Albany, NY Attendance: 11,147 Player of the Game: Dirk Von Stryker (German Giant Rabbit, C) - 17 pts, 12 reb, 2 stl, 1 blk

Bangor Tides @ Dakota Bikers

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Tides 28 15 17 28 88 Bikers 25 22 28 25 100 Boxscore

Officials: Vonne de la Fresca #38, Diego Romero #3, Vladimir Chumski #5 Arena: Sofawolf Stadium - Sioux Falls, SD Attendance: 13,032 Player of the Game: Dylan Redfield (Red Deer, F) - 21 pts, 9 reb, 4 blk

INJURY: Unknown FBA Player was injured (Overextended knee) and will miss 9 games.

A day that was filled with controversy swirling around the Bikers, including some sniping on twitter between team mates, the atmosphere was tense in Sofawolf Stadium. And when Barnaby Jazz checked in for Daniel Quvianuq in the 1st, there were some light cat calls from the crowd. Midway through the 2nd, Jazz and Buck Hopper tangled in an attempt for a rebound. Replays showed a hip check from Jazz knocked Hopper's balance off, causing the guard to fall awkwardly and hyper-extend his knee. Hopper is expected to miss the next two weeks due to the injury, and Jazz was sat, not to return in the game.

The Bikers turned the injury into a rallying point, and turned the game rather one sided, Dylan Redfield, Jack Wayans, and Ryan Malone all looking visibly angry, and playing with more drive than has been witnessed lately. The locker room was closed to reporters after the game, and the coach's press conference didn't answer questions about Jazz, and were light on questions about Hopper. This will be a situation to watch.

-- C. Taxus, Hooptalk.com

Huntsville Mayors @ Hawaii Kahunas

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Mayors 17 30 28 36 111 Kahunas 35 27 32 18 112 Boxscore

Officials: Vernon Hill #22, Martin Rosario #12, Stevie Maxwell #33 Arena: E Komo Mai Arena - Honolulu, HI Attendance: 13,837 Player of the Game: Gerry Cross (Mink, F/C) - 30 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk

In a battle between the conference cellar-dwellers, the Kahunas once again came out victorious over the Mayors in a one-point squeaker. (Read more)

-N.Lagan

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