Explosion pulls out victory in first
matchup against B'ham Slam

In their first matchup versus the Bellingham Slam, formerly
of the ABA, the Snohomish County Explosion pulled out
a 116-106 victory in front of a crowd of 1,078 at the Monroe
Sports Arena last Saturday night.

Jamal Miller led the way with 32 points, shooting 12 of 13
from the charity stripe en route to his 32. He also pulled down
12 rebounds. Donald Watts added 31 and Chris Weakley
chipped inwith 25 including seven 3-point field goals.

Ryan Diggs and Jacob Stevenson led six players in double
figures for the Slam with 20 points each. Lucas Henne
added 19 andErroll Knight scored 13.

The game was hotly contested throughout and looks to
be the beginning of a Northwest rivalry, according to
an Explosion spokesman. The teams combined for 65
personal fouls, 30 for the Slam and 35 for the Explosion.
Despite the number of fouls, no one from either team was
disqualified. The Explosion snared 18 offensive rebounds
and scored 22 second chance points compared to the
Slam's three second chance points. The Explosion is
home again next Saturday versus the Vancouver
Volcanoes at 7:15 p.m.