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Snohomish County Explosion News
Dateline: March 25, 2008
Explosion falls to B'ham Slam
The Snohomish County Explosion lost a tough fight against local rival Bellingham Slam, 115-108 Saturday night at Monroe Sports Arena, in a tightly contested game that was attended by 984 fans.
After the second half, the Explosion trailed by 13, a lead that the team almost overcame at one point, but Bellingham fought hard to keep their lead. Explosion guard Jamal Miller was ejected from the game early in the second quarter due to a highly contested call, a call from the referees that set the pattern for the night's calls.
Donald Watts lead the Explosion with 26 points, Justin James followed close behind with 22. The Slam's Jared Stevenson lead the Slam with 23 points and Ryan Diggs had 20. The Explosion is 3-1 for the season, the Slam 1-1.
Score by periods:
1st: Slam 29, Explosion 28; 2nd: Slam: 32, Explosion 20; 3rd: Slam 30, Explosion 33; 4th: Slam 24, Explosion 27; total Slam 115, Explosion 108.
Player stats:
Explosion: James 22, White 6, Watts 26, Keyes 14, Weakley 9, Wright 5, Keller 14, M. Jones 2, Deaderick 1, J. Jones 9. Three-point goals: Watts 1, Weakley 3, Keller 2.
Slam: Hafford 19, Dennis 2, Knight 6, Jac. Stevenson 15, Diggs 20, Hartley 16, Jar. Stevenson 23, Henne 14. Three-point goals: Hafford 3, Diggs 3, Hartley 1, Jar. Stevenson 4, Henne 1.
JAMAL MILLER, 6'2" 187-pound Explosion guard, slides through the Bellingham Slam defense early in a loss to the Bellingham Slam, handing the Slam its first win and the home town Explosion's first loss of the young season Saturday night. Early in the second period of the match, Miller was escorted from the floor and ejected from the game. The Explosion travels to meet the Vancouver Explosion on Friday, March 28.
Photo by Jim Scolman
Explosion to review game tape
Saturday's Explosion loss involved questionable officiating, team said
General Manager Brad Sturlaugson of the Snohomish County Explosion basketball team announced Monday that the IBL League Commissioner will be reviewing the game film of last Saturday's game with the Bellingham Slam.
“I will be sending Commissioner Mikal Duilio the game film and he will be reviewing it for discrepancies involving one referee in particular with calls made during the game," said Sturlaugson.
Explosion guard Jamaal Miller was ejected from the game over one of several calls that the team has called questionable. The Bellignham Slam, beat the previously undefeated Explosion 115-108.
"It is the intent of this league to maintain a standard of officiating that calls games as fairly and accurately as humanly possible," Duilio said. "I will review the tape to determine what action might need to be taken. The IBL will not allow any official to become the focal point of a game, and when that happens, corrective measures will be taken."
The Explosion have two games this week, Friday at Vancouver, and Saturday at home against Tacoma.
