2016 FBA Season/16.01.08

Friday, January 8
ALB		102	W
BAL		87
BGR		105
TAL		106	W
BLV		100
WIL		109	W
PIT		104	W
TEN		92
PLY		93
LOR		102	W
QNS		96
HNT		97	W
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Albany Alphas @ Baltimore Spirits

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Alphas 26 28 25 23 102 Spirits 21 20 21 25 87 Boxscore

Officials: Fred Kimteech #11, George Headstrom #8, Kasumi Katsuhito #2 Arena: Charm City Center - Baltimore, MD Player of the Game: Rodger Umaechi (Husky, F) - 30 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk

Bangor Tides @ Tallahassee Typhoons

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Tides 26 26 28 25 105 Typhoons 30 28 22 26 106 Boxscore

Officials: Stevie Maxwell #33, Ciyde Liddell #26, Sharon Janzen #24 Arena: Merrill Palace - Tallahassee, FL Player of the Game: Amelia Odessa Springer (Goat, F) - 21 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk

Last season's rivalry between the Tides and the Typhoons was one reporters around yearned to see any development or closure that surfaced; safe to say that today's game sure satiated their needs. Between the reknowed threes of Oliver Vance (Swift Fox, G) as well as great defensive plays of the new, hot pickup Rosalie Smoot (American Bison, F/C) and longtime resident Neil LaRocca (Black Cat, C), it all seemed a safe bet that the orange turf was going to start piling the wins in these rough beggining of season. But then the winds changed for some scary unexpected performances. All damage dealt against the visitors was undone as quick as it was dealt. The crisp passing from Clifford Carlin (Dog, G) to Bangor's own hot pickup Raoul Kidane (Ethiopian Wolf, C) sure made the lack of Typhoon guard power felt deeply as a relatively well sized advantage transformed into a tie in the blink of an eye coming in the last minutes, a swift recovery by rookie Randulf Mackenbach (Wistar Rat, F) of a missed shot sealing the 80-80 tie at the three-quarters of the game. The reported top teams at the beggining of the season had no choice but to risk it all to get this win in the bag. A flurry of baskets made by visiting star Blanc Mange (White Wolf, F) was halted by an impressive block by rookie Hedvin Eklund (Highland Cattle, C/F), which brought the ball back to the house's possesion. There we saw Amelia Odessa Springer (Goat, F) like never before, managing to repair the damage, giving the nail biting score of 103-105 at the very last minute. No scoring was able to be made on most part of this lifetime-long minute, but it all ended at the 11-second mark, as step-up Nebojša Elkasević (Banded Mongoose, G/F) had nothing but net at the 3 line, so close to the line that there was doubts at first, but the do-or-die basket sure did its worth, giving the home team the nailbiting victory. These two teams have more in common than you think, given the faith every reporter had on them to dominate, now trying to climb back up to earn said domination. While the FBA can give us its 'duh' moments, there is always one surprise or two, as well as no short of nailbiters like these. Springer, originally a low-profile traded-before-season draftee, walked away as the standout player, becoming one of the talents that everyone must see or, if you are a forward, be scared of this season. ~Z. Donovan

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Biloxi Voodoo @ Williamsburg Minutemen

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Venom 23 26 23 28 100 Minutemen 30 26 27 26 109 Boxscore

Officials: Wyatt Briggs #13, Chris O'Meara Ford #20, Vonne de la Fresca #38 Arena: Patriot Stadium - Williamsburg, VA Player of the Game: Renee Fiora (Malamute, F) - 24 pts, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk

Pittsburgh Keystones @ Tennessee Moonshiners

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Keystones 28 26 22 28 104 Moonshiners 23 22 23 24 92 Boxscore

Officials: Rocco Williams #18, Ralph Gayle #35, Frieda Mistry #44 Arena: The Still - Nashville, TN Player of the Game: Wayne Kirkpatrick (Tasmanian Devil, F) - 23 pts, 6 reb, 1 blk

Plymouth Taproots @ Lorain Firestorm

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Taproots 22 25 24 22 93 Firestorm 26 24 27 25 102 Boxscore

Officials: Johnny Carp #6, Theresa Millen #42, Alex Trenor #7 Arena: Lorain Precinct Arena - Lorain, OH Player of the Game: Aisha Melbourne (Mink, F/C) - 23 pts, 10 reb, 1 ast, 2 blk

Queens Pride @ Huntsville Mayors

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 F Pride 23 20 24 29 96 Mayors 22 28 21 26 97 Boxscore

Officials: Frank Talum #9, James McConnaugh #19, Tim Young #16 Arena: Explorer Stadium - Huntsville, AL Player of the Game: Jim McCormick (Badger, G/F) - 25 pts, 8 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl

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