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The Moncton Miracles, presented by Rogers, beat the Oshawa Power with a final score of 102-95 The Miracles now sit with a 14-15 record.
The first basket of the game came almost 2 minutes in when Power’s Nick Okorie was sent to the foul line giving his team a 0-2 beginning. Miracles Isaac Butts would get fouled on the lay-up and go to the line to make it a 3-point play. This play would shorten the spread to leave his team down 10-11.
The lead would get tossed back and forth between the two teams for the rest of the first quarter. Miracles Kamar Burke would hit a baseline 3 with just under 3 minutes on the clock to put his team up 20-19. The first quarter ended with the Power edging the Miracles 23-27.
Oshawa would go on a run at the beginning of the second quarter and increase their lead to 29-38 with Okorie’s 3 with 8:26 on the clock. Miracles Darrell Wonge would get 2 points in the paint to shorten the Power’s lead to 34-40. The first half would end with the Oshawa Power holding on to a 45-50 lead.
Miracles would start the third quarter on a 7-0 run to put them back in the lead, 52-50. Herman Favors would hit a buzzer beater 3 with under 5 minutes left to play to help his team increase their lead to 64-58. Devin Sweetney would cash in on a 3-point play to give the Miracles their biggest lead of the game, 69-60.
Moncton would continue to lead for the fourth quarter with Oshawa trying to close the gap but was unable. The Miracles are now on a 3 game winning streak going into their game tomorrow against the Rainmen.
Herman Favors led the way for the Miracles with 22 points. Devin Sweeney followed with 20 points and Isaac Butts with 18.
Nick Okorie was the force for the Power with 25 points. Jushay Rockett was next with 21 points.
Upcoming Community Events:
On the morning of January 21st the players will be visiting Havelock School to talk about their School Pride Program. They will also be visiting Shediac Cape School as well as announcing a new program with Tech South East.
The Miracles play their next game on the road against the Halifax Rainmen on Sunday, January 20th. Tip-off is 2pm at the Halifax Metro Centre. The next home game is Friday, January 25th against the London Lightning. Tip-off is 7pm at the Moncton Coliseum.
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