SCORES

Sunday, April 15 – St. Petersburg, Fl – Eckerd College

The Jacksonville Giants rose to the occasion in the best of three finals for the 2011-12 ABA Championship played on the campus of Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida with a sweep of the South Carolina Warriors two games to none to become the 2011-12 American Basketball Association Champions 100 – 91.

The game featured the two best teams from the ABA Eastern Conferences matching up once again and provided a similar script to their first contest in the series with South Carolina completing the first half of play with a six-point advantage 49-43. Jacksonville however limited the superb tournament play of the trio of Warrior guards John Roberson, Mike Vogler and Tony White Jr. to only 10 of those 49 points while the play of tournament leading scorer Marquise Gainous tallied 17 points along with reserves Brendon Knox and Jerome Richardson combining for 16. Jermain Bell and Sharrod Harris paced Jacksonville in the first half with 14 and 10 points each respectfully. -> Read more

The opening game of the best of three finals for the 2011-12 ABA Championship concluded last evening on the campus of Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida with an overtime thrilling and extremely well-played game.

The Jacksonville Giants overcame the South Carolina Warriors for the first time this season in three meetings and captured Game 1 of the Best of Three Finals Series 106-101. Game 2 will be played Sunday, April 15th at McArthur Gymnasium on the campus of Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. -> Read more

The second round of ABA Championship Week continued last evening on the campus of Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida with two exciting games.

In last evenings action game 1 featured the San Diego Sol versus the North Dallas Vandals in the first elimination game of the Championships.

San Diego used a third quarter pressing attack that quickly overcame a 6-point halftime deficit and cruised to an 80-70 win.

San Diego featured a balanced scoring effort from Mitch Johnson, 16 points and John Clark with 15 points. Gray Gibson and Greg Clark chipped in with 12 and 10 points each.

The pressing defense of the Sol forced 33 North Dallas turnovers that resulted in an overall swing of 16-second half points in favor of the Sol.

North Dallas was led throughout by Will Haynes scoring a game high 18 points and Ty Thomas, who scored a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds and dished out 6 assists. Martel Jones also scored 16.

San Diego now advances to another elimination game to be played Thursday evening, tip off time scheduled at 7PM at Eckerd. -> Read more

Through Tuesday April 10^th Games

Double Elimination Rounds

Round 1 – Monday April 9th

• Jacksonville Giants defeat San Diego Sol
• S. Carolina Warriors defeat N. Dallas Vandals

Round 2 – Tuesday April 10^th

• San Diego Sol defeat N. Dallas Vandals (N. Dallas eliminated)
• S. C. Warriors defeat Jacksonville Giants (S. C. Warriors clinch ABA Finals berth)

Round 3 – Thursday April 12^th – 7PM Eckerd College St. Petersburg

• Jacksonville Giants v. San Diego Sol

ABA Finals Best of 3 series – Friday April 13^th – 7PM Eckerd College St. Petersburg

• S.C. Warriors v Jacksonville/San Diego winner

ABA All-Star Game – Saturday April 14^th – 2PM Eckerd College St. Petersburg

ABA Finals Best of 3 series – Sunday April 15^th – 2PM Eckerd College St. Petersburg

ABA Finals Best of 3 series – Monday April 16^th – 2PM Eckerd College St. Petersburg (If needed)

Location – Eckerd College Gymnasium St. Petersburg Florida

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Participating Teams:

• East #1 Seed South Carolina Warriors, Myrtle Beach, SC.
• East #2 Seed – Jacksonville Giants, Jacksonville, FL.
• West #1 Seed – San Diego Sol, San Diego CA
• West #2 Seed – North Dallas Vandals, Dallas TX

Dates and Times:

• Monday April 9th – First round Final-Four Double Elimination Tournament Pairings Game 1 7PM-E1 vs. W2, Game 2- Tip off time 20 minutes after game 1 completion E2 vs. W1
• Tuesday April 10th – First round Game 3- 7PM – First Round Game 4- Tip off time 20 minutes after game 1 completion
• Wednesday April 11th – Off Day
• Thursday April 12th – First Round Game 5 – 7PM
• Friday April 13th – Game 1 ABA Championship Series – 7PM
• Saturday April 14th – ABA All-Star Game – 2PM
• Sunday April 15th – Game 2 ABA Championship Series – 2PM
• Monday April 16th – Game 3 ABA Championship Series 7PM – (If Needed)

PLAYOFFS WEST BRACKET

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

[March 17, 2012 - Bay Area Matrix advanced to Final 8]

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

San Diego Sol 81 (Overtime) vs Arizona Scorpions 80 [San Diego Sol advances to Final 8]

• SDS J Clark 27 pts, G Clark 16 pts
• AS J Singleton 17 pts, J Livingston 15 pts

SOUTHWEST

[March 11, 2012 - North Dallas Vandals advanced to Final 8]

SOUTH CENTRAL

Conway Cyclones 100 vs Little Rock Lightning 99 [Conway Cyclones advances to Final 8]

PLAYOFFS EAST BRACKET

ATLANTIC SOUTH

Jacksonville Giants 118 vs Gulf Coast Flash 108 [Jacksonville Giants advances to Final 8]

• JG J BELL 19 PTS 16 REB 10 BLKS, Todd 30 pts, Ware 20 pts, McDonald 12 asst
• GCF Davis 27 pts 14 reb, Payne 26 pts

NORTH CENTRAL

[March 11, 2012 - Chicago Steam advanced to Final 8]

NORTHEAST

Connecticut TopBallerz 120 vs Staten Island Vipers 110 [Connecticut TopBallerz advances to Final 8]

COLONIAL

South Carolina Warriors 117 vs Lynchburg Legends 90 [South Carolina Warriors advances to Final 8]

PLAYOFFS WEST BRACKET

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Bay Area Matrix 119 vs San Francisco Rumble 113 [Bay Area Matrix advances to Final 8]

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

San Diego Sol 119 vs Central Valley Titans 72

• SDS J Clark 19 pts, M Johnson 18 pts
• CVT A Odom 27 pts, L Kersey 14 pts

Arizona Scorpions 113 vs Los Angeles Slam 97

• AS J Shipp 26 pts, R Turner 25 pts
• LAS C Rivers 29 pts, J Espritt 19 pts

SOUTHWEST

[March 11, 2012 - North Dallas Vandals advanced to Final 8]

SOUTH CENTRAL

Conway Cyclones 146 vs Missouri Rhythm 114

Little Rock Lightning 133 vs NE Arkansas Swag 121

PLAYOFFS EAST BRACKET

ATLANTIC SOUTH

Jacksonville Giants 178 vs Fayetteville Flight 89

Gulf Coast Flash 116 vs Carolina Jaguars 96

NORTH CENTRAL

[March 11, 2012 Chicago Steam advanced to Final 8]

NORTHEAST

Staten Island Vipers 113 vs West Virginia Blazers 103

COLONIAL

Lynchburg Legends 126 vs Richmond Elite 123

South Carolina Warriors 120 vs Carolina Cheetahs 91

PLAYOFFS WEST BRACKET

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

SanFrancisco Rumble 124 vs East Bay Pit Bulls 106

Bay Area Matrix 119 vs Richmond Rockets 86

Bay Area Matrix (H) 107 vs Port City Pirates 102

• BAM T Witherspoon 17 pts 13 reb, A McColough 19 pts
• PCP S Buckingham 20 pts, R Ford 18 pts

East Bay Pit Bulls (H) 115 vs San Francisco Rumble 110

North Dallas Vandals 101 vs Colorado Kings 94 PLAYOFF-Southwest winner

Chicago Steam 117 vs Bluff City Reign 95 PLAYOFF-North Central winner

East Bay Pitbulls over the NoCal Bears, 112-103

East Bay Pit Bulls (H) 141 vs NorCal Bears 130

• EBPB T Britt 31 pts 10 reb, M Scott 34 pts, J Boreman 16 asst

Port City Pirates (H) 118 vs Shizouka GymRats 111

• PCP B Evans 25 pts 19 reb, S Buckingham 17 pts 13 reb
• SG J Iwasa 40 pts, T Misawa 23 pts, R Banks 12 reb

South Carolina Warriors (H) 139 vs Fayetteville Crossover 87

• SCW K Brand 24 pts, J Harris 12 reb
• FC B Streeter 31 pts 13 reb

North Dallas Vandals 109 vs Texas Fuel 77 PLAYOFF-Southwest

Colorado Kings 112 vs West Texas Whirlwinds103 PLAYOFF-Southwest

Sacramento Heatwave (V) 74 vs Port City Pirates 71

• SH A Ndeialye 15 pts, DeAngelo 14 pts
• PCP M Edwards 17 pts, R Ford 17 pts

San Francisco Rumble (H) 145 vs Shizouka Gymrats 100

• SFR I Sandoval 43 pts, I Pfitzer 31 pts

Jacksonville Giants (H) 209 vs Florida Makos 86

• JG A Jackson 36 pts, R Norman 34 pts, Reddick 12 reb, Harris 12 asst
• FM Clark 19 pts, Dixon 16 pts

San Francisco Rumble (H) 125 vs East Bay Pit Bulls 117

• EBPB J BOREMAN 15 PTS 10 REB 13 ASST, T Britt 25 pts, J Allen 23 pts
• SFR D Foster 46 pts, M Travis 20 reb, I Pfitzer 22 pts

Bay Area Matrix (V) 99 vs Port City Pirates 94

• BAM T Conner 31 pts
• PCP R Ford 23 pts 20 reb, S Buckingham 10 reb

Lynchburg Legends (V) 125 vs Richmond Elite 123

San Diego Sol (V) 131 vs Central Valley Titans 84

South Carolina Warriors (H) 145 vs East Carolina Trojans 78

• SCW J Robertson 26 pts, B Knox 10 reb
• ECT D Baker 33 pts 10 reb

Port City Pirates (H) 106 vs Sacramento Heat Wave 96

• PCP S Buckingham 27 pts 14 reb, L Neufville 27 pts, R Ford 26 pts
• SHW D Jackson 29 pts, S Toles-Bey 18 pts, M Selling 10 reb

West Virginia Blazers (H) 124 vs Fayetteville Flight 115

• WVB C Love 22, L Williams 20 pts, R Almon 18 pts
• FF B Calloway 49 Pts, T Britton 23 pts

San Diego Sol (V) 130 vs Los Angeles Slam 95

South Carolina Warriors (H) 158 vs East Point Jaguars 85

• SCW J Roberson 24 pts, M Gainous 19 pts
• EPJ J Royal 37 pts, D Perkins 15 pts 12 reb

Carolina Cheetahs (H) 115 vs Carolina Jaguars 110 (OT)

• CC N Carter 28 pts, R Scott 26 pts
• CJ L Frazier 25 pts, R Espiona 21 pts

Bay Area Matrix (V) 127 vs East Bay Pit Bulls 109

• BAM A MacColough 23 pts, W Walker 22 pts
• EBPB J Allen 29 pts, M Thurmond 28 pts 7 reb, T Britt 10 asst 9 reb

Little Rock Lightning (H) 131 vs Bluff City Reign 124

San Francisco Rumble (V) 100 vs NorCal Bears 96

• SFR M Travis 20 pts 11 reb, I Pfitzer 27 pts

Richmond Rockets (H) 130 vs East Bay Pit Bulls 110

• RR J Baker 25 pts 12 reb, L Hughey 24 pts, Adams 12 reb
• EBPB T Britt 31 pts, J Allen 23 pts, Thurman 11 reb

Port City Pirates (H) 121 vs San Francisco Rumble 109

• PCP R Ford 28 pts 12 reb, L Neufville 24 pts
• SFR D Foster 25 pts, C Butler 23 pts

Jacksonville Giants (H) 136 vs Florida Makos 84

• JG R Norman 27 pts, T Ware 27 pts, S Harris 22 pts, E Jackson 12 reb 10 blks

San Francisco Rumble (H) 119 vs Richmond Rockets 106

• SFR C Butler 32 pts, D Foster 21 pts