E.J. Gallup, Lloyd Johnson, Kyle Downey, Tadre Sheppard, and Kenny Tribbett started for the Legends while Billy Rush, Anthony Kyle, Ryan Edwards, Stan Chismark, and CeCe Malone were the starters for the Soldiers. Tiki Mayben suited up, but didn't play and Guy Dupuy was nowhere to be found. I'm assuming he was waived by the team after what happened the night before.
Gallup and Chismark traded 3-pointers to start the game. The Legends later went on a 10-2 run and were up 16-9 midway through the 1st. The Soldiers responded with a 9-0 run before John Coffino called a timeout. After a last-second layup by Sheppard, the Legends were up 28-21 at the end of the first quarter.
Early in the second quarter, the Soldiers went on a 13-1 run and went up 36-33. Coffino later got a technical foul with 4:13 left and almost got another after telling the ref to "stop having rabbit ears." Later, a 2-point basket by Johnson tied the game at 41-41. The Soldiers led 54-52 at the end of the first half.
The Legends went on a 23-8 run to start the second half and went up 75-62 after an alley-oop dunk by Sheppard off a lob from Gallup. Albany led 86-75 at the end of the third quarter.
The Legends continued to pull away in the fourth quarter and went on a 12-0 run midway through the period. The Soldiers were unable to come back and the Legends won 126-107.
Player of the Game: Lloyd Johnson (32 points, 10 assists, 10 rebounds)
E.J. Gallup and Tadre Sheppard each had 27 points. Kyle Downey finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds.
Ryan Edwards struggled on offense and that was a big reason why the Legends won. He finished with only 21 points and made only 6 out 22 field goal attempts. Billy Rush also had 21 points and also shot less than 50 percent from the field.
Highlight of the Game: Josh Jones hits a 3-pointer off an assist from Lloyd Johnson
Next, the 2nd-place Albany Legends (8-2) will play the 1st-place Chicago Redline (7-1) at home on Friday, May 18th. It will be the first of two games in the Legends' last home series of the 2012 season.
Have any thoughts on the Legends beating the Soldiers? Are the Legends better without Tiki Mayben? Will Guy Dupuy's departure haunt the Legends later on? Leave a comment below and tell me what you think.
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