Breaking down what happened in the National Basketball League of Canada on Wednesday night.
SUMMERSIDE STORM 100, QUEBEC KEBS 92
Ralphy Holmes - 25 pts, 12 reb
Royce Parran - 22 pts (8-15), 6 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk
Mike Williams - 19 pts, 11 reb, 11-14 FT, 4 ast
Xavier Hansbro - 9 pts, 12 reb, 2 blk
The Summerside Storm looks like they've picked things back up after losing seven straight games. The Storm won their second road game in a row, defeating one of the top teams in the league, the Quebec Kebs, 100-92. Mike Williams of the Storm continues to perform well for the PEI franchise, putting together a double double (19 pts, 11 reb) in the win. Xavier Hansbro had a team-high 12 rebounds for Summerside as the Storm outrebounded the Kebs 64-57. The Storm take on the Saint John Mill Rats on Saturday.
Links: The Journal Pioneer
“They call him the X Factor, but I thought Xavier Hansbro really was the X Factor today (Wednesday),” added Salerno. “He didn’t shoot the ball well (4-for-14 in field-goal attempts), but he came up with some huge rebounds late. “He had 12 boards (including seven defensive rebounds), and was a really huge part of this win.”
OTHER NEWS
The Oshawa Power have named a new interim head coach after parting ways with former coach and NBA player, Mark Strickland. Former Duke Blue Devil captain, Robert Brickey, who played under Coach K in 1986-90 has taken over the head coaching duties. He has previous assistant coaching experience with North Carolina State University. The Power sit in second last place with a 6-13 record. Check out Brickey's throwback video from his days at Duke:
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