Tuesday, June 18, 2013
From staff reports
FRISCO, Texas — Maurice Almond scored 33 points, Xavier Silas added 25 and the Maine Red Claws kicked off a four-game trip Tuesday night with a 105-91 victory against the Texas Legends at the Dr. Pepper Arena.
COMING UP
WHO: Red Claws at Austin Toros
WHEN: 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Almond, who is third in the league in scoring average with 23.4, had 24 in the first half as the Red Claws (18-26) overcame a rash of injuries and illnesses to beat the Legends for the second time this season.
Almond propelled the Red Claws to a 52-46 halftime lead, which was expanded to 84-63 by the end of the third quarter, when Silas had eight of his 17 second-half points.
Kenny Hayes added 17 points, a team-high 12 assists and along with Almond, nine rebounds.
Maine played without forwards DeShawn Sims (foot) and Lawrence Hill (ankle).
Assistant coach Donyell Marshall filled in for head coach Dave Leitao, who has the flu.
Tweet
Copyright ©2013 MaineToday Media, Inc.
Jobs
Cars
Real Estate
Maine Yellow Pages
Facebook
Twitter
Further Discussion
Here at PressHerald.com we value our readers and are committed to growing our community by encouraging you to add to the discussion. To ensure conscientious dialogue we have implemented a strict no-bullying policy. To participate, you must follow our Terms of Use.Questions about the article? Add them below and we’ll try to answer them or do a follow-up post as soon as we can. Technical problems? Email them to us with an exact description of the problem. Make sure to include: