Sea Bears set scoring record in late comeback against Surge in front of over 11K fans in Winnipeg
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The Sea Bears rewarded a record-setting Winnipeg crowd with a record-high number of points Tuesday night.
With 11,051 fans in attendance – the second-largest crowd in CEBL history – the Sea Bears bounced back from a 13 point second-half deficit to defeat the Calgary Surge 111-104.
The 111 points eclipsed the teams’ previous record of 110 while the win clinched a playoff spot for the Sea Bears, who improved to 9-9.
Calgary had a four-game winning streak snapped as the Surge fell to 10-8.
Surge head coach Tyrell Vernon said the team had to tighten up defensively.
“We’re not built for outscoring teams. We’re not the 112-, 110-[point] type of team. We gotta grind it out a little bit more, keep flying around defensively. Multiple efforts — that’ll be the change,” Vernon said. In a story by Myles Dichter on the CEBL website.
Both teams scored at a high clip throughout the night, but it was a 10-2 third quarter surge that allowed the Sea Bears to overtake Calgary that turned the game around.
Justin Wright-Foreman lead Winnipeg with 24 points while Surge guard Corey Davis Jr. scored 20 and added 10 assists.
Stefan Smith added 17 for Calgary.
The two teams appear headed for a first-round playoff rematch, but before that, they meet Thursday in Calgary, where the Surge set the CEBL attendance record, drawing 12, 327 to the Saddledome on May 20.
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