Vancouver Bandits鈥� undefeated streak was ended by Calgary Surge Sunday at 黑马磁力 Events Centre.
Calgary led for almost the entire game in a comprehensive 95-80 win, as Surge guard Sean Miller-Moore dropped a game-high 22 points, including the game-winning layup, while hitting a major milestone.
鈥淩ugzy鈥� became the sixth player in CEBL history to score 1,000 total points, including the regular season and playoffs.
鈥淚t鈥檚 just a testament to [the] work I put in鈥� it feels good,鈥� Miller-Moore said.
With the win, Calgary jumped to the top of the CEBL standings.
Bandits head coach Kyle Julius said the team 鈥渇lat out got beat鈥�.
鈥淭o be honest, we got a lot of wide open shots .. I think we got more wide open shots today than any other game we've played. I think we just didn't make them,鈥� Julius said.
Mitch Creek led the Bandits in scoring once again with 20 points to go along with 13 rebounds. Curtis Hollis also had a big night off the bench for Vancouver, scoring 17 points and sparking a 17-3 run in the fourth quarter.
鈥淭he ball just finally hit my hands a couple times. I've been looking for it all game 鈥� sometimes it goes like that. We have a really deep team, so once it came to me I just stayed aggressive, and I started making [shots],鈥� Hollis said.
Vancouver started the game with a pair of quick buckets before Calgary seized control with a 10-0 run. The Surge locked in defensively, limiting Vancouver to 23 per cent shooting from the field in the opening 10 minutes and 0-6 from beyond the arc.
The duo of Khyri Thomas and Stefan Jankovic led Calgary on another run to close the quarter, and the Surge carried a 26-13 advantage into the second.
Miller-Moore showed off his offensive versatility in the second quarter, fading from the short corner, forcing a Vancouver timeout with a fastbreak layup, and burying a pair of triples to slow momentum.
Vancouver responded by attacking the paint, sparking a late-half run that featured several highlight-reel finishes鈥攊ncluding a massive transition poster dunk by Kyle Mangas. The Bandits closed the gap to 47-40 heading into halftime.
After a pair of mid-range finishes from Izaiah Brockington early in the third cut into the deficit, Calgary took a stranglehold on the lead. The Surge went on an 18-2 run and led by as much as 21 before free throws from Mangas made it 71-52 heading into the fourth.
Hollis jumpstarted the Vancouver offence in the fourth quarter, drilling three trifectas to lead the Bandits on a 17-3 run. The big run made it a four-point game, but Calgary maintained its poise.
Brown III calmed things down with the hoop and the harm, and the teams traded blows until Olumide Adelodun buried a clutch three to give Calgary an 85-77 lead ahead of Target Score Time.
Nelson Jr. drilled a triple of his own to open scoring in the final stretch. Brown III inched Calgary closer with a floater before Miller-Moore ended Vancouver鈥檚 undefeated start with back-to-back buckets.
Surge and Bandits meet again later this month on June 22 at WinSport Event Centre.
