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Bowling Green sets new CBA record for margin of victory; Chattanooga prevails in overtime

05/09/2015, 10:00pm CDT
By CBA Staff

Bowling Green (5-3) 135, Peoria (1-7) 73: (Russellville, Ky.) - In the last two meetings between these two teams over the last two seasons, Peoria has led at the half in both contests. Tonight was not a replication of the past, as the Hornets, aiming to build a significant point differential separation with the remaining four teams tied at 4-3, attacked early and often, scoring a league-high 71 points in the first half. The Hornets kept the foot on the gas in the second half, scoring 64 points, to set not only a league-high for the season with 135 points in the game, but also set the league-record for margin of victory (62 points), which was previously set by St. Louis (53 points) in April 2013.  

Chattanooga (7-1) 99, Mississippi (4-4) 95 (OT): (Memphis, Tenn.) - In a game full of runs, where the lead was exchanged over two dozen times, it was Chattanooga who not only rallied from a 15-point deficit late in the game, but continued their momentum into overtime to defeat Mississippi in the season finale for both teams. Quincy Scates (30 points) led Chattanooga, while newcomer Jeremy Williams led Mississippi with 22 points. 

 

Sunday's CBA Schedule:

Springfield (1-6) at Fort Wayne (4-3), 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Middle Tennessee (4-3) at Memphis (4-3), 4:00 p.m. Central Time

 

Current Playoff Seeding Scenarios:

Chattanooga (7-1): Locked in as the 1-seed; will play 8-seed Peoria in the first round. 

Bowling Green (5-3): Current point differential of +75; depending on margin of victory of Fort Wayne/Memphis/Middle Tennessee tomorrow, Hornets could be the 2-seed, 3-seed, or 4-seed. 

Memphis (4-3): Current point differential of +31; with win tomorrow versus Middle Tennessee, the Soul Kings, depending on their margin of victory, as well as the margin of victory from Fort Wayne, can obtain the 2-seed, 3-seed, or 4-seed. If Memphis loses tomorrow, they will be the 5-seed, unless their margin of defeat is greater than 36 points, in which case they will be the 6-seed. 

Middle Tennessee (4-3): Current point differential of +25; with win tomorrow versus Memphis, the Storm, depending on their margin of victory, as well as the margin of victory from Fort Wayne, can obtain the 2-seed, 3-seed, or 4-seed. If Middle Tennessee loses tomorrow, and Fort Wayne wins, they will be the 6-seed, due to Mississippi owning the head-to-head tiebreaker. 

Fort Wayne (4-3): Current point differential of +15; with win tomorrow versus Springfield, the Flite, depending on their margin of victory, as well as the margin of victory from the winner of the Middle Tennessee/Memphis matchup, can obtain the 2-seed, 3-seed, or 4-seed. If Fort Wayne loses tomorrow, and Memphis wins, the Flite will be the 4-seed, 5-seed, or 6-seed depending on margin of victory. If Fort Wayne loses tomorrow, and Middle Tennessee wins, the Flite will be the 4-seed due to their head-to-head wins over both Memphis and Mississippi. 

Mississippi (4-4): Currently the 6-seed; however, if Middle Tennessee loses tomorrow at Memphis, the Eagles will jump to the 5-seed due to the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Storm. 

Springfield (1-6): Locked in as the 7-seed; opponent to be determined.

Peoria (1-7): Locked in as the 8-seed, will play 1-seed Chattanooga in the first round. 

 

2015 CBA Playoff Schedule

The 2015 Central Basketball Association Post-Season Tournament is set to begin in Fort Wayne, Indiana next weekend, with the quarterfinal games on Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17. The semi-final games will be on Saturday, May 30. The championship game will be on Sunday, May 31. All games are scheduled to be played at the McMillen Center at 3901 Abbott Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana. 

Exact first-round quarterfinal matchups with dates and timings will be announced by 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time tomorrow evening.  

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