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Saturday, January 08, 2005

Carroll lifts Dazzle to win

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Matt Carroll was 10 of 15 from the field and scored 30 points as the Roanoke Dazzle pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 112-104 win over the Asheville Altitude on Friday night at the Asheville Civic Center.

The Dazzle (8-6) also got 18 points off the bench from Isiah Victor. Three other players - Cory Alexander (17), Terrence Shannon (14) and James Thomas (12) - also scored in double figures. Thomas added 11 rebounds, boasting the only double-double performance of the night. Antonio Meeking led Asheville (9-6) with 28 points.

The Dazzle's win, coupled with Huntsville's 100-99 loss to Florida, moved Roanoke into third place in the NBDL.

ROANOKE(112) Alexander 5-12 7-8 17, Carroll 10-15 9-11 30, Thomas 4-6 4-5 12, Shannon 6-10 2-5 14, Owens 4-7 1-3 9, Victor 7-14 4-6 18, Bang 3-6 0-0 6, Davis 2-2 0-0 4, Gay 1-7, 0-0 2, Finn 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-79 27-38 112.

ASHEVILLE(104) Stokes 9-19 0-0 18, Knight 2-10 0-2 5, Meeking 12-20 4-5 28, Penney 1-5 5-6 7, Kitchings 3-8 3-5 9, Slay 5-13 0-0 10, Bowers 7-11 1-1 15, Dobbins 1-2 0-0 2, Forte 2-4 6-8 10. Totals 42-92 20-27 104.

Roanoke28 21 28 35 -112 Asheville27 23 28 26 -104 3-Point Goals-Roanoke 1-3 (Carroll 1-1, Alexander 0-1, Victor 0-1), Asheville 0-6. Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Roanoke 49 (Thomas 11), Asheville 35 (Kitchings 8). Assists-Roanoke 19 (Alexander 11), Asheville 22 (Knight 7). Total fouls-Roanoke 26, Asheville 27. Technicals-Asheville assistant coach Sanders, Knight, Slay. A-724.

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