Stingrays Get Win In Abl Playoff Opener

Beverly Williams was perfect from the field and finished with 16 points as the Long Beach StingRays beat the Colorado Xplosion 96-72 Saturday in the first round of the ABL playoffs.

Game 2 is scheduled for today at Denver.

A third game, if necessary, is set for Wednesday in Long Beach, Calif., at the Pyramid.

StingRays 96, Xplosion 72

Colorado (72) - Hall 3-9 1-2 8, Robinson 7-10 2-2 19, Phillips 7-12 2-3 16, Black 0-3 1-2 1, Campbell 7-16 0-0 18, Wynne 1-2 0-4 2, Anderson 2-7 0-0 4, Sheetz 0-0 0-0 0, Ford 1-3 2-2 4, Howard 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-62 8-15 72.

Long Beach (96) - Wrightsil 6-11 2-2 16, Griffith 6-10 5-7 17, Lacy 4-12 7-7 15, Williams 7-7 2-4 16, Nagy 2-4 3-3 7, Stafford 3-5 6-7 12, Wilkerson 2-4 0-0 4, Ruff 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-5 0-1 0, Bauer 4-4 1-2 9. Totals 34-62 26-33 96.

Colorado 12 22 13 25 - 72

Long Beach 22 17 26 31 - 96

3-Point goals-Colorado 8-21 (Campbell 4-12, Robinson 3-5, Hall 1-2, Black 0-1, Anderson 0-1), Long Beach 2-10 (Wrightsil 2-5, Nagy 0-1, Stafford 0-1, Johnson 0-3). Fouled out-Robinson. Rebounds-Colorado 32 (Phillips, Black 8), Long Beach 38 (Griffith 12). Assists-Colorado 14 (Black 6), Long Beach 18 (Nagy 9). Total fouls-Colorado 24, Long Beach 16.