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Lloyd Leads Quest For Title

Associated Press

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Moscow High School grad Andrea Lloyd scored nine of her 16 points during a 15-0 run in the second quarter as the Columbus Quest clinched the American Basketball League Eastern Conference title Wednesday with an 85-69 victory over the Seattle Reign at Columbus, Ohio.

Quest 85, Reign 69 At Columbus, Ohio

Seattle (69) - Enis 8-15 11-14 28, Aycock 1-2 2-2 4, Whiting 3-6 3-5 9, Paye 0-6 4-4 4, Starbird 2-7 0-0 5, Orr 0-1 0-0 0, Hedgpeth 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Holmes 3-11 6-6 12, Ndiaye 1-2 3-4 5, Godby 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 18-50 31-37 69.

Columbus (85) - Lloyd 6-9 4-5 16, Smith 3-1 4-5 12, Still 3-9 9-10 15, Tate 1-1 5-5 7, Johnson 3-7 4-4 10, Thirdgill 0-1 0-0 0, Stires 0-2 0-0 0, Davis 3-6 1-2 7, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Potthoff 5-6 7-8 18. Totals 24-51 34-39 85.

Seattle 14 14 18 23 - 69

Columbus 14 21 29 21 - 85

3-Point goals-Seattle 2-14 (Starbird 1-2, Enis 1-6, Paye 0-6), Columbus 3-8 (Smith 2-4, Potthoff 1-1, Lloyd 0-1, Still 0-1, Johnson 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Seattle 37 (Whiting 9), Columbus 30 (Still, Tate, Potthoff 6). Assists-Seattle 12 (Aycock 4), Columbus 21 (Smith 6). Total fouls-Seattle 26, Columbus 27. A-3,031.

Power 74, Xplosion 72 At Portland

Natalie Williams scored 10 of her 27 points in the fourth quarter as Portland defeated Colorado.

Colorado (72) - Hall 3-7 0-1 9, Robinson 6-9 1-2 14, Phillips 3-11 3-5 9, Black 7-9 2-3 17, Campbell 7-17 4-4 21, Wynne 1-1 0-0 2, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Sheetz 0-1 0-0 0, Ford 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-56 10-15 72.

Portland (74) - Milton 6-11 0-0 12, Harrison 5-15 0-1 10, Williams 10-14 7-10 27, Powell 7-9 0-2 15, Goodenbour 2-8 3-5 9, Crawley 0-1 0-0 0, Steding 0-2 1-3 1. Totals 30-60 11-21 74.

Colorado 24 14 15 19 - 72

Portland 14 18 21 21 - 74

3-Point goals-Colorado 8-13 (Hall 3-3, Campbell 3-7, Black 1-1, Robinson 1-2), Portland 3-7 (Goodenbour 2-5, Powell 1-1, Steding 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Colorado 35 (Robinson, Phillips 8), Portland 38 (Milton 9). Assists-Colorado 20 (Black 7), Portland 18 (Williams, Goodenbour 5). Total fouls-Colorado 19, Portland 17. A-4,750.