video: Sky Chiefs Roll Philly 116-104, Advance to Regional Championship Game
Sunday, March 22, 2015
The Providence Sky Chiefs opened the playoffs with a 116-104 win over the Philadelphia Spirit on Saturday evening at Brown's Pizzitola Center. With the win, the Sky Chiefs move on to the ABA Regional Championship on Sunday, March 22 at 2 p.m. against the Baltimore Hawks.
"We did a great job of pushing the ball, we did a great job of getting to the bucket and taking advantage of what the defense gave us," said Sky Chiefs head coach Kyle Ivey-Jones
The Providence Sky Chiefs led by 10 points, 53-43 at the half and saw the Spirit get as close as three points, 67-64, with 5:30 left in the third quarter.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTFrom that point, Providence went on a 13-4 run to take an 80-68 lead and led 85-73 through three quarters of play. With 8:47 to go, Providence opened up a 20 point lead, 95-75, and cruised to the 116-104 victory. The first playoff victory for the Sky Chiefs franchise.
Providence was led by Mark Duda who poured in 20 points while Kelvin Davis and Orion Outerbridge added 17 in the win.
Andre Woodlin led Philly with a game high 35 points in the loss.
ABA Regional Championship Game
The Sky Chiefs advance to the regional championship where they will face the Baltimore Hawks at Brown University on Sunday, March 22 at 2 p.m.
The Hawks beat the Sky Chiefs in both regular season meetings.
"Basically we can't come out slow and sluggish like we have been against them twice, we are clearly the better team and we just have to execute," said Ivey-Jones.
For more information, visit the Sky Chiefs website.
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