The Cairns Taipans have finally opened their NBL account for the season with a thrilling 83-76 win over Melbourne United at the Snake Pit.The Snakes entered the round four clash with a 0-3 start on the road but a huge night from import point guard Travis Trice got them over the line at home.Trice was a man possessed with 28 points and two assists displaying confidence not yet seen from the Michigan State Alumni.Time and time again the guard penetrated Melbournes paint and was frustrating United so much he earned a shove in the back from import Ramon Moore in the dying stages.Taipans Coach Aaron Fearne had criticised Trice during Cairns poor start but was more than happy with the Americans response.Tonight he was great he made some huge plays down the stretch; he played with emotion and energy and so did the team, that is what I want he said.Melbourne started the night strong and jumped out to a six-point lead halfway through the first quarter until the defensive tenacity of the desperate Taipans kicked in to overtake them in the second.Cairns followed on to find themselves up by as much as 16 points in the third quarter but the class of their opposition continued to make a game of it.United centre Majok Majok threw down two huge jams to start the fourth, sparking a run to get the visitors to within one point with five minutes left to play.Clutch threes from Cam Gliddon, Mark Worthington and Fuquan Edwin gave Cairns some breathing room and Trices constant attacking raids made sure of the result from there.Melbournes Ramon Moore filled in for missing Boomer Chris Goulding admirably, shooting for 15 points from 12 attempts but Devon Williams found himself on four fouls early in the final period.Taipans veteran Alex Loughton was ruled out the day before the match with a sprained thumb but Stephen Weigh provided ample cover with two triples in his best game back since off-season surgery.Nathan Jawai was quiet in his first game back in Cairns, scoring seven points in 20 minutes.United are now 3-4 this season, Coach Dean Demopoulos saying his team are still searching for the right chemistry.Im not sure. Its a process, but I like this team. They work hard every day and we have the potential to be a great basketball team, but we werent tonight he said.Cairns will play the Illawarra Hawks in Wollongong on Sunday while Melbourne will have to lick their wounds until they play New Zealand next Friday.Fake Yeezy Kaufen . Rinne played two periods in his first game since left hip surgery in early May. Gabriel Bourque scored 3:07 into the second period and Austin Watson tallied 5:15 later for Nashville. Yeezy Boost 700 Sale Bestellen . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. http://www.yeezyschuhe.de/yeezy-schuhe-deutschland/yeezy-boost-650-kaufen.html . -- Gus Malzahn finally had his day in Fayetteville. Ultra Boost Schuhe Sale .ca NFL Power Rankings, overtaking the Denver Broncos and remaining ahead of NFC competition San Francisco, Carolina and New Orleans. Ultra Boost Deutschland . - The Washington Redskins have cut defensive lineman Adam Carriker and punter Sav Rocca.NEW YORK -- Javontae Hawkins scored 18 points, Joseph Chartouny added 17 more with a career-best 14 assists, and Fordham cruised to a 101-75 win over Division II New York Institute of Technology on Monday night.Antwoine Anderson and Will Tavares had 13 points apiece and Jesse Bunting and Christian Sengfelder each scored 12 points for Fordham (1-1). The Rams shot 52.7 percent from the field and never trailed. Chartouny shot 7 for 11 from the field, including a pair of 3-pointers.LLeading 42-35 at the break, Fordham pulled away in the second half.dddddddddddd David Pekarek was fouled as he hit a layup with 9:11 left, and converted the three-point play, to spark a 12-2 run that extended Fordhams lead to 72-59 and the Rams led by double figures the rest of the way.Jeffrey Hayden scored 21 points on 10-for-11 shooting to lead NYIT. ' ' '
