By Kevin Scott
Photo Above By Kevin Scott
GREAT FALLS, Mont., March 24, 2024 — Seattle Super Hawks forward Nazaiah Carter scored 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lift the Seattle Super Hawks to a 103-97 double overtime victory over the Great Falls Electric on Sunday afternoon inside the Bill R.W. Swarthout Fieldhouse on the campus of Great Falls High School. Great Falls’ Lyle Hexom scored 34 points on 11-for-20 shooting while teammate Sahmi Willoughby topped both teams with 14 rebounds.
In Saturday’s home opener, Great Falls gave the home crowd of 1,900 fans lots to cheer about in a 111-104 win thanks to great offensive efforts by Antwaan Cushingberry (20 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists), Kareem Jamar’s 27 points and Lyle Hexom finished with 22 points (game story).
Lyle Hexom helped Great Falls jump out to a 4-0 advantage three minutes into the first quarter. Mamadou Doucoure broke the drought for the Super Hawks (4-2) with seven minutes remaining. After a pair of free throws by Seattle, Hexom, and Antwaan Cushingberry each added a three-point field goals to increase the Electric’s lead to 14-6 with 3:29 on the clock. Nazaiah Carter made a driving layup to cut into the lead for the Super Hawks (17-8) at the end of the quarter.
Seattle’s offense woke up and went on an 11-2 run for their first lead, 20-19 early in the second stanza. Armond Davis, David Jenkins, Jr., Johnathan Ileleji and Mamadou Doucoure all successfully made field goals for the visitors. The Washington TBL team led 31-24 after two periods.
Rise Athletics, Great Falls’ only All-Star competitive cheer team, performed at halftime again.
The third period belonged to the Electrics with Lamine Komara, Isaac Howard, Lyle Hexom, Antwaan Cushingberry, and Jacob Bates all scoring after halftime to bring Great Falls to within two points (54-52) at the end of the third frame.
Brandon Jamar had six of his nine points in the fourth quarter for the Electric. Both teams kept the game within reach but a basket by Seattle’s Nahziah Carter with 34 seconds left evened the contest at 78-78 and sent the tight contest into an overtime.
Great Falls and Seattle traded baskets throughout overtime. Antwaan Cushingberry put Great Falls ahead 91-88 with this basket from long distance with 33 seconds left and the crowd on their feet hoping to see their team get another win. David Jenkins Jr. made sure that the game would not end just yet as his three-pointer went through the net for the 91-91 tie as the first overtime expired.
Nahziah Carter and Nahshon George each made layups to give the Super Hawks a 95-91 advantage before Lyle Hexom’s layup to cut into the deficit. Seattle would pull away and lead by as many as seven (100-93) and Great Falls could not find a way to come back falling 103-97.
Seattle, now 5-3 on the season, had three players score over ten points including Nahziah Carter (31), Goodnews Kpegeol (20) and 15 points from David Jenkins, Jr. Mamadou Doucoure gathered 12 boards in the win.
Great Falls fell to 2-3 after two weeks of competition. Lyle Hexom poured in 34 points and pulled down 14 rebounds. Antwaan Cushingberry had a nice night with 20 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.
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NEXT CONTEST: The Great Falls Electric will be back in action at home against the Emerald City (Eugene, Oregon) Jaguars for two games. The Swarthout Fieldhouse at Great Falls High School will be the venue for the Great Falls Electric’s game on Friday and Saturday, April 5-6 starting at 7:00PM (MST) each night.
The Great Falls Electric along with Russell Country Federal Credit Union on Friday, April 5th present “Jersey Off Your Back” Night. Former CMR basketball player who played for Stanford University as well as some NBA experience with the Oklahoma City Thunder will be in attendance to auction off his “one-of-a-kind” Josh Huestis Foundation jerseys. The first 150 kids that come will get a FREE Josh Huestis Foundation Shirt. Come early and bring the family!!!
TBLTV will be streaming all home and away games. To learn more about how to watch the TBL TV games this season, please click here for subscription options.
Fans are encouraged to get your (season and individual) tickets online by clicking here or at the door on game day.
WATCH PARTY: The Stadium Bar and Casino, located at 1121 5th Street South in Great Falls, hosts the official “Electric Watch Party” this season when the Great Falls Electric are on the road. Fans are invited to get food and drinks and watch the game.
After the home games, fans are invited to also to meet the team and coaches at the Stadium Bar and Casino after every home game and enjoy some great food and drinks.
Click here for the 2024 Great Falls Electric schedule and results.
