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On 6 June 2016, the Heat and Bulls played the final game of the evening at North Highland Assembly of God's Church gymnasium.  The Heat reported with a 5 - 7 record and the Bulls reported with a 6 - 6 record.  I expected this to be a good game because both teams are searching to find the winning formula as they move closer to the playoffs.  Both teams represent the Eastern Division.

The Heat's starting lineup consisted of:  #11 Norman King, #3 Michael Brown, #27 Christopher Alexander, #17 Felton Scott, and #15 Johnny Sanchez.  The Bulls' starting lineup consisted of:  #0 Deon Pearman, #22 James Dixon, #28 Bryant Adams, #45 Jimmy Foster, and #32 Ian Trowers.

The first half started with both teams tying the score at 9 and 11 points.  The teams' top scorers ended the first half with identical points.  Felton Scott (#17) led the Heat with 9 points (three 2-pointers and one 3-pointer) and the Bulls', Jimmy Foster (#45) scored in the same sequence for 9 points.  Sidney Dowlen (#24), Johnny Sanchez (#15), and Chris Alexander (#27) added 13 combined points to the Heat's scoring.  The Bulls', James Dixon (#22), Bernard Jones (#11), and (#0) Deon Pearman also contributed 13 points.  With 9:14, remaining in the first half, the Bulls held a 15 - 11 lead.  The scores would remain close throughout the first half.  The Heat committed four team fouls and the Bulls committed eight team fouls.  The Heat ended the first half with a 3-point score to lead the Bulls 26 - 24.

The second half was almost identical to the first half.  The Heat held onto the lead threw most of the game.  They did tie at 30-points in the second half.  Both teams became more physical in the second half than they were during the first half with the Heat committing nine team fouls and the Bulls committing eight.  James Dixon led the Bulls with 8 points and Felton Scott led the Heat with 11 points.  With 40-seconds, remaining in the game, the Heat held a 50 - 44 point lead before the Bulls went on a 5 - 0 run to make the score 50 - 49 with 9.1-seconds remaining in the game.  The Bulls fouled and the Heat ended the game with two foul shot and a victory of 52 - 49.  That victory improved the Heat's record to 6 - 7 - tying them with the Bulls. 

The Heat's scorers were:  #17 Felton Scott with 20 points, #27 Christopher Alexander with 9 points, #15 Johnny Sanchez with 9 points, #24 Sidney Dowlen with 7 points, #11 Norman King with 3 points, #3 Michael Brown with 3 points, and #8 Antonio Anthony with 1 point.

The Bulls' scorers were:  #45 Jimmy Foster with 15 points, #22 James Dixon with 14 points, #0 Deon Pearman with 8 points, #11 Bernard Jones with 8 points, #34 Leo Preyer with 2 points, and #33 Ian Trowers with 2 points.