Wednesday, February 21, 2018, Kitchener, ON - The St. John's Edge (18-11) faltered in the final moments to the KW Titans (5-21) 114-111 Wednesday evening at the Aud. The Edge, who led by 14 points in the second quarter, couldn't get a handle on the Titans in the second half of the game even with a stellar 39-point performance by Charles Hinkle.
Player Performance
St. John's Edge:
Charles Hinkle led the Edge and the floor with 39 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds. Veteran Carl English put up 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists as he continues to pour on the offense. At the four-game mark, Ryan Reid has shown his value as he was third in Edge scoring, finishing with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
Coron Williams shook off the rust in just his second game back from injury by chipping in with 14 points, 5 assists, 1 rebound and a steal in 23 minutes of play.
KW Titans:
The Titans were led by Ed Horton and his 24 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Tramar Sutherland chipped in with 21 points of his own in the victory. Derek Hall produced a double-double of 15 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists in 39 minutes of action.
The victory is only number 5 on the season for the Titans, with 3 of those being against the Edge.
Inside the Numbers:
St. John's went 41-for-84(48.8 percent) from field-goal territory while hitting 16-for-20 (80 percent) of their free throws.
The Titans went 10-for-21 (47.3 percent) from three-point territory while getting 52 points from the paint.
Up Next
The St. John's Edge head home to Mile One Centre to take on Kitchen-Waterloo Titans to begin a six-game home-stand, Friday, March 2nd, Tip-off is 7:00 PM NST. All games will be streamed live on www.sjedge.ca.
Special "Edge March Madness" ticket specials are now available and can be purchased in person at the Mile One Centre box office, by phone at 709-576-7657, for more details go to www.sjedge.ca. Group rates are available and can be obtained by contacting Kenny O'Leary at Kenny@sjedge.ca.
