March 13, 2015

CHICAGO - The St. Louis RiverSharks stepped on the accelerator early and never let up, cruising to an easy 129-101 over the Chicago Force at the Kroc Center Friday.  The win puts the RiverSharks (10-3) in a virtual tie for second place in the Midwest Professional Basketball Association standings with the Champaign Swarm (11-4).

Jerrold Brooks recorded an MPBA-record eight three-point shots en route to 35 points to lead all scorers.  Teammate Keith DeWitt dropped in 26 on 10-of-18 shooting from the field while hauling down 18 rebounds.  Marcus Goode added 20.

Marvin Lee paced the Force (3-13) with 22 points.  Darius Smith earned 21 points while Erin Pryor scored 16.  The Force were cold from three-point range, hitting only one of 14 shots, and have now dropped their last seven in a row.

The RiverSharks (10-3) come back to Kroc Center for a Saturday tilt against the Windy CIty Groove with tipoff set for 4:30 p.m.  The Force are off until March 18 when they host the Champaign Swarm.