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Semi-Final Results

Sunday, February 23Attendance
at Richmond 80, Colorado 77 4,118
Columbus 94, at San Jose 693,018

Tuesday, February 25
Richmond 82, at Colorado 664,144
at Columbus 81, San Jose 693,327


Championship Series Recap

Sunday, March 2 - Game 1
at Columbus 90, Richmond 89
Nikki McCray's basket with 39.7 seconds remaining gave the Quest a 1-0 series lead. Tonya Edwards scored 26 points, including 21 from beyond the three-point arc, while Richmond hit 34-of-35 from the line to keep the game close. Attendance was 4,152.

Tuesday, March 4 - Game 2
Richmond 75, at Columbus 62
Richmond evened the series at 1-1 as Taj McWilliams scored 21 points and pulled down 17 rebounds to shift momentum in the series. ABL MVP Nikki McCray led the Quest with 16 points. Attendance was 3,632.

Saturday, March 8 - Game 3
at Richmond 72, Columbus 67
The Rage took a 2-1 series lead after surviving a torrid Quest comeback. McWilliams led the Rage with 20 points. Valerie Still scored 23 for Columbus. Attendance was 6,879.

Sunday, March 9 - Game 4
Columbus 67 95, at Richmond 84
With backs to the wall, Columbus tied the series at 2-2 as all five starters scored in double figures, led by Katie Smith with 25. Attendance was 4,628.

Tuesday, March 11 - Game 5
at Columbus 77, Richmond 64
In Columbus, the Quest took control early and never surrendered en route to the first-ever ABL World Championship. Tonya Edwards scored a game-high 23 points. Still was named the Series MVP and received a Nissan Altima after averaging 14 points and eight rebounds in the series, and more importantly, neutralizing McWilliams in Games 4 & 5. Attendance was 6,313.

Playoff Record
Columbus-5-2
Richmond-4-3
Colorado--0-2
San Jose-0-2

Season Highs (Team)

Points
116, Richmond vs. Colo. (113), 3OT, 11/1/96 (OT)
107, Columbus vs. Atlanta (64), 1/19/97 (regulation)

   
Rebounds   58, Columbus vs. San Jose, 2/17/97
Off. Reb.  26, Portland vs. San Jose, 11/14/96
Def. Reb.  38, by two teams
FG         44, Richmond vs. Atlanta, 2/11/97 (44-86)
FGA        86, Richmond vs. Atlanta, 2/11/97 (44-86)
3P         15, Richmond vs. New England, 11/17/96 (15-23)
3PA        36, Columbus vs. Seattle, 11/21/96 (10-36)
FT         36, Columbus vs. New England, 12/10/96 (36-46)
FTA        46, Columbus vs. New England, 12/10/96 (36-46)
Assists    30, Colorado vs. Richmond, 12/10/96
Steals     21, Richmond vs. New England, 10/18/96
           21, Columbus vs. Seattle, 1/28/97
Blocks     11, San Jose vs. Columbus, 12/27/96
Turnovers  33, twice by Atlanta (12/18/96 & 1/15/97)


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