East rally falls just short against Chicago Bogan

ROCKFORD - The East E-Rabs' rally from a 16-point third-quarter deficit fell just short against Chicago Bogan as East dropped the last 205 Tip-Off Classic game of the night, 67-63.

The Bogan Bengals led 35-25 and pushed the lead to 58-42 before the E-Rabs mounted a furious comeback. Justin Johnson's corner 3-point shot with 1:02 left cut the lead to 65-63. The E-Rabs got the ball one more time, but they missed two free-throws and a jump shot that would have tied the game all in the final 8.2 seconds.

Still, it was an inspired effort for the E-Rabs, who chose to rest Markarious Luster because of an ankle injury. Josh Crawford led East with 24 points, Johnson added 14 and Elijah Dixon had 11. Better free-throw shooting would have put East over the top. The E-Rabs were a perfect eight-for-eight in the first three quarters but just two-for-eight in the final quarter.

Antione Bloxton led Bogan with 17 points. The Bengals are 3-0 and have two games Saturday.

Chicago Bogan 67, Rockford East 63
	1	2	3	4	Final
Bogan	16	19	23	9	67
East	11	14	17	21	63
BOGAN
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Coleman	0	0	0-2	1	0
Bloxton	4	1	6-7	3	17
Gill	1	0	0-0	1	2
K. Davis	1	2	6-6	2	14
Jones	1	0	3-5	1	5
Bullock	1	0	0-0	1	2
Lanier	0	3	0-0	2	9
J. Davis	1	0	0-0	0	2
Sallee	0	2	0-0	2	6
Fraley	4	0	0-0	4	8
Moore	1	0	0-0	1	2
Moonie	0	0	0-1	1	0
Totals	14	8	15-21	19	67
EAST
Player	2 Pt.	3 Pt.	FT-FTA	F	Points
Crawford	7	2	4-4	4	24
Davis	4	1	0-0	2	11
Lambert	0	1	2-3	1	5
Dixon	0	0	0-1	3	0
Harris	1	1	2-2	5	7
Johnson	1	4	0-2	3	14
Haugabook	0	0	2-4	1	2
Totals	13	9	10-16	19	63