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MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - Jacksonville, FL. With a 122-104 victory on Sunday afternoon on their home court at UNF Arena in Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Jam won their regular season series over the Palm Beach Imperials 9-0. This is a feat that is rarely seen in basketball today. "I'll tell you in all my years of coaching this game have I ever seen a team sweep a quality team as we have this season against Palm Beach. It is a credit to our team for the way we have approached each game, for we have a lkot of respect for the Palm Beach team. They play so hard all the time. I truly believe if they were in any other division that they would have completed for a divisional championship. I hope they make the ABA playoffs for they are very deserving to be a playoff team," stated Jam coach Steve Tucker.
The Jam led at halftime 61-43. Jacksonville started the second half off quickly and extended its lead to 20+ but Palm Beach battled back to cut the Jam lead to 14 points with 2:30 to go in the third quarter. The Jam then regained control and went into the 4th quarter with a 16 pont lead. Jacksonville placed eight players in double figures with Williams leading the Jam with 24, Rutledge had 16 points and 7 rebounds while "Spydaman" Tyson dominated the lane area again with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 8 blocked shots. Carl Jenkins had a banner night for Palm Beach with 28 points and 14 rebounds, Chauncy Davis followed up with 25 points.