WORLD RECORD GAME ENDS WITH WILD FINISH, NIGHTHAWKS WIN 132-128

March 11 , 2007 (Box Score) I Video: Game Winning Shot

Rockville, Maryland -- The visiting Cape Cod Frenzy found themselves down by five points against the Maryland Nighthawks with just 22 seconds remaining in the 'Guinness Book of World Records' game on Sunday.

Frenzy forward Scott Hazelton drilled a 35 foot three pointer to cut the lead to two at 126-124 and the Frenzy immediately fouled Nighthawk guard Randy "White Chocolate" Gill. Gill sank both free throws to give the Nighthawks a four-point lead. Hazelton took the inbounds and calmly pulled a half court jump shot with hit nothing but net for four points and a tie game at 128-128 with a mere 5.1 seconds left!

After a Maryland timeout, Hugh "Baby Shaq" Jones took the ball and launched spinning heave from half court which fell though the net as time expired gicing the Nighthawks a 132-128 victory.

The unbelievable finish, which concludes the ABA regular season, was a fitting end for a game with a crazy start. Maryland achieved a Guinness Book world record by starting the tallest lineup in the history of basketball. The lineup included 7'9" Sun Ming Ming, 7'7" former Washington Bullet Gheorghe Muresan, 7'1" Ayo Adigun, 7'0" Deng D'Awol, and 6'8" Barry Mitchell.

After all of the ceremony prior to the tip off, the Frenzy immediately jumped out to a 17-4 lead before the Nighthawks began inserting their regular players. The Nighthawks responded by going on a 16-2 run in the next 3:45 to take a 20-19 lead.

The Frenzy went into halftime with a 62-55 lead. In the second half the Nighthawks rallied behind the crowd to claim a lead as big as seven in the fourth quarter before the dramatic finish.

Hugh "Baby Shaq" Jones led the Nighthawks with 25 points, 16 of those coming in the decisive fourth quarter. Andrew "Spongebob" Washington finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds, while Randy "White Chocolate" Gill totaled 22 points, six rebounds, and six assists.

The Frenzy were led by Rob Sanders with 34 points and eight rebounds and Scott Hazelton with 20 points.