By Jordan Ramsay | Dec. 1, 2017

The Island Storm won a commanding game 115-101, against the Cape Breton Highlanders on Friday night at the Eastlink Centre.

Back-and-forth action dictated the first quarter as the Storm answered the Highlanders shot-for-shot. 

New addition, Marcus Bell, started his Storm career off by sinking his first two free throws, while a big quarter from Andre Stringer and Du’Vaughn Maxwell helped put the Storm in good position, trailing the Highlanders 26-24 after the first quarter.

Stringer and Maxwell continued their magic in the second quarter, each sitting at a team-high 12-points by halftime to give the Storm a 59-49 lead at the break.

The Storm roared out of the gate to start the third quarter. 

Stringer sunk a deep three-pointer at the 9-minute mark before Chris Johnson set up Du’Vaughn Maxwell who sunk a slick layup, followed by the extra shot. 

Wayne McCullough’s hard work paid off after sinking his own three-point shot.  The Storm led by as much as 12-points in the quarter before a Highlanders push cut the Storm down to an 82-77 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

The Storm pulled away in the fourth quarter, thanks to three-pointers from Tyler Scott, Brad States, McCullough, Stringer and Maxwell.

Maxwell finished with a game-high 29-points, while Stringer put up 24-points and Johnson chipped in with 18-points to give the Storm a 115-101 win.

The Storm are back at the Eastlink Centre at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1 for the opening game of a home-and-home against the Moncton Magic.

Top scorers

Storm – Du’Vaughn Maxwell 29, Andre Stringer 24, Chris Johnson 18

Magic – Duke Mondy 27, Haakim Johnson 17, Damarcus Harrison 16

Top rebounders

Storm – Zach Vallaire 8

Magic – Shane Osayande 8

Assists

Storm – Franklin Session 10

Magic – Haakim Johnson 8

Field goal percentage

Storm – 49.4% (40-for-81)

Magic – 45.9% (34-for-74)

Three-point shots

Storm – 40% (10-for-25)

Magic – 27.3% (9-for-33)

Free throws

Storm – 71.4% (25-for-35)

Magic – 77.4% (24-for-31)