BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Bellingham Slam routed the Vancouver Volcanoes, 162-108, in an up-tempo International Basketball League contest Saturday night in front of a season-high crowd of 710 at Whatcom Pavilion.
After an even opening eight minutes, the Slam took advantage of the injury-riddled and road-weary Volcanoes, the Slam finished the first quarter with a 26-9 run to take a 39-23 lead.
The Slam (5-2) continued to outscore Vancouver in each of the remaining three quarters, eventually building a 75-49 lead at halftime and a 117-82 lead after three quarters. The Volcanoes never trailed by less than 23 points for the entire second half.
Ryan Diggs guided a potent Slam offense with a professional career best 39 points. Chris Ferguson came off the bench to tie a career high of 29 points, with all but two points coming in the fourth quarter.
Lukas Henne contributed another double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds in a contest where every Slam player scored for the first time this season.
Josh Jackson and Porter Troupe led five players in double figures for Vancouver (8-2) with 23 and 22 points, respectively.