A stellar effort from newcomer Tim Ellis helped the King County Royals upset the Gallup Outlaws, 122-114, in an American Basketball Association game at Green River Community College Wednesday night.
Ellis, a 2006 ABA All-Star, played his first game for the Royals this season and led all scorers with 42 points.
Gallup, coming off a loss in Bellingham on Tuesday, led for most of the first half and third quarter before King County closed out the period with a 22-6 run to take a 91-81 lead going into the fourth quarter.
The Royals were able to extend their lead to as much as 18 points, at 104-86, 4:52 into the fourth quarter.
Gallup was able to put together a decent run in the game's final stages as they trimmed the deficit to five on two separate occasions, the last at 115-110 with 1:18 to play. The Royal's Randy Green was able to secure the win by connecting on free throws in the final minute.
Ellis led five King County players in double figures. Kyle Keyes scored 28 points while Green added 21.
Gallup, which lost its fourth consecutive game after starting the season 8-3, was led by Luis Richardson's 19 points.
The same two teams battle in a re-match on Friday, with a 8 p.m. tip-off set for the Wellness Center at North Seattle Community College.
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American Basketball Association - Official Game Box Score
King County Royals vs. Gallup Outlaws
Date: 1/24/2007 Time: 7:00 PM Attendance: 50
Site: Green River Community College - Auburn, WA
Visitors: Gallup Outlaws (8-7) REBOUNDS
## Name P FG 3Pt FT PTS OF DF TR PF AS TO BS ST MIN
1 *Larry Morinia G 4/7 1/4 2/2 11 3 1 4 3 1 3 0 3 23
4 Luis Richardson F 8/20 2/5 1/2 19 4 5 9 5 0 6 2 2 28
25 Brent Cooper G 4/6 0/0 5/6 13 2 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 22
8 *Mike Tabb F 3/12 2/5 4/6 12 4 10 14 3 4 1 1 1 33
11*Andre Smith G 7/14 0/1 1/1 15 3 2 5 5 3 1 0 2 17
20 Warlance Foster G 0/3 0/3 0/0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 11
21 Jamal Washington G 5/10 0/2 0/1 10 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 18
22*Donald Gray G 2/4 1/2 4/6 9 3 2 5 0 0 1 0 2 24
23 Will Funn G 1/2 0/0 0/0 2 0 1 1 3 3 3 0 1 18
24 Greg Baker G 3/4 0/1 1/2 7 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 11
34*Omar Waller F 4/6 0/0 7/13 15 0 3 3 5 1 1 1 1 33
Team 1 3 2 5
Totals 41/88 6/23 26/40 114 24 29 53 31 15 20 4 14 240
Total FG 1st Half 21/40 52.5% 2nd Half 20/48 41.7% Game 41/88 46.6%
3 PT FG 1st Half 1/9 11.1% 2nd Half 5/14 35.7% Game 6/23 26.1%
Total FT 1st Half 9/17 52.9% 2nd Half 17/23 73.9% Game 26/40 65.0%
Home: King County Royals (4-10) REBOUNDS
## Name P FG 3Pt FT PTS OF DF TR PF AS TO BS ST MIN
1 *Randy Green G 7/13 1/3 6/6 21 2 6 8 3 5 4 0 5 42
2 *Kyle Keyes G 10/19 6/11 2/2 28 1 2 3 4 6 4 0 0 38
3 *Jamie Booker F 3/10 0/5 5/5 11 2 4 6 5 4 4 0 3 39
20 Bruce Cooper F 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
21 Wale Adeyemi F 0/2 0/0 0/0 0 0 2 2 5 0 1 0 0 10
24 J.D. Hulleen F 5/8 1/4 1/2 12 3 4 7 5 0 1 0 1 25
23*Tim Ellis F 14/23 3/6 11/16 42 3 3 6 3 5 5 0 5 48
33*Jackie Jones G 3/5 0/2 1/2 7 1 3 4 4 0 2 0 1 23
34 Jimmie Haywood G 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 8
Team 1 0 1 1 2
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