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In a back and forth affair tonight the Energy fell to the Lightning 136-133.

The Lightning came out with something to prove after taking a 40 loss the night before and prove themselves they did.  The Lightning held a double digit lead for a good portion of the first half before the Energy put in a solid effort in the final 5 minutes of the 2nd quarter to tie the game up at 60 going into the halftime break.

A strong start in the 3rd gave the a Energy double digit lead for a brief time in the period but the Lightning refused to go away with great efforts from PG Drew Housman and SG Billy Knight with 28 and 33 respectively.

The game came down to the final 10 seconds where Rashaun Broadus attempted a 3 which was partially blocked out of bounds leaving 1.1 seconds for Steve Sir to get the final look which came up just a hair short from forcing overtime.

The Energy were lead by Steve Sir with 27 points and the finest performance of the season from Skouson Harker who recorded a double double with 24 points and 11 rebounds.

Dave Patten contributed an efficient 22 points and Will Funn was able to set up his teammates 15 times.

A special thank-you tonight to Liberty Security for being our game sponsor, and Supreme Steel as our weekend sponsor.

The rubber match of this series goes tomorrow night at the NAIT Main Gym at 7pm.

This will also be the final home game and last of the regular season for the Energy so come out tomorrow for our fan appreciation night.

The Energy would like to thank all of those who have supported the team here in Edmonton and abroad.  We have appreciated all the fans at the game, on facebook and twitter who follow the team religiously.  We hope that all who have been able to make it out to a game this year have enjoyed the experience.  From the sharpshooting of Steve Sir to the highflying dunks of Andrew Parker, coming to an NRG game is a great time and we hope that the team has met and exceeded your expectations.  The players, coaches and staff truly appreciate the fans and every game this season has been a pleasure to play in front of you.  

Be there tomorrow night for the Supreme Steel Fan appreciation night.  Special prizes, raffles and giveaways!!

Come cheer on the NRG for the last time this year!!