On Saturday night the Halifax Rainmen helped themselves move forward in their quest for the NBL Canada playoffs, as they beat the Oshawa Power 125-78 in front of 3029 fans at the Halifax Metro Centre.

The Rainmen trailed the Power 21-20 after the first quarter, but outscored them in each of the last three quarters. After winning the second quarter 30-7, the Rainmen headed into halftime leading 50-28, led by guards Cedric Moodie with 9 points and Melvin Goins with 8, while the Power were led by Mark Gomillia with 8.

The Rainmen were led by a balanced scoring effort, as 6 players scored in double-figures and all 11 active Rainmen scored. Quinnel Brown led the team with 20 points on 7-9 shooting and 6 rebounds in less than 20 minutes played, while guards Cedric Moodie and Michael Hunter- in his first game with the Rainmen- came off the bench to score 17 

points each. Quincy Okolie had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds off the bench and starting forwards Tyrone Levett had 12 and Akeem Wright had 11.The Rainmen outrebounded the Power 67-40, including a 21-10 advantage on the offensive glass.

The Power were led by forward Kirk Williams Jr with 17 points and 9 rebounds, Joe Posey with 16, Mark Gomillia with 15, Larry Diamond with 11 and former Rainmen, Canadian Papa Oppong with 10. 

The Rainmen win improved their record to 19-18 on the season, the second best record in the Atlantic Conference and 4^th in the NBL Canada. The Rainmen can clinch a spot in the NBLC Playoffs by winning two of their final three regular season games.

The Rainmen now travel to Summerside to take on the Storm tomorrow afternoon in a pivotal game against their Atlantic Conference rivals, before returning to home for their final home game of the regular season- Tuesday at 7PM hosting the league-leading London Lightning.