TRENTON, N.J. — Nate Johnson scored 23 first-half points and finished the game with 33 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals, but it was not enough as the Cincinnati Stuff fell to the Trenton Stars 107-103 on Saturday night.

        Moo Moo Blakney had 29 points and Martin Lewis pulled down 10 rebounds for the Stuff.

        Cincinnati played with nine players as injured starting forward Eric Taylor (ankle) remained in Cincinnati.

        The Stuff (22-22) and Trenton (24-20) are battling for the IBL East Division title and home-court advantage in the playoffs. Saturday night's game was the final regular-season contest between the two. Cincinnati took the season series 5-2.

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