Bulls trail 35-33 at the half

It's halftime here at the Sun Dome, and the Bulls go into the locker room facing a 35-33 deficit.

The last minute of the half was exciting, with both head coaches receiving warnings on the bench. The half ended with Dominique Jones being fouled behind the three-point arc with 0.7 seconds remaining. He hit all three free-throws, and finished the half with a team-high 14 points.

For the Pirates, Brian Laing has been playing lights-out ball. He came into the game averaging 19.4 points per game, but surpassed that total in the first 20 minutes of play. He ended the half with a game-high 20 points on 9-of-14 shooting.

On impressive team stat for the Bulls: they have 11 assists on 13 field goals in the first half.