Round 1 Game 2 in Dallas

Houston Iguanas 81, Dallas Demons 76

The Houston Iguanas dispatched their mortal in-state enemies, the Dallas Demons 81-76 to complete a first-round sweep and advance to the MBA championship for the third time in the past six seasons.
Houston power forward Dingo Dog Taylor led the attack for the Iguanas, scoring 30 points. The win marks the 11th consecutive victory for the Houston club, which lost the season opener to Charleston and hasn't been defeated since.
The two Texas teams got off to a fast start, with Houston, behind Taylor's 10 first-quarter points, taking a 26-21 lead at the first break. That five-point advantage was retained by the Iguanas at the end of the second and third quarters and at the conclusion of the contest. The Demons, to the delight of their fans, did take a momentary lead halfway through the fourth quarter, when sub guard Hughes Kettner stole the ball, drove the length of the court and slammed one home to give his team a 72-71 lead. But Houston sucked it up to dominate the rest of the game.
Free throws were a huge factor in this game, with the Iguanas, usually a below-average shooting team, going 17 for 20 from the line, getting 11 more points from the charity stripe than did the Demons.
The Iguanas shut down the powerful 1-2 rookie combination of 7-foot center Max Payne and All-League power forward Stuffy Pipes. Payne averaged 14.6 points during the season and Pipes 20.2, but against the Iguanas, neither managed a double-digit scoring average.
The Iguanas now await the winner of the next game between Charleston and San Jose to see who they play for the title.

Game MVP--Dingo Dog Taylor, Houston (30 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, steal)
Top Scorer--Taylor, 30
Top Rebounder--Max Payne, Dallas 5
Top Assists men--Jinx Bluzemen, Houston and California Dan Masterson, Dallas with 4 each
Top Steals--May Payne, Dallas and Hughes Kettner, Dallas with 2 each
Tops in Blocked shots--Max Payne, Dallas 6
Top Dallas scorers--Major Hassle and Cattamus T. Rex 16 each