Finals--Game 2 in Charleston

Charleston 63, Houston 58

The Charleston Rebels held off the Houston Iguanas 63-58 in Charleston, evening up the championship series and ending the longest winning streak in the history of the MBA.
Led by Hall of Fame center Jonny Cockaroo (22 points), the Rebels came out smoking, establishing a 10-point lead at 21-11 after the initial quarter.
Like Houston, Charleston boasted one of the toughest MBA defenses during the regular season and put it on display in this victory. The 58 points scored by Houston tied the Iguana's lowest total of the year which came in a loss to Charleston on the opening game of Season 26.
Charleston began the game with a 9-0 run, from which Houston never completely recovered. Houston, behind the efforts of forwards Dingo Dog Taylor (13 points) and Zooch Managoogie(12 points) extended a lot of energy to tie the score 46-46 late in the third quarter. But Charleston scored the next eight points of the game and put things basically out of reach.
Up 54-50, Charleston got a pair of key buckets by retiring two guard Kippy "As If I Had To Tell You" Kinski (14 points) to make it 58-50. A jumper by Rebel point guard Benny Gumm (10 points) made it 60-50 and the double-digit lead sealed the fate of the Iguanas.
For the second game in a row, Houston was held to under 50 percent shooting (44.8).

Houston.....11..25..46..58
Charleston..21..34..49..63

Game MVP--Jonny Cockaroo, Charleston, 22 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal, 3 blocked shots
Top Scorer--Jonny Cockaroo, Charleston, 22 points
Top Rebounder--Sammy Zazooch, Charleston and Davis Mastersoy, Houston 7 each
Tops in Assists--Tubes Mullard, Houston, 6
Tops in Steals--Tubes Mullard, Houston 2
Other Top Scorers--Kippy Kinski, Charleston 14; Dingo Dog Taylor, Houston 13