Round One Playoff Updates

DEFENDING CHAMPS WIN GAME ONE
PHILADELPHIA -- Despite both starting guards fouling out, the defending champion Dallas Demons prevailed handily on the road against Philadelphia, 61-47. Phobia point guard Johnny Hoops was the game MVP with 16 points and five boards, but the Dallas defense held the home team to a paltry 34 percent shooting.

Dallas .........19-37-51-61
Philadelphia 21-31-43-47
Top Scorer-Hoops, Phil. 16
Top Rebounder, Boone Doggle, Phil. 8



MILWAUKEE STAYS ALIVE WITH 60-57 VICTORY
MILWAUKEE -- Rookie MVP Hrundi V. Bakshi of Milwaukee broke open a tight contest with back-to-back treys in the fourth quarter that spurred the Greyhounds to a 60-57 win. Milwaukee trailed 51-50 when Bakshi canned his two back-breakers behind the arc on the way to a game-high 17 points. The series now goes to a final Game 3, with the teams knotted up at one game each.

San Jose...14-26-45-57
Milwaukee.11-27-44-60
Game MVP-Sagital Occlusal, San Jose...14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocked shots.
Top Rebounder, Occlusal, San Jose, 8.
Funsy VanSlochum of San Jose led both theams with 3 steals.
Ed Masterson led San Jose with 15 points.


TRAPPER ZOID'S BUZZER-BEATER TIES THE SERIES
DALLAS -- Veteran Philadelphia guard Trapper Zoid, pressed into starting service due to an injury to Major Hassle, hit a game-winning medium jump shot at the horn to give his team a 65-63 win. Philadelphia will play the decisive Game 3 at home to determine which team goes to the finals.

Philadelphia..13-25-40-65
Dallas...........10-26-46-63
Game MVP--Momadou Zongo of Dallas, game-high 18 points, 3 Rebounds, 1 steal, 1 assist, 1 blocked shot.
Most assists--Tipsy O'Sullivan, Dallas, 5
Most steals--Johnny Hoops, Philadelphia, 3
Top Philadelphia scorers--Tug Hershorts, Boone Doggle, both with 16