CHARLESTON - As expected, this semi-final series will go the full three-game distance; with the only surprise being that the wins by the San Jose Fighting Amigos and the Charleston Mountaineers both came on the road.
In this one, San Jose, led by first-team All-MBA small forward L.B. Damned's game-high 24 points, held off a fourth-quarter charge to secure a 78-73 triumph.
Damned's effort came against perhaps the top defensive forward in the league, Jimsy Redfern, and included scoring from all over the court, including a 2-for-2 day behind the 3-point arc. Meanwhile, Redfern had another stellar game, getting the seventh triple-double of his career with a line score of 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocks. He was one assist away from becoming the first MBA player to record more than one quadruple-double. Only Redfern and J.D. Jedreat have ever recorded a quad.
Walt "Heisenburg" White ignited a near-comeback off the bench for Charleston, bringing the home team within four points halfway through the final quarter, draining 3s to score 12 of his team-high 19 points.
The series, even at one game each, returns to San Jose for the third and deciding game to determine which club goes to the finals.
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