SAN JOSE - The high-flying Charleston Mountaineers, featuring a record-tying blocked shots performance by game MVP forward Jimsy Redfern and a balanced scoring attack, destroyed the MBA's best defense with an 85-65 Game 1 trouncing.
The offensive explosion came despite the lack of Charleston's top scorer, Hall of Famer Mamadou Zongo, who is lost to the Mountaineers due to injury.
They did not seem to miss him, shooting 75 percent from the floor, taking just 40 shots. San Jose sent Charleston to the line 25 times, with the Mountaineers coming within two made free throws of a playoff record. The visitors stunned the Western Division champions on the boards, too, out-rebounding them 21-9.
The Mountaineers can advance to the finals with a home win in the next game.
NOTES
-- Redfern's MVP performance included tying for game-high scoring honors with 19, 3 steals and the previously mentioned record for blocked shots (8). He joins J.D. Jedreat and Max Payne in the playoff record books for blocked shots in a game. Jedreat, playing for Charleston, blocked 8 Philadelphia shots in Season 8 and Payne of Dallas matched that number against Charleston in Season 28.
-- Redfern's consecutively made free throw streak came to a halt at 35 when he finally missed on his fourth try of this game.
-- Ed Masterson of San Jose surpassed Raisin Sport in most playoff game appearances with this, his 45th playoff game.
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