34th MBA All Star Game

WEST 74, EAST 68

SACRAMENTO--The West won its 12th all star contest and sixth star-studded affair in the last eight outings with a 74-68 effort.
Smokey Talisker of the winless Seattle Stampede was the game's MVP with a 21-point effort that included 5 boards, 2 steals and an assist.
High point man in the contest was Hall of Famer Hrundi V. Bakshi, who had his best all star effort with 22 points.

Moving up on individual all star game lists were:
**Retiring Hall of Famer Cheetos Jones of Philadelphia, who passed Link Lennex on the scoring list to go into sixth place all time with 89 points. (Uncle Bob Masterson is the all time leader with 158 points.) Jones also added to his 3-point leading total by tossing in one more for a grand finishing total of 24.
**Ching-Chong Chung of Houston moved into ninth place all time, with 85 points, passing Stu Nod and Cappy Gambol. Chung's 3-pointer in this game pushed him past Tommy Zoop into third place all time with 16 treys, two behind Momadou Zongo.

Next Up: Back to regular MBA action where some important games await. First up is a battle of the top two teams in the East, where undefeated Houston (5-0) visits Milwaukee. Bakshi and the Iguanas dispatched the Greyhounds 83-67 earlier this season.