Season 36 Finals, Game 2...Charleston at Houston

CHARLESTON 84, HOUSTON 59
MOUNTAINEERS RUN ROUGHSHOD OVER HOUSTON TO TAKE COMMANDING 2-0 LEAD

HOUSTON -- The Charleston Mountaineers annihilated the home team Houston Iguanas 84-59 to go ahead 2-0 in the best of five finals and now stand on the doorstep of the first franchise championship since Season 27.

Led by Game MVP Beezow Bop-Bop, the visitors racked up a 30-point third quarter with a relentless attack and led by 17 going into the final stanza. This time, there would be no furious last-minute push by Houston, which was held to just 10 points in the last 70 time units.

The Charleston defense was withering throughout the contest. Only T. Kanes Masterson managed double figures for Houston, while the Mountaineers had four players with 10 or more points, including substitute guard Jesus Moron Joseph.

Vic Hitler, the MBA's regular season MVP, was in foul trouble from early in the second quarter on and was one of two Houston starters to foul out.

Additionally, the Iguanas' starting center, Sanjay Patel was injured badly in the second quarter and will be out the remainder of the series. He will be replaced on the roster by Zinon Sjef, although we know most MBA fans were hoping Pug Mahone would emerge from his long purgatory stint in the cut pile.

Charleston has now beaten Houston all four times the team has met this season, and one would assume the odds are long that Houston can win three straight. They will have to do so with a front line comprised entirely of rookies, which I believe is a first for any team.

20-PLUS GVP PERFORMANCES
-- Beezow Bop-Bop dominated this contest for Charleston. In addition to scoring 19 points, the point guard dished out a game-high 7 assists, blocked a game-high 3 shots and registered a steal.
-- Second-year forward B. Quiet led the victors in scoring with 20 while pulling down 4 boards.
-- Quiet's running mate at the other forward, Buck Naked dominated the league MVP Vic Hitler with a 16-point game that included 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
-- T. Kanes Masterson led his team with 20 points and out-rebounded everyone from his guard position with 5 boards.