Seattle 75, Philadelphia 72

STAMPEDE EVENS UP FINALS WITH HARD-FOUGHT HOME WIN

SEATTLE -- The Seattle Stampede won their first MBA finals game since Season 28, edging the Philadelphia Phobia 75-72 to even the best of five series one game each.

It was a much snappier game than the dreadful series opener, with second-year shooting guard Wimsy Greenfoyle going off for 11 fourth quarter points to lead Seattle to the triumph.

Trailing by 7 points with 33 time units remaining, the Phobia closed to within 3 with 7 time units left. Philadelphia small forward Gabba Penton, attempting a game-tying 3-pointer, had the proverbial blanket thrown on him by Seattle rookie Jairo Capoeira. Two consecutive deny shots were followed by a good trey from Penton, only to see Capoeira deny the game-tying hoop for the third consecutive time.

Two time units later Capoeira hit an open short jumper after a beautiful pass from Dis Reflexia to give his team a comfortable 5-point lead.

The Stampede nailed down the important win despite the loss to injury of power forward Sven Marquardt, who left the game with 27 time units remaining in the second quarter, never to return. At the time he was the leading rebounder in the game. Seattle trailed 27-23 at the time.

20-GVP PERFORMERS

-- Wimsy Greenfoyle of Seattle led everyone in both scoring and rebounding with 21 points and 6 boards, thoroughly outplaying two-time All-MBA guard T. Kanes Masterson of Philadelphia. Greenfoyle also had 4 assists and 2 steals.
-- Seattle center Dis Reflexia battled Q-Bert McGuffin to a virtual standstill, getting 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and a blocked shot.
-- Ted Hose has been an enigma throughout his career and continued in that vein in this game. The Philly point guard, subbing for the injured starter Mel A. Noma, nearly had a triple-double with 9 points, 5 boards, 5 assists and a pair of steals. But he was 4 for 15 from the field doing it.
-- Phobia center Q-Bert McGuffin had another fine game with 19 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.
-- Undersized power forward Pythogoras Theorum of Philly had a big game with 20 points, high on the team, 2 rebounds and 2 steals.
-- Philadelphia's small forward Gabba Penton put in 15 points, had 2 boards, 3 assists and led everyone with 2 blocked shots.