MOUNTAINEERS TAKE CLOSELY FOUGHT GAME 1
DALLAS -- The Charleston Mountaineers, buoyed by a 25-point second-quarter burst, took a 10-point halftime lead and hung on for a 70-66 road win to start this best of five Finals.
The intense contest was exemplified by third-quarter fisticuffs between Beezow Bop-Bop of Charleston and Dallas center Naceg Gecan. Both players were hit with technical fouls and Gecan was ejected from the game.
PLAYER OF GAME
Six-nine power forward SVEN MARQUARDT of Dallas captured his second P.O.G. honor of the playoffs, scoring a game-high 18 points and pulling down 5 rebounds. He added 1 assist, getting the edge over All-MBA forward B. Quiet.
OTHER 20-PLUS GVP PERFORMANCES
-- Guard Beezow Bop-Bop of Charleston battled the great Lemon Jell-o to a standstill all game long. Bop-Bop finished tied for team-high in scoring with 13, tied for team-high in rebounding with 4, led everyone with 3 blocked shots, tied for game-high in steals with 2 and dished out 1 assist.
-- Two guard Lemon Jell-o of Dallas had 10 points, 4 rebounds, a game-high 4 assists and tied for game-high with 2 steals in a head-to-head match-up that will be a main focus of the Finals.
--Small forward Taylor Quackstick of Dallas continues to shine since being inserted as a starter. He has led everyone in rebounds in every playoff game, getting 7 in each semifinal game and 6 in the first game of the Finals. He scored 14 points, and added 3 rebounds and he totally out-played last season's MVP of the Playoffs, Art Vandelay.
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