Season 39 Semifinals Game 1

MILWAUKEE 68, DALLAS 59

GREYHOUNDS SNUFF OUT DEMONS
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Greyhounds won their first playoff game in eight seasons, shutting down the visiting Dallas Demons 68-59.

The win puts the favored Milwaukee team in the driver's seat in this first-round best of three series, which travels to Dallas for the next encounter.

Dallas, which shot a paltry 42.1 percent for the contest, kept it close for a little over three quarters by flexing their league-leading rebounding muscles. But in the two games they have faced Milwaukee in Season 39, the Demons have yet to shoot even 45 percent from the floor.

It appeared that Dallas might have a good chance for the road win when, with 54 time units remaining in the game, Hall of Fame Milwaukee guard Hrundi V. Bakshi fouled out. The home team led 55-53 at that point, but instead of collapsing, Milwaukee totally dominated the rest of the way.

The Greyhounds shot a robust 64.6 percent from the field and had four different players register blocked shots, totaling 7 in all.

The game might have been a runaway except for the excellent play of Dallas shooting guard Lemon Jell-0, who dominated Bakshi throughout.

And speaking of domination, shut-down small forward Danke Shame of Milwaukee pitched a shutout against his counterpart, Taylor Quackstick, who went 0 for 7 from the field.

PLAYER OF GAME
Retiring guard LEMON JELL-O of Dallas was brilliant in defeat, scoring a game-high 25 points, swiping the ball away 5 times and pulling down 5 rebounds --- a triple-double the hard way --- adding 1 assist for good measure. It was the third triple-double of his illustrious career.

OTHER 20-PLUS GVP PERFORMANCES
-- Ugatta Noluvfer Spikie, the big 7-1 third-year Milwaukee center was huge, battling Naceg Gecan to a standstill with a team-high 19 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot.
-- Baba Brinkman, the MVP of the Greyhounds, registered a big game with 16 points, 5 rebounds,2 blocked shots and 1 steal. He even popped in a pair of treys.
-- Center Naceg Gecan of Dallas had a good game with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, but had his hands full defensively with Spikie.

NEXT UP: Charleston at San Jose in Game 1 of the other semi-finals.