MOUNTAINEERS CLIMB TO RECORD 14TH WIN
DALLAS -- The Charleston Mountaineers are breathing heady MBA air, winning a record 14 consecutive game and besting the old mark of 13 in a row set by Oklahoma City last season.
Now...can they be perfect?
No team in the previous 41 seasons has managed to run the table with a 15-0 mark, but judging by the ease in which they handled the Dallas Demons in the first two games of the finals, it appears almost a certainty.
Like the Finals opener, Charleston and Dallas were separated by one point at the half, but Charleston, which featured lock-down, smothering defense in the first two quarters, took total command in the third quarter and coasted home to an 84-61 win.
TEAM POINTS SAVED PER QUARTER
Charleston...9...8...4...2...total=23
Dallas..........0...2...2...2...total=6
TOP INDIVIDUALS, POINTS SAVED
1. Gargantuan, Charleston...10
2. Wewa, Charleston...6
3. Bop-Bop, Charleston...5
PLAYER OF GAME
Hall of Fame Charleston guard NAF NAF went on a 3-point spree to easily nail down his second POG of the post-season. The sixth-season sharp-shooter drilled the home team Demons for 31 points on 8 of 16 shooting that included 8 for 13 from beyond the arc. All of his field goals were treys. He was also 7 for 9 from the foul line, had 3 rebounds, 1 assist and swiped the ball away from his opponents 2 times.
Other 20-plus GVP Performers
-- All-MBA shooting guard Beezow Bop-Bop again filled up the stats sheet for Charleston, getting 11 points, 4 rebounds, dishing a game-high 7 assists, and following his 4-steal game with a 3-steal game (high in contest) and blocking 1 shot. He was third in the game in points saved with 5.
-- Charleston center J.J. Gargantuan turned away 10 Dallas points, scored 14 of his own, pulled down a team-high 5 boards and swatted away a game-high 3 shots in the pivot.
-- Charleston small forward Wawa Wewa frustrated Matthew Vanden Boogart all night long, holding him to just 5 points and saving 6 points in the process, second in the game. Wewa had 13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in the historic victory.
-- For a while there, Dallas point guard Bootlace Barnaby was matching his opposite, Naf Naf, point for point. Both players had 14 points at the half, but Barnaby would only get two more for a total of 16. Before fouling out late, the fifth-year player nabbed 5 boards and 1 assist.
-- Dallas shooting guard Bingo Bango again led his team in scoring with 17 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and had 1 assist.
-- The curtain is about to come down on the career of Dallas power forward Gulemon Mon-Mon, but the two-time All-MBA star is still getting the edge on his opponents. Although he only scored 10 points, the 6-11 Mon-Mon tied for top rebounding honors in the game, getting 7 while leading his team in assists with 4.
NEXT UP: Charleston returns to West Virginia to nail down its fifth MBA championship, and to take its place in history with the first perfect campaign in league annals.
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