PHOBIA FLEXES ITS MUSCLES IN MILWAUKEE BEAT-DOWN
MILWAUKEE--The defending champion Philadelphia Phobia shot 75.5 percent and tallied 36 points in the third quarter on the way to a 97-69 thrashing of the Milwaukee Greyhounds.
Philly is now 2-0, while Milwaukee drops to 1-1.
This is the first time in MBA history Milwaukee has fallen behind Philadelphia in head-to-head wins. The Phobia now leads the all-time series 53-52.
The visiting team is now 7-0 this season in the MBA.
Philadelphia's 22 team assists were just 2 away from the MBA record held by three different teams.
POINTS PREVENTED BY QUARTER
Philadelphia 4 - 0 - 4 - 5 Total=13
Milwaukee....0 - 0 - 0 - 2 Total=2
TOP INDIVIDUAL IN POINTS PREVENTED
1. Akbar Zagobia, Philadelphia 5
5 others tied with 2
PLAYER OF GAME
Newly obtained Philadelphia forward WAWA WEWA stepped out of his usual unselfish mode to light up Milwaukee for 23 points, dominating Faku Sosume in the process. Wewa, the first forward to capture part of an assist title, didn't skip on the helpers either, tying for game-high with 6. He also tied for team-high in rebounds with 4, while adding 1 steal. For the game, Wewa was 11 of 12 from the floor, including 1 slam dunk and 1 for 2 from the foul line.
Other 20-plus GVP performers
-- Philadelphia's marvelous point guard Colquitt Croix followed his 23-point opening-game POG performance with a game-high 25 points in a captivating head-to-head tussle with Rookie of the Year candidate Fatty McButterpants of Milwaukee. Croix dropped in 5 treys, grabbed 2 boards and dished 5 assists in the big victory.
-- Philly power forward Sloppy Dollop put together a fine game with 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
-- Going head-to-head with one of the MBA's top guards proved to be no problem for 6-7 rookie point guard Fatty McButterpants of Milwaukee. McButterpants led his team in scoring with 19 points, in assists with 4 and in rebounds with 5. His rebound total was the game's highest. After two games, McButterpants is averaging 20 points per contest.
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