FURIOUS GREYHOUNDS RALLY IN FOURTH FALLS SHORT
DALLAS -- The Dallas Demons, led by Chip Battoe's 32-point performance, surged to a 13-point halftime lead then held off the visiting Milwaukee Greyhounds to win their second consecutive Featured Game, 74-68. They are now 2-0 on the season, while Milwaukee falls to 1-1.
It was all Battoe in the first half, as the Demons forward accounted for 21 points at the break. Milwaukee looked to be dead in the water as the the third quarter came to an end, with the home team comfortably in control 58-44.
But withe 63 time units remaining in the game, Dallas point guard Louie Subgum fouled out. Dallas led by 10 at the time, but the loss of Subgum, who was constantly thwarting every ball-handling move by Milwaukee point guard Fatty McButterpants, soon became apparent.
Milwaukee cut the lead to 8 soon thereafter, then the difference remained fairly stagnant until, with 31 time units left in the game, Subgum's replacement, Bootlace Barnaby, was injured and forced to sit the remainder of the contest. Still, the Demons were up by 11 and appeared to be coasting.
But Milwaukee was getting better shots now, and worked their way to within 5 points of the lead with 6 time units left when rookie center Papa Popcorn grabbed an offensive rebound and put it back in.
The lead was reduced to 3 points when Milwaukee's Walter Sobchack missed the front end of a 1-and-1 free throw, but slammed home his own miss.
Alas, there was but one time unit remaining, which Dallas used to feed Bingo Bango for a late-game trey for the final 74-68 score.
POINTS PREVENTED FOR MILWAUKEE--9 (4 in the final quarter)
POINTS PREVENTED FOR DALLAS--10 (4 in the first quarter)
TOP INDIVIDUALS IN POINTS PREVENTED
1. Papa Popcorn, Milwaukee center...4 points
2. Lannigan Lord Hobo, Milwaukee guard...3 points
6 with 2
PLAYER OF THE GAME
CHIP "THE CRIP" BATTOE earned his second POG in as many games with a dominant performance, netting a game-high 32 points that is the highest mark recorded by a player this season. The third-year small forward was 15 for 23 from the floor (0 for 1 from 3-Point Land) and 2 for 2 from the foul line. He added a team-high 5 rebounds, a team-high 2 blocked shots and 2 assists. His value to the team can be seen in the fourth quarter, when he finally cooled off after scoring 29 points through three quarters. When Battoe failed to score at a ridiculous pace, Milwaukee made its move.
Other 20-plus GVP performances
-- Second-year Milwaukee point guard Fatty McButterpants again led his team in scoring with 19 points, pulling down 3 rebounds and adding 1 assist.
-- Despite having to go up against Battoe and his shot-batting prowess, 9-year Milwaukee forward Walter Sobchack came up with an excellent effort, scoring 16 points, blocking a game-high 3 shots, tying for game-high in steals with 2 and pulling down 3 rebounds.
UP NEXT: Philadelphia (0-1) at Charleston (1-0) in a big early season game for both. The Mountaineers took down the Phobia by 5 points in a hard-fought openerand could get an early two-game playoff lead on the perennial contenders if they can sweep the season series.
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