Featured Game No. 3...Dallas at Charleston

 Dallas 66, Charleston 62

Demons hang on to sweep Mountaineers

CHARLESTON -- The Dallas Demons completed an early season sweep over the Charleston Mountaineers with a contentious 66-62 road victory.

The 4-point triump makes Dallas 3-0, the only unbeaten team in the West and one of just two MBA clubs without a blemish, the other being 3-0 Sacramento. Charleston is now 1-2.

The two Demons forwards were the main cogs in this victory for the visitors. This was a closer contest than the previous 86-76 win in the opener for both teams. The second meeting was played at Charleston's pace...more of a defensive battle; but in the end the home team could not get any kind of a solid lead down the stretch.

Points prevented by quarters

Dallas 0 - 5 - 0 - 0  Total=5

Charl. 4 - 4 - 4 - 8   Total=20

Tops in points prevented

1. Gargantuan, Charleston 8

2. Testerton, Charleston 6

Turnovers caused by quarters

Dallas 0 - 2 - 1 - 1  Total=4

Charl. 1 - 1 - 4 - 0  Total=6

Tops in Turnovers

1. Boligrafo, Charleston 3

2. Battoe, Dallas 2

2. Testerton, Charleston 2

PLAYER OF GAME

The first player to earn two POGs this season is Charleston small forward FLIP TESTERTON who earned his second-such honor in as many games with a standout performance. The 6-5 jumping jack tied for game-high in scoring with 21 points while snagging a team-best 7 rebounds. He also blocked 3 shots, had 1 steal while finishing second in points prevented in the game and tied for second in turnovers caused in the contest. The seventh-year man was 10 for 14 from the floor (including 1 for 1 from deep). He waged a major battle all game long with Tiger Masterson of Dallas.  (With his second POG this season, we'll give you a look at Testerton's overall career...the back of his front, so to speak.)

Other 20-plus GVP performers

-- Hall of Fame Dallas forward Chip Battoe tied Testerton for game-high scoring honors with 21, playing the power forward spot so well that his opponent retired to the bench after 3 blocked shots in the first quarter. Battoe also pulled down 4 boards, led his team with the aforementioned 3 blocks, added 2 assists and was among the game leaders in turnovers caused.

-- The most surprising player this season on Dallas has been journeyman forward Tiger Masterson, who, despite being hounded by the defense of Testerton, scored 18 points to go with the 26 he had against Charleston the previous game. More remarkable this time around was the game-high 11 rebounds the 6-8 veteran pulled down. He added 2 assists. 

-- Six-year Charleston guard Cat Timol delivered another solid game with 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocked shots.

 

Bonus: A look at the 3-0 Sacramento River Dogs stats

From time to time we'll give our fair readers a look at the stat sheet of one of the league's top teams at the moment. The lone caveat besides being a top team is that they have to have their record up to date. Today...the River Dogs of Sacramento

NEXT UP: Instant rematch as the Kansas City Bastard Angels (0-2) travel to the home court of Philadelphia's Phobia (1-1). The Phobia, behind 35 from Hall of Famer Colquitt Croix, bested K.C. 96-70 last bracket.