Charleston 78, Milwaukee 63
Mountaineers take down another contender
CHARLESTON -- After besting Philadelphia in their previous game, the Charleston Mountaineers played their most complete game of Season 46 in defeating the visiting Milwaukee Greyhounds, 78-63. They now have a solid grip on the second playoff spot in the East.
Charleston (now 5-3 with a league-best 3-game winning streak) was led by outstanding games from Lapiz Lapiz Boligrafo and Flip Testerton, two lame-duck stars playing their last season for the Mountaineers.
Milwaukee (now 4-4) had its 3-game winning streak snapped and has lost both regular season games to Charleston.
As in their previous meeting, neither team cracked the 50 percent shooting mark, but Charleston made up for it with a barrage of 3s and free throws,
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Seven-year jumping jack FLIP TESTERTON of Charleston captured his fourth POG of the season with another strong performance as he bids for his second All-MBA star in this, his final campaign. The 6-5 forward, vying for league leadership in rebounds, pulled down a game-high 7 to go with his 26 points as he completely dominated Faku Sosume of Milwaukee. Testerton was 8 for 16 from the floor, potting 2 of 4 from beyond the arc and slamming home 2 dunks. They kept putting him on the line, and he responded with an 8 for 9 night at the stripe. He also had 2 blocked shots, 2 assists and finished second in most points prevented with 5.
Other 20-plus GVP performers
-- Retiring Charleston point guard Lapiz Lapiz Boligrafo became just the third MBA player this season to reach 30 points in a game, as the 10-year 3-point specialist lit it up for exactly 30. The league's top 3-point shooter the past two seasons put on a show for the hometown fans in this one, hitting the first 6 treys he attempted on the way to a 7 for 8 inferno-of-a game from deep. He dominated Fatty McButterpants. In addition to all that scoring, Boligrafo pulled down 5 rebounds and had 1 steal.
-- Big Ape Con Myth was the lone standout for Milwaukee in this game, scoring a team-high 20 points. Myth led a serious charge by the Greyhounds in the third quarter, but it went unsustained for lack of support. Myth also pulled down 3 rebounds and finished with 4 prevented points, tops for his team. He put the hurt on his man, Frog Morton.
POINTS PREVENTED
Charleston...15
Milwaukee...6
POINTS PREVENTED LEADERS
1. J.J. Gargantuan, Charleston...8
2. Flip Testerton, Charleston...5
3. Ape Con Myth, Milwaukee...4
NEXT UP: The bracket concludes with an important cross-over between playoff contenders Oklahoma City (4-3) and Philadelphia (3-4). It will be Poodle "Stix" Jackson Day for the retiring forward favorite for the home team Phobia.
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