Featured Game No. 6...Dallas at Charleston

Dallas  90, Charleston 77

Demons sweep Charleston 

CHARLESTON -- The seemingly unstoppable Dallas Demons (now 6-0) never trailed in their sixth consecutive win, this one a 90-77 victory over second-place Charleston (now 4-2) to complete the season sweep over the Mountaineers.

The defending champions took control in the second quarter in a game that saw them showcase both their offensive and defensive prowess. 

Charleston coach Bill Rustler claimed a moral victory in that his team came within 13 points of Dallas, which had been beating teams by an average of 19.4 points per game.

Points prevented per quarter

Dallas..........10...2...2...4  Total=18

Charleston....2....6...4...4  Total=16

Leaders in points prevented

1. Chip Battoe, Dallas 16

2. J.J. Gargantuan, Charleston 12

Turnovers caused by quarters

Dallas.........1...5...2...1 Total=9

Charleston..3...0...1...2 Total=6

Leaders in turnovers caused

1. Chip Battoe, Dallas 4

2. Louie Subgum, Dallas 3

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Hall of Fame Dallas forward CHIP BATTOE had a game that was remarkable even by his lofty standards. The 6-8, fifth-year superstar controlled the contest with a game-high 27 points, prevented a game-high 16 points on his own, caused a game-high 4 turnovers and blocked a game-high 10 shots. The 10 blocks was just one away from the all-time single game record of Jimsy Redfern of Charleston. Battoe, who dominated his opponent, Shwayze, was 11 for `12 from the floor, his lone miss coming from his one attempt beyond the arc. He was also 5 for 6 from the foul line. This was his fourth POG this season, double the amount of his next closest competitor and he seems miles ahead of everyone to nail down his fifth consecutive league MVP honor on the way to tying or surpassing Naf Naf's six in a row. Additionally, he now has 34 blocked shots on the season, which is just off the pace of the single-season record of 59 set by Tom "the Bomb" Kondla in Season 31 for Dallas. This is shaping up as one of his best seasons in a stellar career. 

Other 20-plus GVP performers

-- Having a good scoring game against J.J. Gargantuan is a tall order, but the biggest man in the MBA responded to the challenge, as Dallas' 7-2 behemoth GoToo Grot scored 15 points while leading his victorious team with 5 rebounds.

-- The productive front court for the Demons was filled out by the play of veteran forward Tiger Masterson, who pumped in 23 points while dominating Faku Sosume to the point that the latter fouled out. T. Masterson also had 3 rebounds and 1 assist, enjoying his 9th and final season.

-- The top scorer for Charleston this season has been veteran guard Cat Timol, who continued to lead the way with his team-high 25 points. Now in his seventh season, the 5-10 Timol added 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot to his fine game as he blew the doors off Meat Pants Masterson

-- Hall of Fame Charleston center J.J. Gargantuan is putting together a superb year as he eyes the 100-consecutive games played mark he hopes to achieve at the end of this season. The undersized 6-8 pivot scored 14 points, prevented 12 points defensively, grabbed 3 rebounds, blocked a team-best 6 shots and added 1 assist. He has not slowed down in his 10th MBA campaign.

NEXT UP: Oklahoma City (1-4) travels to Sacramento (4-1), trying to fend off early playoff elimination. They lost to the R-Dogs 84-75 in a tough opener this season, with Tree Fiddy of Sacramento as the POG. 

BONUS

Countdown of TOP 10 ALL-TIME MASSACRES

10. 40 points...Charleston over Houston 88-48 in Season 8 Playoffs

8. 41 points...(tied) San Jose over Seattle 103-62 in Season 5

8. 41 points...(tied) Sacramento over Seattle 88-47 in Season 44

7. 43 points...Charleston over Dallas 98-55 in Season 43

6. 46 points...Charleston over Oklahoma City 96-50 in Season 5

5. 49 points...Oklahoma City over Sacramento 103-54 in Season 40

3. 53 points...(tied) Dallas over Los Angeles 95-42 in Season 46

3. 53 points...(tied) Los Angeles over Seattle 105-52 in Season 43

2. 56 points...Milwaukee over Sacramento 103-47 in Season 18

1. 59 points....Oklahoma City over San Jose 114-55 in Season 20