Charleston 102, Philadelphia 58 (slaughter rule enforced)
MOUNTAINEERS DEMOLISH PHOBIA
CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Mountaineers (2-0) gave notice that they are in the championship hunt tonight, following up their victory over preseason favorite Milwaukee with a 102-58 whooping of epic proportions against the highly regarded Phobia of Philadelphia (1-1).
Charleston came out strong with a 26-point first quarter and seized total control of the contest by halftime, where they led by 17, 46-29.
What little hope Philadelphia might have harbored was sunk in quarter three, when the home team continued to press their point with a 27-point quarter to just 9 for Philly. All that was left was to see if Charleston could hit the century mark, which they did with 3 ticks remaining.
Every single starter on Charleston dominated the opposite player on Philadelphia.
As you can tell, the Mountaineers were relentless defensively, stopping 21 Phobia points, including a trio of 3-pointers.
POINTS PREVENTED BY QUARTER
Philadelphia...2...4...0...0 Total=6
Charleston.....5...4...7...5 Total=21
TURNOVERS CAUSED BY QUARTER
Philadelphia...0...0...1...2 Total=3
Charleston......1...2...2...3 Total=8
TOPS IN POINTS PREVENTED
1. Barzini, Charleston...5
1. Hudson, Charleston...5
TOPS IN TURNOVERS CAUSED
1. Barzini, Charleston...6
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Veteran All-MBA forward FROG MORTON of Charleston was the unquestioned victor in this first match with highly-rated rookie forward D. Fenestration of Philadelphia. While Fenestration was limited to 7 points, the 6-9 Morton went off for a game-high 24, going 11 for 14 from the field, missing only the trio of 3-pointers he took. He took Fenestration down under for three slams and was 2 for 3 from the foul line. The 6-season star also pulled down 6 rebounds and blocked 1 shot.
Other 20-plus GVP performers
-- A vast amount of credit for the Mountaineers' dominance must go to new point guard Don Barzini, who was all over Philadelphia's pride Dick Papers to the tune of 5 points prevented and six turnovers, both game-high defensive totals along with Barzini's 2 steals. Additionally, Barzini did his usual assisting on offense with a game-high 6, grabbed 3 rebounds and contributed more than his share of points with 15.
-- The other half of the new Charleston guard tandem, Mister Methane, who was injured for half of the game against Milwaukee, showed off his offensive skills with 21 points that included four 3-pointers. He added 2 rebounds.
-- Getting his first start of the season at center for Charleston, Seven Castanza took it strong to Dupa Yashu with 17 points while coralling a game-high 7 rebounds and adding 1 assist.
-- After earning POG honors in the Milwaukee win, Charleston's newly acquired forward Sheetrock Hudson followed up with a splended 16-point game that included 4 rebounds, 4 assists and a game-high 4 blocked shots.
NEXT UP: Another big game on the schedule as Milwaukee (0-1) visits Oklahoma City (0-1). Both teams were expecting big seasons, especially the Greyhounds. But someone is going to come out of this game in an 0-2 hole.
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