Season 51 All Star Game

 East 83, West 80 (Overtime)

EAST WINS IN OVERTIME

LOS ANGELES -- The East All Stars used two consecutive steals for breakaway buckets late in overtime to salt away the 51st annual MBA All Star Game 83-80. 

The steals came from Thomas Thomas Thomas and Taco Toosdae, breaking the back of the West team which led through the first three quarters of the contest.

The East nearly won it in regulation, when forward Frog Morton grabbed an offensive rebound and put back what appeared to be a game winner, only to be turned away by Charles Broccoli of the West.

The win was the 32nd for the East. The West has won 19.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

28 GVP...Second-year Philadelphia point guard EHHY TABLE earned All Star Game MVP honors in his first appearance with a game-high 21-point performance that included 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist. The 6-5 Table was 7 for 10 from the floor, going a perfect 2 for 2 from deep and 5 for 5 from the foul line. Table had 16 of his 21 points in the first half, keeping the eventual victors from the East in contention.

Other 20-Plus GVP Performers

27 GVP...Thomas Thomas Thomas of Milwaukee, also a second-year-guard making his first All Star appearance, was right behind his running mate Table in this game, scoring 20 points, grabbing 3 boards, dishing 3 assists and registering 1 steal.

25 GVP...Retiring Los Angeles center Quick Tink  tied for team-high in points for the West with 17 while hauling down 6 boards and blocking a game-high 2 shots.

23 GVP...Last season's All Star Game MVP forward Eddie "the Milkman" Creamer of San Jose led everyone in the game with 7 rebounds while scoring 14 points and dishing 2 assists.

22 GVP...Seattle forward Charles Broccoli made the most of his first All Star Game start by tying for team-high in scoring for the West, with 17 points. The 6-10 fourth-year man also pulled down 3 boards, blocked 1 shot and had 1 steal.

21 GVP...Milwaukee forward Entha Shortzone chipped in 16 points for the East winners, handing out 3 assists, getting 1 steal and 1 rebound.

20 GVP...One of two rookies in the game, Gillette guard Lefty Scavenger combined defensive prowess (a game-high 3 steals) with 12 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds. 

NEXT UP: Sacramento at Seattle, two 1-4 teams from the West, starts the second half of Season 51. The R-Dogs get back Hall of Fame center Tree Fiddy from a 3-game injury, while the Stampede looks to break its 4-game losing streak.