Season 52...Featured Game No. 7...Gillette at Sacramento

GILLETTE 89, SACRAMENTO 72

HUMPS GIVE RIVER DOGS FIRST LOSS

SACRAMENTO--The visiting Gillette Humps used their first Featured Game of the season to make a big splash, as they ambushed the previously unbeaten R-Dogs 89-72.

The game was more or less decided in the first quarter when Gillette, the lowest scoring team in the MBA. exploded for 34 points in the first quarter against the league's top defense, thanks mainly to a 19-point initial outburst by a red-hot Freddy Gooch.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

44 GVP...Fourth-year point guard Freddy Gooch of Gillette came out of his long shooting slump with a vengeance, scoring 19 of his game-high 35 points in the first quarter to give his team a 17-point margin that turned out to be the final difference in scores. That first quarter saw Gooch out-score the entire Sacramento team as he hit his first 7 shots, going 7 for 8 for the quarter and 3 for 3 from beyond the arc, adding 2 free throws. For the game, the 6-2 Gooch was 10 for 16 from the floor, 4 for 7 from deep and 11 for 16 from the foul line. He tied for game-high in steals with 2, handed out 3 assists and grabbed 4 rebounds. He dominated every guard Sacramento put up against him. This was his second POG of the season

Other 20-plus GVP performers

27 GVP...Gillette small forward LaJon Brames played a key role in the upset, dominating none other than 2-time All-MBA Crentis Dentist.The 6-6 Brames scored 18 points, tied for game-high in rebounds with 6, blocked a game-high 2 shots and registered 1 steal.

25 GVP...The man Tyler loves to hate, Buddy "Stankpig" Pigglesworth, just keeps on producing for the River Dogs from his shooting guard position. Pigglesworth scored a team-high 20 points, tied for team-best in rebounds with 4 and handed out 1 assist.

23 GVP...Joe Momsawhore got his first start of the season for the Gillette squad and responded with the 2nd triple-double of his career. The 6-year man scored 11 points, tied for game-high in rebounds with 6 and handed out a game-high 6 assists.

22 GVP...Reliable Gillette swinger Billie "Be-Bop" Bauer contributed 16 points, 4 rebounds, a steal and a blocked shot to the victory.

22 GVP...Sacramento's prize rookie forward Kevin Duran-Duran was steady in defeat, scoring 17 points, grabbing 3 rebounds, blocking 1 shot and assisting 1 before fouling out late.

MBA Standings … Season 52

EAST DIVISION

DALLAS………………….5-2

PHILADELPHIA………5-2

OKLAHOMA CITY…..4-3

CHARLESTON……….3-4

MILWAUKEE……….. 2-5

 

 

WEST DIVISION

SACRAMENTO…6-1

SAN JOSE………….3-3

GILLETTE………….3-4

SEATTLE…………..2-4

LOS ANGELES…..1-6

 

NEXT UP:  Bracket No. 7 concludes with San Jose traveling to Seattle. On the surface, one would think this was a cakewalk for the Fighting Amigos, but Seattle is coming off an overtime win against Milwaukee and can move into serious playoff contention if they can pull an upset. And the underdogs in the league have been rising up and biting people lately.