GILLETTE 85, OKLAHOMA CITY 81 in DOUBLE OVERTIME
HUMPS OUTLAST LARIATS
GILLETTE -- In a game for the ages the home team Gillette Humps (now 5-1) endured double-overtime to drop the visiting Oklahoma Lariats (now 5-1) out of the ranks of the unbeaten.
The first OT came when Gillette forward LaJon Brames hit a short jumper at the buzzer in regulation to tie the score at 71, requiring the extra playing time.
Gillette was smelling victory at the end of the first overtime when Humps center Blob Dylan force-missed a game-tying put-back off an offensive rebound by the Lariats' Chat Bot. But Oklahoma City rookie Phillip Mianus was there to tip in the miss and tie the score again at 77-77 just as time ran out.
Not to be denied, Gillette finally gained more than a 2-point lead early in the second OT and hung on to win 85-81.
The victory gives the first-place Humps its most triumphs ever in one season with four games still on the schedule.
It's the second win for the West in cross-over battles this season. The East has won four times.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
33 GVP...Three-time All Star Game selection BILLIE "BE-BOP" BAUER earned his second POG in a row with a perfect shooting day that tied him for team-high in points with 19. The 6-7 forward was 8 for 8 from the floor and 3 for 3 from the foul line while tying for game high in rebounds with 8. Now in his fourth season, last year's All-MBA player also tied for team-high in blocks with 2, while assisting 3 times and swiping his team's only steal.
Other 20-plus GVP performers
32 GVP...Third-year Oklahoma City player Buba Lipa controlled his small forward position, leading all scorers with 23 points and tying for game-high in rebounds with 8. He added 1 steal.
30 GVP...Gillette's outstanding rookie center Blob Dylan has gotten this franchise over the Hump, so to speak. He out-played veteran big man Chochky Galumpkus here, tying for game-high in scoring with 19 points, grabbing 6 boards and tying for game-high in assists with 4. The 6-11 savior added 1 blocked shot.
24 GVP...Oklahoma City point guard King Czardines scored 17 points, led his team in assists with 3, stole a game-high 2 passes and pulled down 2 rebounds in the loss.
24 GVP...Before fouling out in regulation, Lariats' veteran shooting guard Handsy Joe Potatoe dominated Lefty Scavenger (who also fouled out), lighting him up for 16 points, blocking a game-high 4 shots, pulling down 3 boards and assisting 1 time.
22 GVP...Power forward Phillip Mianus continued his superb rookie campaign for Oklahoma City with a 13-point performance that included 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.
MBA Standings … Season 53
EAST DIVISION
DALLAS………………….5-0
OKLAHOMA
CITY…..5-1
PHILADELPHIA………3-2
CHARLESTON……….
1-4
MILWAUKEE………..
0-5
WEST DIVISION
GILLETTE………….
5-1
SACRAMENTO….....3-2
SAN
JOSE………….2-3
SEATTLE…………..1-4
LOS
ANGELES….. 1-4
NEXT UP: San Jose hosts Seattle, a team they
handled easily 96-75 in their last outing prior to the break. Vinny Zazeech led
the way in the romp for the Fighting Amigos, who are looking to get back to
.500 and stay in the playoff hunt.
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