Season 55 Playoffs...SemiFinals...Seattle at Charleston...Game 2

 Charleston 79, Seattle 76

MOUNTAINEERS IN FINALS

CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Mountaineers, minus injured center Johnny Bananas, held off a fourth-quarter charge by the Seattle Stampede to sweep this SemiFinals series with a 79-76 win to return to the MBA Finals for the first time since Season 45.

It was a bittersweet win for Charleston, which lost its two-time All-MBA center Bananas early in the second quarter to a 7-game injury (basically the rest of the playoffs). What would the playoffs be without a Dave team losing a key player? Rookie Flatfoot Floogie turned in an excellent performance as the Mountaineer's new pivot, but will he be able to stand up to the rigors presented by Biggus Dickus and Dallas?

Seattle lost despite shooting 65.5 percent. Free throws were a major factor, with Charleston sinking 17 of 18 compared to just 3 of 4 for the Stampede.

Following six seasons in the cut pile, center John-John Grubb was called up by Charleston management to replace Johnny Bananas on the Finals roster. Grubb has never seen MBA action.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

29 GVP...Charleston's two-time All-MBA small forward PIPING PLOVER followed up his 18-point Game One performance with a game-high 24-point effort to earn POG honors. The 6-7, third-year man was the go-to guy in this one for the Mountaineers, going 9 for 14 from the floor (1 for 2 from deep and 5 for 5 from the foul line) while pulling down 4 boards and assisting once. 

Other 20-plus GVP performers

27 GVP...Seattle point guard Bellybutton Inquisition...18 points...7 assists...2 rebounds.

25 GVP...Charleston's rookie back-up center Flatfoot Floogie...19 points...5 rebounds...1 assist.

24 GVP...Seattle forward Erik A. Crocidale...16 points...4 rebounds...3 blocked shots...1 assist.

22 GVP...Seattle All-MBA center Chochky Galumpkus...18 points...2 assists...1 rebound...1 block

21 GVP...Charleston power forward Nick Kenpoop...15 points (3 slams)...3 rebounds...2 blocks...1 assist.

21 GVP...Charleston guard Kopi Luwak...16 points...3 rebounds...2 assists.

NEXT UP: San Jose faces the daunting task of having to beat mighty Dallas two games in a row. Look for the Demons to take their familiar place in the Finals against the latest Dave team to face these Goliaths.