Marlboro at Rip City, Game 1

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Game 1 was full of highs and lows.  Rip City quickly jumps out to an 11-point lead, stalls a bit for the remainder of the quarter, then inexplicably their #1 defense allows Marlboro to score 19 straight points in 4 and a half minutes in the second quarter.  Not only did Rip give up the least amount of points in the regular season, but they were also the second-best scoring team -- so no lead is safe -- not even 21!  Rip steadily chips at Marlboro's lead and with 3 minutes into the 4th, they cut their deficit to 1 point!  Marlboro then decides to switch up some defensive matchups and starts to get some stops, holding Rip's high-powered offense to 99 points for the game.  Marlboro escapes with a 112-99 win. LeVert and Middleton hurt the Pioneers by taking 37 shots combined and missing a whopping 29...  Kawhi Leonard led all scorers with 26.