ZULU never trailed. Not once. Toneville spent 0:00 in front, and ZULU spent 18:46 there — that's as wire-to-wire as it gets in the Midwest Esports Association. The lead was sealed early when Lockemupc buried a three in the first quarter to put ZULU up for good. From there, it was a controlled demolition, with ZULU pushing their largest advantage to 13 points and closing it out with a dominant fourth quarter.

Fendiii Reborn was the engine with 20 points on 7-of-15 FG and 6-of-10 from three, adding 4 assists and 4 steals. Lockemupc ran the show with 15 points and 6 assists. AOT Manijay was the most efficient player on the floor — a perfect 5-of-5 FG and 3-of-3 from three for 13 points with 6 steals and just 1 turnover. On the other side, Gfrankk50 gave Toneville everything they had: 18 points on 6-of-11 FG, 3-of-5 from three, and a clean 3-of-3 from the line — the streamer went down swinging. Reeseback662 hauled in 9 rebounds to go with 11 points for the losers.

ZULU came in at 5-1 and had already beaten both Lean Team and Turtles N Sharks earlier this same day — a third win on Oct 1 to cap a massive stretch. Toneville, making their season debut at 0-0, got a tough welcome to Season 19.