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Xavier Munford hit a three-pointer to hit the Target Score, and The Money Team survived in a 71-67 nailbiter over Athletics Miami. Munford took a pass from Corey Davis and hit a three-pointer from the wing to send the top seed off to Round 2 following a back-and-forth affair in the opening round that featured five lead changes. Jimmer Fredette tallied a game-high 29 points on 9-for-19 shooting in the win for The Money Team, which blew a nine-point lead before rallying to win. Royce Hamm, Jr. posted a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in the losing effort for Athletics Miami, which fell in its TBT debut.
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Watch the Game Highlights from The Money Team vs. Athletics Miami, 07/24/2022 <a href=”https://t.co/ABGUAB6zzq”>pic.twitter.com/ABGUAB6zzq</a></p>— TBT (@thetournament) <a href=”https://twitter.com/thetournament/status/1551280371848712192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>July 24, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>