TBT Staff
Nigel Johnson drilled a straightaway three-pointer, and Americana for Autism came from behind to defeat Peacock Nation, 69-68, in the first-ever TBT game played at New York’s famed Rucker Park. Johnson, whose 16 points led the way offensively for Americana for Autism, took a pass from Isaiah Swann and swished a three-pointer to send his squad on to Round 2 for the second straight summer. Darryl Monroe contributed 10 points and a team-high nine rebounds in the win for Americana for Autism. Desi Washington’s game-high 29 points paced the offense for Peacock Nation, which fell in its TBT debut.
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>NIGEL JOHNSON CALLED GAME AT THE LEGENDARY RUCKER PARK!!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥 <a href=”https://t.co/xYnKCy0zSB”>pic.twitter.com/xYnKCy0zSB</a></p>— TBT (@thetournament) <a href=”https://twitter.com/thetournament/status/1548368772271984642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>July 16, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>