By: TBT Staff
Below is the TBT daily recap for Wednesday, July 24, with exciting Regional Championships in Louisville, Dayton, Pittsburgh & Wichita
LOUISVILLE
(2) The Ville (Louisville) 83, (8) Team DRC 68
Russ Smith and David Johnson scored 15 points apiece, and The Ville won the Louisville Regional in front of its home fans by running away from Team DRC, 83-68. Montrezl Harrell and Chris Jones added 11 points apiece in the win for the Louisville alumni squad, which shot 50% from beyond the arc and outscored Team DRC in the paint, 36-16. Amorie Archibald led all scorers with 19 points in the losing effort for Team DRC.
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(3) Carmen’s Crew (Ohio State) 74, (1) Heartfire 70
Jamel Morris drained a three-pointer to hit the Target Score and send Carmen’s Crew past defending champion Heartfire, 74-70. Kaleb Wesson scored 18 points and pulled down six rebounds in the win for the Ohio State alumni squad, which led by as many as 17 points but fell behind late before rallying to win the Dayton Regional. TBT veteran Jared Sullinger chipped in with 12 points and 11 rebounds in the win for Carmen’s Crew. Eric Washington led the offensive effort for Heartfire with 18 points. Marcus Hall, TBT’s all-time leading scorer, chipped in with 14 more.
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(5) Happy Valley Hoopers (Penn St) 85, (2) Zoo Crew (Pitt) 82
Samuel Sessoms continued his hot summer, scoring a game-high 27 points to push the Happy Valley Hoopers past the Zoo Crew, 85-82, in the battle for Keystone State hoops supremacy. Sommers, averaging 22.0 points per game in TBT, scored the final eight points for the Penn State alumni squad and ended it with a driving layup. Greg Lee connected on 10 of his 15 field goals and finished with 23 points in the win for the Hoopers, who were also helped by a 17-point outburst from Curtis Jones. Nelly Cummings led the way for the host Zoo Crew, scoring a team-high 23 points to lead six players in double figures for the Pitt alumni squad.
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(5) Team Colorado (Colorado) 84, (2) Mass Street (Kansas) 81
D’Shawn Schwartz made a midrange jumper, and Team Colorado survived a thriller in the Wichita Regional title game with an 84-81 win over Mass Street. Schwartz finished with 19 points on 6-for-9 shooting in the win for the University of Colorado alumni squad, which was helped by a 14-point, 15-rebound performance from Andre Roberson. Frank Mason III finished with a game-high 25 points in the loss for Mass Street, which outscored the Buffs alumni 29-14 to open up an 11-point second-half lead before missing their final eight shots, including three three-pointers, in the loss.
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