Below is the TBT daily recap for July 29, with exciting Round of 16 action in Louisville, West Virginia & Dayton!

LOUISVILLE

(2) Gutter Cats 64, (2) The Ville 62

Jarell Eddie hit his second Elam Ender of the tournament to finish one of the wildest games in TBT history, banking in a three-pointer to cap an 8-0 run and send the Gutter Cats past host The Ville, 64-62. Eddie finished with 13 points on 5-for-8 shooting in the win for the Gutter Cats, who won despite shooting just 36% from the field. Q.J. Peterson had 16 points in the win for the Gutter Cats, who missed their first nine shots in the Elam Ending and committed 24 turnovers, leading to 21 points. Chane Behanan paced the scoring attack for The Ville, scoring a game-high 18 points in the losing effort. Russ Smith connected on just 4-for-21 from the field for The Ville, which had seven chances to hit the Target Score but could not convert. 

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WEST VIRGINIA

(4) Herd That 73, (2) Sideline Cancer 64

Jon Elmore’s 17 points led the way for Herd That, and the Marshall University alumni squad won the West Virginia Regional by defeating Sideline Cancer, 73-64. Elmore, Conference USA’s all-time leading scorer and a longtime TBT participant, connected on seven of his 15 field-goal attempts for Herd That, which shot 60% in the first quarter to jump out to an eight-point lead. Derek Cooke pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds in the win for Herd That. Tyrese Rice led all scorers with 20 points in a losing effort for Sideline Cancer, which shot just 27% from the field.

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DAYTON

(2) Friday Beers 72, (4) Carmen’s Crew 63

Dee Bost hit an off-balance three-pointer to hit the target score and send Friday Beers on to the quarterfinals with a 72-63 win over Carmen’s Crew. Gabe York and Rion Brown (5-for-6 from three-point land) tallied a game-high 19 points apiece in the win for Friday Beers, which advanced to its first quarterfinal since 2018. Kaleb Wesson scored a team-high 18 points but hit only one of his five three-pointers in the loss for the Ohio State University alumni squad, which shot just 35% in the second half and scored only 24 points after halftime.

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