By: TBT Staff

Below is the TBT Quarterfinals recap, with exciting action in Louisville & Houston.

(3) Carmen’s Crew (Ohio State) 90, (7) Takeover BC 74

Carmen’s Crew started strong and never looked back, jumping out to a 19-point lead after the opening quarter and dominating Takeover BC, 90-74. Andre Wesson scored a team-high 16 points on 6-for-7 shooting in the winning effort for the Ohio State alumni squad, which held Takeover BC to just 31% shooting in the first half. Erick Neal contributed 12 points, and Jared Sullinger hauled in a game-high 10 rebounds in the win for Carmen’s Crew, which shot 42% from beyond the arc. Chris Crawford led the scoring effort in the loss for Takeover BC, a first-time TBT entrant which never led.

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(2) La Familia 70, (2) The Ville 61 

Nate Sestina’s team-high 22 points paced the offensive attack in La Familia’s 70-61 win over host The Ville in front of a packed crowd at Louisville’s Freedom Hall. Sestina knocked down five three-pointers in the third quarter alone and finished 8-for-17 from the field in the win. Willie Cauley-Stein finished 8-for-9 shooting and ended up with 20 points and nine rebounds in the win for the University of Kentucky alumni squad, which held The Ville to just 31% shooting, including just 19% from beyond the arc. Russ Smith led the way with 22 points in the losing effort for The Ville, which was undone by a third quarter in which it was outscored 26-9. The Ville’s Chinanu Onuaku finished with 22 rebounds, a TBT season high.

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(6) Eberlein Drive 85, (5) Happy Valley Hoopers (Penn State) 71

Tyler Stone led five players in double figures with 18 points, and Eberlein Drive roared back in the second half to send the Happy Valley Hoopers home, 85-71. Stone added 10 rebounds to help Eberlein Drive reach its first TBT semi-final since 2018, where they fell to Overseas Elite in the title game. Myreon Jones and Samuel Sessoms scored 16 points apiece to pace the scoring attack for the Happy Valley Hoopers, the Penn State alumni squad which was outscored 44-21 in the second half and held to its lowest scoring output of the tournament.

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(2) Forever Coogs (Houston) 74, (5) Team Colorado (Colorado) 49

Rob Gray poured in a game-high 23 points, and the Forever Coogs ran away from Team Colorado, 74-49.  Gray, the former Cougar and University of Houston alumni squad’s leading scorer this summer, connected on 11 of his 15 field goal attempts. Fabian White contributed 15 points in the win for the Forever Coogs, who scored the game’s first eight points and never looked back. Justin Gorham pulled down 11 rebounds in the win. Andre Roberson’s 17 points paced the offensive attack for Team Colorado, which made just six of 27 field goals in the first half. 

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