Philadelphia: Only 2 teams remained to battle out who would win The Basketball Tournament (TBT)– the $1 million, winner-take-all summer basketball event. That would feature Carmen’s Crew (Ohio State alumni) took on Forever Coogs (Houston alumni) from Daskalakis Athletic Center on the campus of Drexel University on Sunday afternoon.
Road to the final:
Carmen’s Crew made the final with a win over Kentucky in the semifinals while Forever Coogs booked their trip to the title game with a win over Eberlein Drive.
Lineup:
Championship Game Final Lineup:
(2) Forever Coogs (Houston) vs (3) Carmen’s Crew (Ohio State)
2 pm EST/PhiladelphiaReferees: Jeff Anderson, Earl Walton, Matt Potter
Forever Coogs (Houston)
Starters
PG – Shawndre Jones #11
SG – Rob Gray #32
SF – Melvin Frazier Jr #55
PF -…— TBT (@thetournament) August 4, 2024
How the game went:
Houston would get off to a fast start & at one point have a lead of 5. Then Ohio State would attempt to cut into the lead – at the end of the 1st quarter it was Houston 21-18.
If you like defense, it was the story of the second quarter; both teams had a hard time scoring and Ohio State would take advantage of that to take a 36-34 lead into halftime.
Going into the second half, which team would take control and leave the City of Brotherly Love with the $1 Million? It would be the same as the first half, good shot attempts & defense.
During the 3rd quarter, Carmen’s Crew would have a lead up to 10. Later on in the game, Jared Sullinger would start to take control of the second half, especially with some of his shots and defense. This putback dunk gave the Buckeyes a 55-47 lead:
Sully was READY on the clean up! 😤 @OhioStateHoops x @CarmensCrew x @thetournament pic.twitter.com/StAASCoA1x
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) August 4, 2024
This battle made its way to the 4th quarter and Ohio State & Houston would get it all the way down to the target score of 68. It would be Carmen’s Crew’s Jared Sullinger who would be the hero with the winning shot for $1 million, making his squad champions of the winner-take-all summer basketball event.
IT’S OVER!!!
JARED SULLINGER WINS IT!! @CarmensCrew
🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/zsMndnVQ7R
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) August 4, 2024
Postgame:
The Moment they received the $1 Million
The Moment that @CarmensCrew received the $1 Million dollars pic.twitter.com/zjrWPilILY
— David Malandra Jr (@DaveMReports) August 4, 2024
Carmen’s Crew Jared Sullinger
