Boeheim's Army Advances To TBT Top Eight

ATLANTA, GA -- Eric Devenford scored 19 points and Arinze Onuaku added 18 to lead Boeheim's Army to a 73-69 victory against Armored Athlete in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) on Saturday. The victory pushed Boeheim's Army into the Tournament's final eight on Sunday.

Boeheim's Army built a 66-55 advantage at the point the game format changed to the "Elam Ending." Seven points were added to the top score (66) making 73 the final target score for both clubs. Armored Athlete decided to foul Onuaku, but he responded with two free throws to increase the advantage to 68-55. Armored Athlete fought back with eight unanswered points, including two 3-pointers, to narrow the gap to 68-63.

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— Boeheim's Army (@BoeheimsArmy) July 28, 2018

John Gilllon scored on a drive, but a 3-pointer from Armored Athlete closed the margin to 70-66 in favor of Boeheim's Army. Hakim Warrick tallied off a missed shot, putting Boeheim's Army one point away from victory.

Stefan Moody, who led Armored Athlete with 16 points, tallied his club's fourth consecutive 3-pointer to keep his squad alive.

With Boeheim's Army clinging to a 72-69 lead, Armored Athlete fouled Warrick, who made the first free throw to secure the victory.

Onuaku was 8-of-9 from the field and grabbed six rebounds. Demetris Nichols contributed 11 points and Warrick finished with eight points and 10 rebounds.

Boeheim's Army was 30-62 from the field (.577). The team of former Syracuse players employed its 2-3 zone defense for most of the contest and limited Amored Athlete to 25-64 (.391) from the field, including a 10-34 effort (.294) on 3-point attempts.