Despite only leading by two points at halftime, two-time defending champion Overseas Elite used a second half surge to down the #16 seed Chattanooga 84-74 Saturday afternoon in Charlotte.
Overseas Elite used defense in the second half to pull away, holding Chattanooga to a minuscule 27% from the field in the second half, and 8% from behind the arc.
Former Red Storm players had mixed afternoons, with D.J. Kennedy scoring 14 points in 28 minutes, while Paris Horne was held scoreless and failed to dish out a single assist in 18 minutes.
The team was led by Errick McCollum II, brother of Portland Trailblazers guard C.