Jimmer Fredette and his Team Fredette squad found themselves in a much tighter battle than you’d expect from a No. 2 vs. No. 15 seed matchup Saturday during the first round of The Basketball Tournament.
Fredette’s team took control down the stretch, though, and emerged with an 88-80 victory over the Peoria Allstars at The Capital Center in Columbus, Ohio that moves them on to Sunday’s second round in the annual 72-team, $2 million prize competition.
After a slow start that saw Team Fredette trail by as many as 12 points in the first quarter, the team fought its way back into the contest with a 13-2 second-quarter run.