This time, Carmen's Crew advances past the first round.
Last year, top-seeded Carmen's Crew suffered an upset loss that knocked them out of The Basketball Tournament in the first round. But Ohio State's alumni team would not let that happen again, downing Mid American Unity 77-65 to advance in the tournament.
The teams traded buckets for much of the first half with neither ever taking a commanding lead, resulting in a 37-37 tie at the half. Carmen's Crew took over quickly in the second half, hopping out to a double-digit lead midway through the third quarter.
Mid American Unity battled and never allowed the game to get out of hand, cutting the lead to single digits for most of the fourth quarter, but they never really threatened, either.