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Boeheim's Army Advances To TBT Top Eight

Related Topics: Arinze Onuaku, Jim Boeheim, Elam

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.