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HBCUnited hangs on in a thriller at the Rucker

HBCUnited TBT basketball

In the opening round of The Basketball Tournament, HBCUnited survived game point shots on two separate occasions against team Skip To My Lou, winning 76-72. The opening round of TBT at Rucker Park seemed to be imploding on HBCUnited before a game winning three in the corner from former Hampton Pirate Malique Trent.

The format of TBT calls for a “Elam ending.” Here’s how it works. At the first stoppage at or under 4:00 of the 4th quarter, the game clock stops and timed play ends. At this juncture, a target score shall be set, equal to the leading team’s score plus eight (8). After returning from the media timeout, play shall resume without a game clock but with the shot clock, until one team matches or exceeds the target score.

The target score was set at 75 with HBCUnited leading 67-65 at the final television timeout. HBCUnited had led the entire game and at one point was dominating Skip To My Lou with a 29-10 lead.

Skip To My Lou took its first lead of the game at 69-68 after a Terry Tarpey layup. T.J. Gibbs made a bucket to push the lead to 72-68, meaning Skip To My Lou was one three pointer away from closing the game out.

HBCUnited wouldn’t allow another made bucket from that point forward, closing out the game on a 8-0 run. Prior to the run they struggled on 1-13 shooting in the fourth quarter.

Brandon Tabb, formerly of Bethune-Cookman, led HBCUnited in scoring with 14 points. HBCUnited plays the No. 1 seed in the Rucker Regional on Sunday, YGC, a team sponsored by Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart. The game tips at Rucker Park at 8pm EST on Sunday July 17.

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