Game two was an exciting thriller as team La Familia took down The Nawf 81 to 64 inside Rupp Arena in round two of TBT play and moves one step closer to one million dollars. The Nawf lead by Derek St. Hilaire (University of New Orleans & Jacksonville State), and Roberto Gallinat (Pacific) who combined for a total of 21 points as The Nawf’s leading scores.
The former Cats got off to a slow start and were down as many as 8 points with 7 minutes left in the second quarter but quickly pulled away to a large lead with the bigs leading the way. Kerem Kanter (Xavier) brother of Enes Kanter now know as Enes Freedom, leading the way with a whopping 26 points and 9 rebounds as a unstoppable force down low all game long. Former 2015 National Defensive Player of the Year and First team All-American Willie Cauley-Stein was in his old days finishing with 7 blocks to go along with 8 points and 7 rebounds. La Familia led the rest of the way on cruise control to win 81 to 64 on a 3 pointer by Kanter who also takes home $1,000 while making the game winner wearing Puma sneakers during the Elam Ending.
La Familia will head back to Rupp Arena on Tuesday taking on Herd That (Marshall) at 9 PM on FS1 looking to clinch a Elite Eight bid. Everyone needs to show up at Rupp and be loud, the attendance totals could be important and the tie breaker for hosting purposes of the next game site if Louisvie advances out of their region.
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