Pregame Energy
Kentucky fans showed back up to Historic Memorial Coliseum for another chance to catch the 2025 La Familia squad with a host of familiar faces and a few faces BBN has adopted as their own including DJ Burns now known as the hype man and Karem Kanter, brother to former UK player Enes Kanter. The crowd would be huge all night for La Familia helping build momentum for a wild ending that saw Anthony Clemmons of Eberlein Drive hit a late game three in the Elam Ending.
First Half
With a team full of previous college talent and former NBA player Gabe York Eberlein Drive would be a tough task for the La Familia. Eberlein Drive went up early, leading by as many as 11 points, raining three after three and banging down low in the paint. La Familia would find some energy however, Gabe York and Terry Taylor would hit some big shots and combine for 30 points. La Familia would inch within five points entering the halftime break.
Second Half
The start of the second half would become very physical, as La Familia started fighting their way back and making a push to close the gap. DJ Burns was bringing the energy on the court and the sidelines picking up his teammates to pull off the win. La Familia would even go up as many as 8 points late. Going into the Elam Ending where the shot clock would be turned off and the target score was set to 71, La Familia was up 63-58 and needed just 8 points to secure the victory.
Elam Ending
Eberlein Drive would pick right back up from the 1st half and go on to close in on La Familia. Archie Goodwin had a chance to seal the deal but missed the game winning free throw, shooting, in place of Willie Cauley-Stein in a bizarre turn of events that would take him out of the game with an apparent ankle injury suffered while making a play at the rim and being pushed in the back and out of bounds. Anthony Clemmons would hit a deep NBA range three after several Eberlein Drive failed attempts to seal the win and knock out La Familia for the remainder of TBT play. The team looks to make a return next year with more new faces.
Box Score
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