WICHITA, Kan. — Mass Street, the KU alumni team competing in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) came from behind to defeat We Are D3, 70-67 in the first round on Wednesday night at Charles Koch Arena on the campus of Wichita State University.
We Are D3 jumped out early in the game, and led by as many as 12 in the third quarter. Mass Street tied the game at 62 with under four minutes to go, setting up the Elam Ending, and the target score of 70.
With Mass Street leading, 68-67, Mario Little went to the free-throw line with a chance to seal the win. Little missed both attempts, but Thomas Robinson tipped the second miss back in off the backboard to give Mass Street the target score and the win.
Robinson finished with 21 points and 15 rebounds in the victory, while Little had 17, and Keith Langford scored 15.
Mass Street will face the Show Me Squad made up of Missouri alumni in a Border Showdown type TBT game on Saturday at 3 p.m.
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