Di Basketball Tournament don reach di knockout stage, and today na di final of di Las Vegas Bracket.
Davis Steel and The Mecca go battle am for M Resort for Henderson, Nevada, on FS1. Di winner go become Las Vegas Bracket champion and go face La Familia, wey be Kentucky alumni team, for di $2 million winner-take-all championship on Sunday.
Davis Steel finish number one for Group A during round robin, wey give dem bye to semifinals. Then dem hammer Red Rose War Ready 83-67 on Tuesday to reach today final. Terry Taylor lead with 18 points, Gabe York add 16, and Anthony Clemmons contribute 11 points, six rebounds, and four assists.
For di other side, The Mecca finish third for Group B. Dem open knockout stage with 76-69 win over Knueppel Crew, then edge Heartfire Elite 84-80 on Tuesday in di Elam Ending. Marvelle Harris score seven of im 26 points after target score set, including di game final four points. Casper Ware add 18 points and Terrell Carter finish with 16.
Tonight winner go wait for La Familia, wey beat JHX Hoops (Kansas Alumni) 78-65 on Wednesday to win Alumni Bracket championship. Di championship go happun for Lexington, Kentucky.
TBT na annual tournament wey dey feature former college basketball stars, many playing for alumni teams. For 2026, di field get 14 teams: eight alumni squads wey play best-of-three series open, and six non-alumni squads wey play for two groups plus knockout rounds for Las Vegas. Di winners of di two brackets meet for di championship.
Di tournament still dey use Elam Ending: di game clock shut off for di fourth quarter, and target score set by adding eight points to di leading team score. Whichever team reach dat target score first win di game.
Di prize na winner-take-all $2 million, wey be di biggest since 2019. Last year, AfterShocks (Wichita State Alumni) beat Eberlein Drive for di championship.
