Boeheim’s Army, to the delight of the sold-out SRC Arena, advanced to the final of the Syracuse region of The Basketball Tournament Saturday, defeating Gael Nation 84-74 as current Syracuse players and a packed house of orange looked on.
The Army rode the toughness of Eric Devendorf and got key contributions from B.J. Johnson, Andrew White and Darryl Watkins in the victory. Boeheim’s Army created some separation in the third quarter, outscoring Gael Nation 23-18 to open a 66-57 advantage. That quarter was punctuated by an injury to Devendorf that silenced the crowd and caused some concern. The former Syracuse guard, BA’s leading scorer Saturday, was bleeding from his right eye.
He returned to the game in the fourth quarter and Boeheim’s Army led 75-67 when the Elam Ending was enacted. That meant first team to 83 would win.
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The Captain @edeven23 went for 20 points on 80% shooting and added 5 boards in @BoeheimsArmy second round win over GaelNation.
The win moves Boeheim's Army into the Syracuse Regional Championship! #TBT2019 pic.twitter.com/3U0F7TBeDZ
— TBT (@thetournament) July 27, 2019
Final: 84-74 Boeheim's Army advances to the Regional Final. pic.twitter.com/FxmhvTfgTb
— Orange Fizz (@OrangeFizz) July 27, 2019
Gallery: Boeheim's Army gives fans that old Orange feeling while advancing in TBT tournament | Photo Galleries | by @KevinRivoli https://t.co/c0HRrB0HVR
— The_Citizen (@The_Citizen) July 27, 2019
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