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Illini Live Blog: FINAL - House Of Paign 76, Carmen's Crew 68 - House Of Paign Knocks Off TBT Defending Champs

The mostly Illinois alumni team 'House of Paign' takes on the defending champions, top seed and host 'Carmen's Crew' in the Round-of-16 game of the TBT 2020 in Columbus, Ohio.
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Illini Live Blog: FINAL - House Of Paign 76, Carmen's Crew 68 - House Of Paign Knocks Off TBT Defending Champs
Illini Live Blog: FINAL - House Of Paign 76, Carmen's Crew 68 - House Of Paign Knocks Off TBT Defending Champs

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Well, we're back again because the last time did so well and Illinois basketball fans are just so excited to have a team they can root for in postseason play, huh?

Welcome to the LIVE BLOG of the Illinois alumni 'House Of Paign' Round-of-16 game in The Basketball Tournament 2020 as they face 'Carmen's Crew', a mostly Ohio State alumni team (but also featuring former Illini guard Demetri McCamey) today at Nationwide Arena in Columbus Arena.

I'm LOOKING LIVE...at the Illini Now/Sports Illustrated home office, as we're about an hour from the opening tip. While the game is live on ESPN tonight, please feel free to use this platform as your live update of the action while you enjoy your Fourth of July plans.

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First Round Game: No. 16-seed 'House Of Paign' vs. No. 1-seed 'Carmen's Crew'

Date/Time/Place: Wednesday, July 8, 2020: 3 p.m. CST, Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

Capacity: N/A (Due to COVID-19 health safety protocols, no fans are allowed in the building).

Records: No records for either team. Winner does get to face the winner of Big X/Red Scare in a quarterfinal game on Friday at 3 p.m. on ESPN. 

Line: 'House Of Paign' is a +2200 to win the tournament; 'Carmen's Cre' is a +200 to win the tournament. (Odds provided by sportsbettingdime.com)

Series Notes: N/A

TV: ESPN

Radio: None

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STARTING LINEUPS: 'House Of Paign' will start Andres Feliz, Mike Daum of South Dakota State, Billy Garrett of Depaul, Malcolm Hill and Nnanna Egwu. 'Carmen's Crew' will start Aaron Craft, William Buford, David Lighty, Jeff Gibbs, Dallas Lauderdale. Everybody in Carmen's Crew's starting five is a OSU alum except for Gibbs, who is originally from Columbus, Ohio but played at Division III Otterbein from 1999-2002. 

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2:20 p.m. CST - UPDATE: We just saw the completion third quarter of the game between No. 9 seed Big X and No. 8 seed Red Scare. The House Of Paign/Carmen's Crew game will immediately follow this game on ESPN. 

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2:34 p.m. CST - UPDATE: We're in the Elam ending portion of the game between No. 9 seed Big X and No. 8 seed Red Scare. The winner of this game will face the winner of House Of Paign/Carmen's Crew. 

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2:45 p.m. CST - UPDATE: Red Scare has defeated Big X 77-68 and they will play the winner of House Of Paign/Carmen's Crew on Friday on ESPN. 

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UNIFORM UPDATE: 

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UPDATE: This could be final professional basketball game for former Ohio State player Aaron Craft. He's headed to medical school after this tournament is over for him. Craft has the first bucket of this game. 

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MEDIA TIMEOUT - 3:31 left in 1st - House Of Paign 10, Carmen's Crew 9 - Egwu showcases his 3-point shooting skills he developed overseas. Both teams struggling to find jump shots as they're 7 of 22 combined. Carmen's Crew already with six points in the paint. 

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END OF 1ST - House Of Paign 19, Carmen's Crew 15 - House Of Paign makes a late run to take the first quarter lead. Carmen's Crew only shooting 5 of 17 from the field. Andres Feliz, just like he did with Fletcher Magee, is holding down Jon Diebler. Daum leads House Of Paign with six. 

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CARMEN'S CREW TIMEOUT - 5:51 left in 1st - House Of Paign 31, Carmen's Crew 20 - During that entire Thad Matta interview, House Of Paign went on a serious run thanks to the play of Andres Feliz. 

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MEDIA TIMEOUT - 3:15 left in 2nd - Carmen's Crew 37, House Of Paign 35 - Huge 9-0 run over the last 56 seconds by Carmen's Crew led by former Illini guard Demetri McCamey. After starting out cold, Carmen's Crew has made six of its last eight shots. 

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HALFTIME - Carmen's Crew 44, House Of Paign 39 - Carmen's Crew uses a 16-2 run in the second quarter to take control of this game. House Of Paign being led by 11 points each by Daum and Feliz. 31 points coming from the bench of Carmen's Crew.

UPDATE: When House Of Paign was in control and in the lead, Jon Diebler wasn't able to find any offense. It should be no surprise that Carmen's Crew is up five at halftime because Diebler now has 11 points. 

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MEDIA TIMEOUT - 3:53 left in 3rd - Carmen's Crew 50, House Of Paign 48 - Mike Daum should be getting a shot in the NBA as the South Dakota State alum now has 16 points and six rebounds.

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END OF 3RD - House Of Paign 58, Carmen's Crew 56 - House Of Paign is one quarter away from knocking off the defending champions of this tournament. House Of Paign been more aggressive toward the basket and it leads to a 19-12 quarter. Daum leads House Of Paign with 16 points and six rebounds. 

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Elam Ending - House Of Paign 68, Carmen's Crew 64: Mike Daum (21 points, seven rebounds) continues his hot offensive streak as House Of Paign goes into Elam Ending with the lead. 

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CARMEN'S CREW TIMEOUT - House Of Paign 74, Carmen's Crew 68 - House Of Paign is a basket away from knocking off the TBT defending champions. You'd have to think the ball goes to Daum. 

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FINAL - House Of Paign 76, Carmen's Crew 68 - House Of Paign knocks off the top-seed Carmen's Crew. Kyle Vinales hits the last two buckets to send House Of Paign to the quarterfinals against Red Scare. 

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POST-GAME: On a question from the Champaign News-Gazette reporter Scott Richey, Aaron Craft probably gives the best compliment he can to Andres Feliz. "I love his game. I hope that's what it's like going against me."

I was able to ask Kyle Vinales about those last runner baskets for House Of Paign. 

"I've been doing that my whole life." 

Vinales said before those two runners that Malcolm Hill yelled out "Get the ball to Kyle! He's got a mismatch." 

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