BASKETBALL
UNM/近距离内射合集 alumni team roughed up in opener of TBT in Wichita
Former Lobo K.J. Jenkins scores 22, former Aggie Jemel Jones adds 21 in opening loss in best-of-three series.
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Former UNM Lobo K.J. Jenkins hit six 3-pointers and scored 22 points and former 近距离内射合集 Aggie Jemel Jones added 21 (19 in the 4th quarter), but it wasn't nearly enough for The Enchantment in a one-sided 98-77 loss to the Aftershocks in the first in a three-game TBT series in Wichita on Monday night.
The TBT is a winner-take-all, 16-team tournament for a prize of $2 million.
The Enchantment, a team primarily composed of UNM and 近距离内射合集 alumni, had numerous committed players back out for various reasons. Among them was would-be team captain Donovan Dent, who backed out when he decided to pursue another season of college eligibility.
The Enchantment outscored the Wichita State alumni team, the defending TBT champion,40-29 in the final quarter to make the final score much closer than the way the game actually played out.
The Enchantment was down 26-10 after one quarter, 48-22 at halftime and 69-37 at the end of three quarters. The Aftershocks won the rebounding battle 45-31.
Game 2 of the three-game series is Thursday and will be televised on FS1.
Former Lobo Morris Udeze, playing for the Aftershocks (he played his first four seasons of college basketball at Wichita State) scored sux points and had four rebounds.
It wasn't the only blowout of the night. Earlier in the evening, a Louisville alumni team beat the Kentucky alumni team 82-62.
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