Westside alum Mickelson boosts Team Arkansas to second round of TBT

OMAHA, Neb. (KAIT) – Westside alum Hunter Mickelson dropped a double-double and Courtney Fortson drilled a game-winning three as second-seeded Crew Arkansas superior to the second spherical of The Basketball Match, beating Da Guys STL 72-69 on the D.J. Sokol Area in Omaha Saturday afternoon.

Mickelson led the best way with a team-high 20 factors and 12 rebounds, going 8-11 from the sector.

Crew Arkansas led 63-60 going to the Elam Ending, a system that units a goal rating to achieve when the sport clock reaches the four-minute mark within the fourth quarter. The sport clock turns off, and the goal rating is the main workforce’s rating, with 8 factors added.

With the Elam Ending rating at 71, Da Guys STL got here again from down three late, going up 69-67, however Fortson scored the workforce’s final 5 factors to win the sport, together with the game-winner.

Fortson completed with 16 factors, six assists and 5 rebounds. Jaylen Barford (16 factors) and Jimmy Whitt (11 factors) joined Fortson and Mickelson in double figures.

Crew Arkansas received regardless of a poor day taking pictures from the sector. They shot simply 39 p.c from the sector and simply 20 p.c from three (3-15). The protection stepped up, although, forcing 12 turnovers and outrebounding Da Guys by 1.

Crew Arkansas advances to the second spherical of The Basketball Match within the Omaha Area. They’ll face the third-seeded Omaha Blue Crew Sunday night time at 7:00 PM. The sport will probably be streamed reside on ESPN3.

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