It was a rough outing for many of the video game for the Men of Mackey. They had stretches where they looked like they had actually lost their legs, but a key defensive switch that put Isaac Haas on Isaiah Austin, the previous Baylor big male, who had actually been sculpting up the Men of Mackey in the paint all game.
Jon Octeus continued his world trip of playing basketball. His defense, energy, and speed filled the state sheet for the Men of Mackey. He had a hard time to score the ball but he got to loose balls and tore down some huge late totally free throws.
Entering into the competition, among Men of Mackeys most significant strengths was a lineup loaded with players acquainted with each other. They believed they d leave to a quick start, but with Covids continuing difficulties, much of the original roster members needed to drop out of the tournament. This caused a group relying on their coach, former Purdue sharp-shooter Ryne Smith, in being able to draw up some instant chemistry.
For the very first video game, it worked, barely.
The Men of Mackey will now set their eyes on another alumni team: Boeheims Army(Syracuse Alumni).
They will play Tuesday at 4 pm. Exact same as in every video game with The Basketball Tournament, the loser goes house.
While Purdue fans were delighted to see old stalwarts like Isaac Haas and recently finished transfers like Evan Boudreaux match up, it was the previous point guard from Washington University Justin Dentmon that led the Men of Mackey late, scoring a competition high 32 points, and hitting a couple huge 3s late to conquer the near game long deficit the Men of Mackey discovered themselves in.
It was Purdues own Isaac Haas who put the finishing touches on the win, grabbing the missed Dentmon jumper and putting it back in to get to the magic score of 85 points.
It was a rough outing for most of the video game for the Men of Mackey. They had stretches where they looked like they had actually lost their legs, but a key defensive switch that put Isaac Haas on Isaiah Austin, the former Baylor big guy, who had actually been sculpting up the Men of Mackey in the paint all video game. His defense, quickness, and energy filled the state sheet for the Men of Mackey. Going into the tournament, one of Men of Mackeys biggest strengths was a lineup complete of players familiar with each other.
Jacquil Taylor, who invested his senior season at Hofstra, flaunted his length and athleticism early with a chase from behind block off the back board. The huge man who was a prize hire for Coach Painter however was never ever able to remain healthy while at Purdue, closed out the game, and got a huge offending rebound and put back best before Haas to assist establish the triumph.
In a world uprooted by pandemic, The Basketball Tournament tried to offer fans a return to typical: basketball.
And whats more fundamental to sports fan than a come from behind disturbed?
The Men of Mackey – initially developed to be a group of Purdue alumnis returning to the gold and black thats relied on a hodge podge of previous Purdue basketball gamers combined with familiar midwest college players – entered into the Elam Ending routing Heartfire 77-71, with Heartfire simply 8 points far from victory, the Men of Mackey required a 14 to 2 run over the final stretch and will advance to the winner take all tournament in Dayton, Ohio.
