Overview
- La Familia clinched the best-of-three regional series with a 63-57 victory Wednesday night at Memorial Coliseum after Archie Goodwin scored a game-high 22 points and hit the Elam Ending game-winner.
- Goodwin missed the first two games of the series, drew public criticism on X from alumnus Aaron Harrison, and later said he had been spending time with his young son after a long overseas season.
- Willie Cauley-Stein played through injury and provided a match-up edge with 10 points and 11 rebounds while setting the screen that freed Goodwin for the winning shot.
- La Familia’s blowout loss in Game 2 was driven by being short-handed when expected players, including Goodwin and Marcus Lee, did not play, a depth issue that briefly escalated tensions in the alumni ranks.
- La Familia will host the winner of Hall in versus Boeheim’s Army on Sunday and will carry both momentum from Wednesday’s comeback and renewed questions about player availability in TBT’s single-elimination, Elam Ending format.