{"id":206167,"date":"2025-08-01T00:32:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T00:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/206167\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T00:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T00:32:12","slug":"best-virginia-falls-85-77-to-eberlein-drive-in-tbt-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/206167\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Virginia falls 85-77 to Eberlein Drive in TBT semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Best Virginia fell just short of advancing to the TBT Championship and playing for $1 million after falling to Eberlein Drive 85-77 in Charleston Thursday night. <\/p>\n

The West Virginia<\/a> alumni team battled back and forth but was not able to close the game in the Elam Ending as Gabe York scored 8 of his 25 points in that frame.<\/p>\n

For Best Virginia James Reese<\/a> scored 15 points, Toby Okani<\/a> had 14 points, Will Vorhees had 10 points, Jarrod West<\/a> had 10 points, Isaiah Sanders had 9 points and Kedrian Johnson<\/a> had 9 points in the semifinal match-up. <\/p>\n

Best Virginia fell behind 21-12 in the first quarter but consecutive three-balls cut the deficit to just a single possession as the first period closed. The West Virginia alumni team used a 16-3 run to push ahead 28-24 early in the second quarter as Sanders was responsible for 9 of those points. <\/p>\n

That lead would swell to 32-26, but Eberlein Drive would use their own run to recapture the lead at 34-33. But Okani would give Best Virginia the lead heading into the break with a three in the closing seconds of the quarter to make it 40-37 at the halfway point.<\/p>\n

The two teams would continue to go back and forth in the third quarter as Best Virginia held a 54-52 edge with 3:42 remaining in the period. But Eberlein Drive would use a 12-7 run for the remainder of the quarter to take a 64-61 edge into the final period. <\/p>\n

Best Virginia would fall behind 73-66 before a West three and a Vorhees layup cut the deficit to 73-71 with just around five minutes remaining in the game. The two teams entered the Elam Ending with the score 77-75 in favor of Eberlein Drive and a target score of 85 and Eberlein Drive closed things out.<\/p>\n

The championship game will be played 4 p.m. Aug. 3 with Eberlein Drive against the winner of AfterShocks and We Are D3 and will be televised by FOX.<\/p>\n

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