JHX Hoops 64, AfterShocks 59
Leading scorers
AfterShocks: Marcus Santos-Silva 15, Marcus Keene 13
JHX Hoops: Zeke Mayo 25, Jacob Hanna 15
What's next: JHX Hoops advances to the TBT semifinal vs. La Familia (Kentucky alums) on Wednesday in Lexington.
The AfterShocks end their seventh TBT season with a 2-2 record after a game marred by pushing, shoving and melees during and after the game.
Recap:Â Both teams played the second half with six players after a fracas late in the second quarter. Rashard Kelly of the AfterShocks and Mario Chalmers of JHX Hoops tangled up after a rebound and the pushing and shoving resulted in several players leaving the bench. Kelly, Chalmers and seven others were ejected.
After Frank Mason won the game with a long three-pointer for JHX Hoops, more melees broke out.
Poor shooting and turnovers doomed the AfterShocks. They finished 18 of 54 from the field and 5 of 22 from three-point range. They committed 16 turnovers, three in the Elam Ending period.
JHX Hoops led 56-55 entering the Elam Ending and went up 58-55 on a three by Mayo. The AfterShocks cut the lead to one point and had five possessions with a chance to take a lead. Those trips ended with three missed shots and two turnovers.
Mason, who shot 5 of 21 from the field, made two three-pointers to seal the win.
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