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On Tuesday night, the team of mostly former Ohio State Buckeyes basketball players, Carmen’s Crew, knocked off the Marquette alums of the Golden Eagles to win the 2019 The Basketball Tournament championship.
The thrilling, physical game saw William Buford hit a pair of free throws to get the former Buckeyes to the 66-point, Elam Ending threshold, giving them the victory. For his efforts throughout the tourney, Buford was named the TBT MVP, and he was joined by Aaron Craft on the all-tournament team.
While the game was a ton of fun, the celebrations and festivities continued long after the ESPN TV cameras stopped rolling. Check out all of the highlights from the celebrations, press conference, and more.
Firsthand look at the winning shot and celebration:
If you need it for the blog pic.twitter.com/huklLtUwWK
— John Kirby (@john_kirby) August 7, 2019
TBT championship game highlights:
RECAP: In one of the best games TBT has ever seen, @CarmensCrew outlasted @GoldenEaglesTBT to capture the #TBT2019 Championship and take home $2 million sent with @Zelle!
— TBT (@thetournament) August 7, 2019
: https://t.co/ao3HccHQlR#TBT2019 pic.twitter.com/dqY2w1UqiR
Congrats to the Carmen’s Crew award winners:
Ladies and gentlemen....
— TBT (@thetournament) August 7, 2019
Your #TBT2019 MVP - William Buford!
pic.twitter.com/mSL3reHvrk
These guys were UNREAL this summer!
— TBT (@thetournament) August 7, 2019
Your #TBT2019 All-Tournament team! pic.twitter.com/hPwz6EZogB
David Lighty celebrating celebrating with Chris Paul:
"As intense a game as you'd ever want to see"
— TBT (@thetournament) August 7, 2019
Thank you @CarmensCrew and @GoldenEaglesTBT for an UNFORGETTABLE Championship game!#TBT2019 pic.twitter.com/emKK43w61b
Carmen’s Crew puts their name on the championship line:
What a moment! @CarmensCrew heads to the big board to #UpdateTheBracket and accept the #TBT2019 trophy! pic.twitter.com/f1DCqbWHPc
— TBT (@thetournament) August 7, 2019
William Buford explaining the significance of the victory:
Hear from the #ElamEnding hero William Buford fresh off the $2 million win!!#TBT2019 pic.twitter.com/Tk9Pvddy7t
— TBT (@thetournament) August 7, 2019
@CarmensCrew was not mad online:
WE DID IT! $2 MILLION!!!!!! #BuckeyeNation
— Car❌en’s Crew (@CarmensCrew) August 7, 2019
O - H ‼️#TBT2019
Congrats from Coach Holtmann:
Big congratulations to @CarmensCrew on the @thetournament Championship! Great fun watching these past few weeks! #GoBucks
— Chris Holtmann (@ChrisHoltmann) August 7, 2019
Carmen’s Crew got paid via Zelle:
BAG SECURED!!!
— TBT (@thetournament) August 7, 2019
TBT founder/CEO @JonMugar and @Zelle CEO Al Ko present @CarmensCrew with the $2 million cash prize sent with @Zelle! #TBT2019 pic.twitter.com/lplJDoOWhC
And celebrated when the money showed up in their bank accounts:
That moment a $2 MILLION @Zelle payment hits your account #itsinthere pic.twitter.com/4bGyMPvgtV
— TBT (@thetournament) August 7, 2019
Members of the team and assistant coach Evan Turner met with the media:
Carmen's Crew asst. coach and @ATLHawks guard @thekidet speaks on the incredible toughness and poise from @ACraft4 that led their team to the $2 million! #TBT2019 pic.twitter.com/ejZuhDHm1j
— TBT (@thetournament) August 7, 2019
After seeing @CarmensCrew bring home $2 million, @thekidet thinks the squad will come back EVEN STRONGER next year! #TBT2019 pic.twitter.com/8XGbjx6RVf
— TBT (@thetournament) August 7, 2019
What made the #TBT2019 Championship run so special for @CarmensCrew? The chance to get back together and play with FAMILY! ✊@OhioStateHoops #TBT2019 pic.twitter.com/YmHmuYdhCi
— TBT (@thetournament) August 7, 2019
“What @thekidet does for us that he doesn’t have to, because the guy’s a brother to us, is unbelieveable... He’s the best.”
— TBT (@thetournament) August 7, 2019
From booking travel to helping with game prep, ET has been the motor behind @CarmensCrew since day one. pic.twitter.com/4TAxshr7g7