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House of ‘Paign knocks off top-seeded Carmen’s Crew, clinch quarterfinals berth

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It shouldn’t be legal to have these flurries of emotion in July.

Despite a slow start for both House of ‘Paign and Carmen’s Crew, it was evident from the jump that this wasn’t going to be your typical 1 vs. 16 matchup. House of ‘Paign took a 10-9 lead into the first media timeout thanks to a pair of Malcolm Hill & Nnanna (yes, Nnanna) Egwu threes. Mike LaTulip’s squad put together a solid little run to bust open a multi-possession lead right before the end of the first quarter.

HoP kept the hot shooting alive in the second quarter with Andres Feliz (15 points, 8 rebounds) and Central Connecticut State alum Kyle Vinales also cashing in from deep.