CHICAGO — A balanced offense helped Always a Brave beat 120 Sports 74-68 on Saturday afternoon in the first round of The Basketball Tournament.
Four players scored in double figures, led by Marcellus Sommerville's 18 points and nine rebounds. Will Franklin added 17 points and clutch free throws down the stretch, while Tony Bennett (14) and Patrick O'Bryant (13) also hit double-figure scoring at Shannon Center at St. Xavier University.
No. 9 seed Always a Brave — a team of mostly Bradley men's basketball alumni — advances to the second round of the Midwest Regional, where it will face the No.