The Battle 4 Atlantis Crowns New 2016 Champions!

Fri, Nov 25th 2016, 06:45 PM

It seems like yesterday that the annual Battle 4 Atlantis tournament graced the imperial walls of the Atlantis ballroom in 2015, however, with a brand-new year, a brand-new set of teams came to the beautiful isles of The Bahamas to battle it out once again, Battle 4 Atlantis 2016. 
The Battle 4 Atlantis 2016 was a rough road with ups and downs, excitements and upsets, underdogs winning and favorite failing to make the cut, but at the end of the day, Battle 4 Atlantis 2016 came down to two teams, the Baylor University Bears and the Louisville Cardinals.


Right out of the gate Louisville came playing strong. Scoring the first 2 points of the game, they manage to build a sizable lead before Baylor even got on the score boards. With #31 Terry Maston scoring an aggressive dunk being one of Baylor’s only points in the first half, that placed them at a mere 4 points to Louisville’s 19 with less than half of the first half of the game to go.

Not only did Baylor’s defense seem paper thin but they seemed to be having trouble picking up steam on the offensive side. That was until with a little under 7 minutes of the first half Jo Lual-Acuil Jr scored an “And 1” layup that seemingly got the team going. Johnathon Motley and Lual-Acuil Jr. continued to make plays cutting into the Cardinal lead which eventually landed them at 24 – 39 by the by of the half.

The second half had a bit of a slow start but #45 Donovon Mitchell soon lit the arena up with an explosive alley hoop dunk at about 3 minutes in. Just a few minutes later however, King McClure would set the Baylor fans ablaze scoring two back to back 3 pointers bringing Baylor within 10 points of Louisville with about 13 minutes left in the game.

Out of nowhere, the game became a fast-paced battle with both teams making it count at the basket on both ends. Baylor chasing Louisville, Louisville fighting to keep their lead. Baylor just would not let up and with a little under 5 minutes left, Wendell Mitchell scored a 2-point drive to the bucket followed by Motley and Lecomte making big 2 point plays and like that, Baylor leads 59 - 56! Louisville was quick to answer back but Baylor pushed further extending their lead to 4, 63 – 59 with 1:49 left! Time winding down on the clock, both teams neck and neck, Baylor with victory in their grasp, Louisville knowing they let victory slip through their fingers; when the final buzzer sounded Baylor with the comeback that’ll be remembered for years to come, won the game, 66 – 63, becoming the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis Champions!

Baylor University Bears Wins The 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis Championship!

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