If you haven't guessed it yet, it's that time again. It's time for 8 Division 1 Men's NCAA Basketball teams to come together in the island nation of the Bahamas and compete in the 2018 Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis. The title of champion of the Battle 4 Atlantis over the years has become something these NCAA teams only revere but seek to capture year after year.
The 2018 Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis Basketball tournament has been said by the participants to be one of the toughest tournaments of the season and this year is expected to be no different.
Day 2 of 2018 Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis opened with a bang in an explosive game 5 of the tournament between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Wisconsin Badgers.
The game opened with a fast paced first half with both teams expressing high levels of offensive and defensive gameplay. However, #0 Christian James and #2 Aaron Calixte scored early for Oklahoma giving them an early lead over with Wisconsin trailing close behind. Wisconsin managed to maintain this lead in the midst of the Badgers offense beginning to intensify. #23 Kobe King made back to back 3 pointers and #35 Nate Reuvers followed up with his own waking the Wisconsin fans up.
With just a few minutes left in the first half #0 D'Mitrik Trice scores a 3 pointer tying the game 28 - 28 and it's immediately followed by a beautifully executed spinning lay up from Ethan Happ and the arena erupted as Wisconsin takes the lead 30 - 28. It wouldn't end there as Reuvers is forces to the line for a free throw taking Wisconsin with the led 31 - 28 into the second half.
Oklahoma would manage to remain fighting back but the Badgers completely dominated the second half. Happ came out and displayed exactly why he is the top returning player from Wisconsin leading with rebounds and assist while having 14 points. Kobe King, Brad Davison and Trice with a massive 25 points was right along with Happ making it a team effort in beating out Christian James who lead Oklahoma with 18 points.
The Wisconsin Badgers come out victorious over the Oklahoma Sooners 78 - 58.
