COLUMBUS, Ohio – Big X overcame a slow start to win its opener in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) Saturday afternoon, responding to eventually claim a 79-74 victory over alternate D2 following a game-winning bucket from former Ohio State point guard C.J. Jackson inside Nationwide Arena. The team consisting mainly of former Big Ten alumni and then some, led by Jackson and fellow former Ohio State guard Andrew Dakich (GM/coach), now advances to the second round against Dayton Alumni squad Red Scare this coming Wednesday at 2 p.m. Big X wins at least one game in this event for the third-straight year. “We were the first basketball in how many months now?” Wake Forest product L.D. Williams said afterward. “We talked about it all week and it’s been on our minds, because we wanted to put a good product on the floor. I thought both teams did a good job of…
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