In a game where neither team played particularly well, Pippen Ain’t Easy was able to barely hold on against Fundamental U. It would actually be more accurate to say Elliot Englemann held on, as he scored 39 of Pippen’s 61 points. He was unstoppable from all angles on the court, hitting 3’s, posting up, pulling up for mid range, the world was his. Pippen Ain’t Easy used his heroics to take a lead of up to 12 points at times.

Fundamental U continued to fight the entire game, and because there were no other offensive threats their defense keyed in on the star. Matthew Johnson for Fundamental U had a similar game, using ball screens to get in the paint at will, and even knocking down long 3s to make the defense come out, he finished with 23. It wasn’t enough as Englemann picked it back up in the 4th. He went back to work putting Fundamental U in all types of tough spots, including an isolation with the game tied 58 all that led to a questionable foul and his 3 winning free throws.