CRAWFORD | La Familia won Game 3 over The Ville. The availability report won the series. - WDRB

What the report says

WDRB’s Eric Crawford reported that La Familia, the Kentucky alumni team, defeated The Ville, a Louisville alumni squad, 63-57 on Wednesday night at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky, to win the deciding Game 3 of their best-of-three TBT opening-round rivalry series. Crawford framed the pregame availability news as central to the outcome, with Archie Goodwin available for La Familia, Willie Cauley-Stein able to contribute after struggling earlier, David Johnson sidelined by illness for The Ville, and Malik Williams out.

Goodwin led all scorers with 22 points and made the Elam Ending winner, according to WDRB. Cauley-Stein added 10 points and 11 rebounds while helping defend Montrezl Harrell, who still scored 18 for The Ville. Darryl Morsell scored 20 for La Familia, while Trey Lewis had 16 for Louisville’s side. WDRB reported that The Ville led early, including by 11 in the first quarter, but La Familia took control with a stronger third quarter, forcing turnovers and pushing the pace.

The report emphasized how injuries, illness and late roster changes shaped a series involving former college rivals who are now older professionals with other commitments. The Ville coach Michael Balfour had to adjust shortly before tipoff after learning Johnson could not play, while Russ Smith, who helped organize the team, acknowledged the difficulty without making excuses.

The result sends La Familia to a TBT quarterfinal scheduled for Sunday afternoon at Memorial Coliseum. Beyond the rivalry stakes, the game mattered locally because it renewed the Kentucky-Louisville basketball dynamic through alumni players and drew attention to the physical and logistical challenges of summer tournament basketball.