Mental toughness helps La Familia advance past The Ville
La Familia’s Deandre Liggins expresses how mental toughness helped his team defeat The Ville 72-68 at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington.
The Basketball Tournament has reformatted its structure for 2026.
The event previously featured a 64-team field, but this year, it was trimmed to 16 squads.
Arguably the biggest change is that TBT no longer uses a single-elimination format in the first round.
The Ville, Louisville’s alumni team, is facing La Familia, Kentucky’s alumni squad, in a best-of-three series. La Familia defeated The Ville 72-68 in the first game Saturday, July 18, at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington.
The Ville will look to even the series Monday, July 20, at Freedom Hall to keep their TBT season — and hopes of winning the $2 million prize — alive.
The La Familia vs. The Ville contest is set to begin at 7 p.m. at Freedom Hall.
The Ville vs. La Familia will air on Fox Sports 1.
Stream The Ville vs. La Familia on Fubo TV
Saturday, July 18
- Game 1: La Familia 72, The Ville 68 (Memorial Coliseum, Lexington)
Monday, July 20
- Game 2: The Ville vs. La Familia, 7 p.m. (Freedom Hall, Louisville)
Wednesday, July 22 (if necessary)
- Game 3: La Familia vs. The Ville, 6 p.m. (Memorial Coliseum, Lexington)
Click here to see La Familia’s complete roster.
Click here to see The Ville’s complete roster.
A ticket for the TBT game at Freedom Hall starts at $39, as of Saturday, July 18.
