The Basketball Tournament 2019 Results: Florida TNT Win Highlights Friday Scores

The Basketball Tournament 2019 opened Friday, with teams in four regions taking the court for what they hope will be a journey to the $2 million grand prize.

Games were held in Columbus (Ohio), Lexington (Kentucky), Greensboro (North Carolina) and Memphis (Tennessee). Those regions included teams of Ohio State alumni (Columbus), Kentucky alumni (Lexington) and Memphis alumni (Memphis) as hosts, while a team sponsored by Chris Paul played host in Greensboro.

Here's a look at how all the teams fared in their first-round matchups.

Friday Scores

Columbus Regional

(7) Mid-American Unity def. (2) Kohl Blooded 80-71

(3) Red Scare def. (6) The Region 108-82

(4) Big X def. (5) West Virginia Wildcats 83-76

(1) Carmen's Crew def. (8) Illinois BC 88-71

Lexington Regional

(3) Ft. Wayne Champs def. (6) Showtime 96-59

(1) Loyalty Is Love def. (8) Hoopville Warriors 98

(4) KBC def. (5) Peoria All-Stars 94-82

(7) D2 def. (2) Bluegrass Boys 65-51

Greensboro Regional

(5) Florida TNT def. (4) Primetime Players 71-68

(1) Team Hines def. (8) Boo Williams 89-78

(2) Team CP3 def. (7) Tampa 20/20 79-76

(3) Power of the Paw def. (6) Team 23 82-78

Memphis Regional

(5) Southern Gentlemen def. (4) Broad Street Brawlers 92-82

(8) Jackson TN def. (1) Gael Force 59-50

(6) Louisiana Utd. def. (3) Team Arkansas 76-60

(2) Bluff City def. (7) Team 901 79-71

Notable Results

Mid-American Unity Pulls off Upset Over Wisconsin Alums

Dru Joyce III scored a team-high 20 points while Romeo Travis and Jesse Hardin Jr. each added 11 as Mid-American Unity gave TBT its first major upset with an 80-71 victory over Kohl Blooded in Columbus.

The second-seeded group of Wisconsin alums could not find its shooting touch, particularly from three-point range. Kohl Blooded finished the game shooting just 7-of-26 from beyond the arc. Trevon Hughes was the only starter to make half his shots, and their offense was at times saved by Khalil Iverson (17 points) off the bench.

Jordan Taylor led the way among starters for Kohl Blooded with 16 points but shot 4-of-13 from the field.

By contrast, Mid-American Unity ran an efficient offense throughout and led most of the second half. Eight players scored at least six points, while Joyce, Hardin and D.J. Cooper accounted for nine of the team's 10 threes.

Mid-American Unity moves on to play the winner of Red Scare and The Region.

Jackson TN Topples Top-Seeded Gael Force

It was anything but pretty, but Jackson TN managed to pull off the biggest upset of the first day of games with a 59-50 win over Gael Force.

The ugly, defensive slugfest saw both teams fail to make even a third of their shots. Jackson won despite not hitting a single three-point shot, clanking all 21 of their attempts. Gael Force died by their own failures from three, knocking down just 8 of their 33 attempts while putting up only 18 two-pointers.

Jackson won on the back of its ability to force turnovers. Gael Force, a group of former Saint Mary's players, played a surprisingly sloppy brand of basketball as they folded under Jackson's pressure. Gael Force turned the ball over 25 times and allowed Jackson to scoop up a series of offensive rebounds, allowing the Tennessee-based team to shoot 76 field goals to Gael Force's 51.

Tarius Johnson scored 18 for Jackson to lead the way, while Jaylen Barford (13 points) and Odgra Bobo (10 points) were also in double figures. 

Team CP3 Survives On Game-Winning 3

PJ Hairston knocked down a game-winning three as Team CP3 got to the 79-point threshold first to earn a 79-76 win over Tampa 20/20.

The nailbiter came down to the wire, with Team CP3 outscoring Tampa 24-11 in the fourth quarter in a torrid comeback.

Hairston, the team captain, finished with 13 points as one of four players in double figures. Nate Mason scored a team-high 17 points, while Kennedy Meeks (15 points) and Diante Baldwin (12 points) rounded things out for the double-figure scoring.

Team CP3 advanced thanks in large part to its ability to force turnovers, as Tampa 20/20 coughed the ball up 19 times compared to CP3's nine. 

Isaiah Williams came off the bench and scored a team-high 20 for Tampa 20/20.

Hosts Go Down in Kentucky

It's not too often you see a group of Division II ballers take down Kentucky. But that's what happened Friday when D2 defeated the host Bluegrass Boys 65-51 during their first-round matchup.

Mike Davis scored 17 points and Shaun Willett added 15 points to lead the way for D2, which shot 52 percent from the field.

Marcus Lee and Drew McDonald each scored 13 points to lead the way for the Bluegrass Boys.

The Kentucky hosts were the only host team to lose in Round 1.