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The Golden Eagles Alumni's quest for The Basketball Tournament title, and the $2 million prize that comes with it, came to an end on Saturday night in Philadelphia. The former Marquette standouts lost, 89-81, to Always a Brave — an alumni team from Bradley — in the quarterfinals of the 64-team tournament.

Saturday's game got off to an inauspicious start for the Golden Eagles Alumni as Always a Brave used a 19-5 run to open up a double-digit lead in the first half. The Golden Eagles Alumni got hot from beyond the three-point arc, though, and closed the half on a 19-3 run to take a three-point lead into the break.

The Golden Eagles Alumni built their largest lead (8 points) shortly after coming out for the second half. After that, the two teams jockeyed back and forth in a battle that featured eight ties and 15 lead changes.

Always a Brave took over for good with an 18-3 run in the final few minutes. Before that stretch, the Golden Eagles Alumni led, 66-63.

Marcellus Sommerville carried Always a Brave, scoring the majority of his game-high 25 points in the final 10 minutes.

Darius Johnson-Odom led the Golden Eagles Alumni with 23 points, but also committed five of the team's 12 turnovers. Dwight Buycks contributed 21 points on 8 for 17 shooting, though he made just two of his nine three-point attempts.