Chattanooga Elite Hold Off Five Star, 56-53

Chattanooga Elite Hold Off Five Star, 56-53 Jett Smith set a career high with 17 points and a career-best 3 threes, yet Chattanooga Elite outlasted Five Star, 56-53, at the RYZE Hoops Tip Off. It wasn't enough to flip the result. Ollie Escandon earned his first career Player of the Game with 20 points for the winners. Michael Bryant III added 11, and Peighton Owens chipped in 7, with four others scoring to round out the roster. For Five Star, Jameston Duff took Player of the Game honors with 18 points in a breakout performance, 1.6 times his scoring average, climbing to #9 in the rankings. Smith's career night backed him, but Chattanooga Elite held on by 3.