LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The field has dwindled to eight teams in the 64-team, $1 million winner-take-all The Basketball Tournament.

But only two teams matter: The Ville, a group of mostly former University of Louisville players, and La Familia, a collection of mostly former Kentucky stars.

Here's what you need to know about the game.

Time/Place: 9 p.m. Monday at Freedom Hall

TV: FS1. John Fanta, play by play; David Padgett, analyst; Cayleigh Griffin, courtside.

Tickets: Jordan Sucher, general manager for The Ville, said that, as of Monday morning, more than 12,000 had been sold. That will be more than double the crowd for any of the first three games The Ville has played this year and will easily set the record for the entire TBT, which is in its 11th season. The record of 7,202 was set in Wichita in 2023.

Records: Both teams are 3-0.

  • LaFamilia has wins by the scores of 82-56; 81-64 and 95-66, an average winning margin of 24 points per game.
  • The Ville has won its three games by 9, 2 and 15. That is an average winning margin of 8.7.

Key Players:

La Familia: They have been led in scoring by Kerem Kanter. He did not play at UK but is the younger brother of former UK recruit Freedom Enes Kanter. Kanter is averaging 22.3 points and 9.7 rebounds while making nearly 77% of his field goal attempts. He is a 6-foot-10-inch power forward who played college basketball at Wisconsin Green Bay and Xavier before playing professionally in France, Greece, Poland and Japan. He is 29.

Former UK guard Eric Bledsoe is averaging 17.7.

The Ville: Former Trinity High School and U of L star David Johnson leads The Ville at 16.7 per game. Montrezl Harrell and Russ Smith have scored 13 per game with Chris Jones at 12.7.

Coach/Starting Lineup:

LaFamilia: Former UK point guard Tyler Ulis started Kanter, Willie Cauley-Stein, Andrew Harrison, Bledsoe and Nate Sestina in their last game.

The Ville: Former U of L guard Reece Gaines is expected to go with Johnson, Smith and Peyton Siva at guard, Harrell at forward and Chinanu Onuaku in the middle.

Key Stats: La Familia has been solid from the three-point line, making 33 of 90 (36.7%). The Ville has made 32.9% of its shots from distance but is 47.8% overall from the field.

La Familia has been plus-5 on the boards, while The Ville is plus-2.3.

LaFamilia is third in defensive field goal percentage at 34.9, while The Ville is 32nd at 43.6

What's At Stake: The winner will remain in contention for the $1 million prize and advance to a semifinal game Friday night in Philadelphia. The loser is eliminated.

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