It was a battle of Dallas vs. Houston in the championship game of the Last Stand basketball tournament Wednesday night at Yates High School.

The Houston Elite took a 71-58 win against Dallas Showtyme, as center J.J. Richardson led the Elite team with 15 points. The Fort Bend Hightower senior felt he played well in the two-day tournament.

“We’re played like six games in two days, and we just came back from Vegas, but my coach said you might as well go out with a bang,” Richardson said. “I just had to go out there and go hard.”

Elite controlled the tempo of the game, leading as much as 13 in the first half. Everytime Showtyme tried to creep back into the game by cutting the deficit to five points, Elite would get a a couple of buckets to build the lead back up.

Kevin Williams of Pearland added 10 points, with Memorial forward Matt Staff chipping in with eight points. Showtyme was led by Javaeris Willis – from Pinkston High School – with a game-high 26 points.

The crowd was peppered with college scouts from numerous schools, including UTEP, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, South Alabama, Penn State and Texas A&M.