Pierre Tinsley scored 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Lancers past the Tornadoes in a non-district game.
Drew Ware added 12 points for Amherst (2-1), and John Rose led the defense with three steals. Bronson Robinson grabbed nine rebounds.
Timberlake (3-4) kept the game close with its consistent shooting from the free-throw line. The Tornadoes made 17 of their 18 free-throw attempts.
TCS' Jon Morgan led all scorers with 26 points. He made all 10 of his free-throw attempts.
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| Score by quarter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
| TCS Tornadoes | 11 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 56 |
| Amherst Lancers | 12 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 61 |
| Team stats | |
|---|---|
| TCS | |
| Points | 56 |
| Field goals | 18-44 (40.9%) |
| 3 point field goals | 3-11 (27.3%) |
| Free throws | 17-18 (94.4%) |
| Rebounds (Total-Off.) | 25-6 |
| Assists | 12 |
| Turnovers | 15 |
| Steals | 6 |
| Blocked shots | 4 |
| Total fouls | 14 |
| Points in the paint | 10 |
| Bench points | 3 |
| TCS player statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST | BLK | TO | STL | PF |
| * Jon Morgan | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| * Colby Heckman | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| * Chris Newsome | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| * Chris Thomas | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Luke Cunningham | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| * Jonathan Phelps | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 56 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 14 |