Robby Carrington hit 2 of 3 free throws after being fouled on a 3-pointer with 1 second left and the Gaels escaped with a two-point Virginia Independent Conference victory over the visiting Tornadoes.
Carrington paced Holy Cross (8-2, 4-1 VIC) with 20 points and Mikko Koivisto added 16 for the Gaels, with both sinking two 3-pointers.
Jon Morgan sparked TCS (7-9, 3-4) with 23 points and Colby Heckman added 17.
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| Score by quarter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
| TCS Tornadoes | 15 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 53 |
| Holy Cross Gaels | 20 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 55 |
| Team stats | |
|---|---|
| TCS | |
| Points | 53 |
| Field goals | 19-43 (44.2%) |
| 3 point field goals | 6-11 (54.5%) |
| Free throws | 9-16 (56.3%) |
| Rebounds (Total-Off.) | 20-6 |
| Assists | 11 |
| Turnovers | 11 |
| Steals | 5 |
| Blocked shots | 5 |
| Total fouls | 11 |
| Points in the paint | 18 |
| TCS player statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST | BLK | TO | STL | PF |
| * Jon Morgan | 23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| * Colby Heckman | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| * Jonathan Phelps | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| * Chris Thomas | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| * Chris Newsome | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Luke Cunningham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 53 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 11 |
Game start time: 7:04 PM; Game length: 0:00
Technical fouls: None