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Holy Cross 64, TCS 49
February 7th, 2000
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Holy Cross pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Timberlake Christian 64-49 in a Monday rematch of December's Holiday Classic championship.
The Gaels led by just two points entering the final period before outscoring the Tornadoes 24-11 down the stretch, with Bart Wheeler and Irakli Nijaradze combining for 12 points and controlling the boards in the quarter.
Wheeler led Holy Cross with 22 points, followed by Carl Zovko's 15 and Nijaradze's 11. Nathan Williams, then just 26 points from reaching 1,000 for his career, paced Timberlake with 21 points, and Travis Adkins added 12.
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| Score by quarter |
|---|
| |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Holy Cross |
15 | 20 | 5 | 24 |
64 |
| TCS Tornadoes |
9 | 18 | 11 | 11 |
49 |
| Team stats |
|---|
| |
TCS |
Holy Cross |
| Points |
49 |
64 |
| FGs made |
15 |
24 |
| 3pt FGs made |
6 |
6 |
| Free throws |
13-21 |
8-13 |
| Total fouls |
17 |
24 |
| Holy Cross player statistics |
|---|
| Player |
FG |
3PT |
FT |
PTS |
| Wheeler | 11 | 0 | 0-3 | 22 |
| Zovko | 4 | 3 | 4-5 | 15 |
| Nijaradze | 5 | 0 | 1-2 | 11 |
| Sagona | 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 7 |
| Ghobrial | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Esmael | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Totals |
24 |
6 |
8-13 |
64 |
