Carl Zovko drilled a 3-pointer as time expired to lift Holy Cross over Timberlake Christian School 61-58 Thursday in the quarterfinals of the VIC boys basketball tournament.

Timberlake trailed 58-48 with 1:32 left, but rallied to tie the score at 58 when Nathan Williams rebounded his own missed free throw and made a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left. Zovko then sank a 3-pointer from the left corner to give the Gaels (23-4) their fourth straight win over Timberlake (10-15).

Irakli Nijaradze finished with 21 points for Holy Cross and Bart Wheeler had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Zovko had 11 points.

Williams finished with a game-high 27 points for Timberlake, the No. 4 seed in the North. Joe Morgan added 17 points.

Holy Cross, the top seed in the South, meets Covenant at 6:15 today in the semifinals at North Cross High School.

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