Tuesday,
December 19, 2006
POORE
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Chris
Poore scored the winning bucket with 2.4 seconds
remaining in the game to lead Tusculum College to a 57-55 win over visiting
King College Tuesday night at Pioneer Arena.
The Pioneers (7-3) remain undefeated at home this season while the
Tornado falls to 8-6 on the year.
The Pioneers were led in scoring
by Jordan Lear who poured in a
game-high 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting, including a pair of
three-pointers. Serge Poppe added 10 markers while Gabe Story added seven points and 10
rebounds before fouling out midway through the second half. Poore finished with
eight points, including 4-for-7 from the field.
King was led by Torrington Cox who posted a
double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. Nick Pasqua accounted for 13 points and Clarence Smith added 11 points in the loss for the Tornado.
Tusculum rallied from a
seven-point deficit with 5:32 left in the game (51-44) as the Pioneers went on
an 11-4 run capped off by Lear’s three-pointer with 1:47 to tie the contest at
55-55.
King jumped out to an early 9-4
advantage as the Tornado canned its first 3-point shots. But the Pioneers answered with 11 straight
points, including a three-pointer by Poppe and a
lay-up by Story. TC would lead for the
remained of the opening period, including its largest advantage at 26-17 at the
4:40 mark. King would score the final
seven points of the half, including Pasqua three-pointer
at the buzzer as TC led 26-24 at intermission.
In the second period, King used
a 7-0 run in the opening moments to take a 32-29 and increased that lead 51-44
with under six minutes left including a pair of free throws by Cox as he
finished the night going 8-for-8 from the line.
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