Rock Hill, S.C. – Alex Timmerman's 16 points led six players in double-figures to lead Winthrop to a 113-62 victory over Toccoa Falls, Friday evening.
 
WINTHROP (9-6, 0-0 Big South)

• Alex Timmerman (16 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists)
• Yoro Diallo (14 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, steal, block)
• Xavier McKelvy (13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals)

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TOCCOA FALLS (4-8, 0-0 ACC)

• Anthony Williams II (20 points, 3 rebounds, assist)
• Josh Parker (21 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists)
• Tyriq Perry (6 points, 6 rebounds, assist)

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FIRST HALF

• Chase Claxton knocked down two free throws to open the scoring in the game
• After a made three off an inbound by Anthony Williams II, Nick Johnson hit a short baseline floater for a 4-3 lead
• The Johnson jumper sparked an 11-0 run as Sin'Cere McMahon followed with a three and a 7-3 lead
• A left-handed hook by Alex Timmerman and a baseline drive and back-to-back buckets from Yoro Diallo completed the run for a 13-3 advantage with 15:39 on the clock
• Xavier McKelvy finished an alley-oop on the break and then stole the ball and finished with a slam to highlight a 6-0 spurt that forced a timeout by Toccoa Falls
• McKelvy scored six straight points as he knocked down two free throws for a 21-7 advantage
• An 8-0 run midway through the half pushed the lead to 20-plus as K.J. Doucet and Micheal Anumba knocked down free throws to lead 32-10
• Eagles scored the final six points of the half to lead 61-31 at the break
• Winthrop shot 62 percent from the floor and was 14-of-14 at the foul line while holding Toccoa Falls to 36 percent shooting

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SECOND HALF

• Winthrop opened the second half outscoring Toccoa Falls 17-4 over the first 6:21 with seven different players contributing
• Eagles extended the lead to 40-plus at the 14:12 mark when Timmerman scored inside to lead 76-35
• Winthrop hit the century mark when Michael Moore scored on a reverse layup at the 2:36 mark

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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Winthrop finished the game shooting 53 percent while holding Toccoa Falls to 34 percent from the floor
• Winthrop finished 17-of-21 at the foul line and Toccoa Falls was 4-for-7
• Winthrop won the battle on the glass 59-25 and had 20 offensive rebounds that led to 19 second chance points
• Diallo's 14 points led a bench that contributed 57 points

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NOTABLES

• The 113 points were the 8^th most scored in a single-game by the Eagles
• The 61 points in the first half were the most in the first 20 minutes since the Eagles scored 60 vs. Warren Wilson on Nov. 24, 2018
• In addition to a career-high 14 points, Diallo also boarded a career-high 12 rebounds for his first career double-double
• Michael Moore also set a career-high with 12 points while Clay Howard posted a career-best eight points in four minutes of action

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UP NEXT
The Eagles will host Longwood on Wednesday, Jan. 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the Big South Conference opener for both teams. 

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