Fallin's Barbeque Men's Basketball Postgame Report - Reinhardt

THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas won its fourth-straight game overall and seventh-consecutive inside TU Gymnasium against a non-Sun Conference (TSC) foe after dispatching Reinhardt (Ga.) 99-86 on Tuesday evening. The Night Hawks improved to 5-1 at home this season, including 4-0 in non-conference action.

The 99 points are the most in a game this season and most since a 105-82 win at home over Webber International (Fla.) on Jan. 12, 2017. Thomas improved to 4-1 this season when scoring north of 82 points.

"Our guys are starting to trust the process, and it's showing on the court," Green and White coach Brent Crews said. "We were unselfish tonight, and a lot of players stepped up."

Johnnel Ginnie, JaVoris Cooks, D.J. Roulhac and Demetrius Rivers finished with 13 points apiece for Thomas (9-7), as all 12 players who saw action entered the scoring column for a squad playing its first home game in 31 days. Jakari Bush added 10 points. 

Ginnie finished 6-of-10 shooting. Cooks was 5-of-10 from the field, including 3-of-6 from deep. Roulhac shot 5-of-6 from the floor, including 3-of-4 on triples. Rivers was 6-of-11 shooting.

Cooks dished out a career-high eight assists, as the team totaled a season-high 28 on 42 made baskets. Bush had five assists, while Myers registered four. Ginnie came up with seven rebounds, as his team won the battle of the boards 43-34.

The Night Hawks, who led from start to finish, tallied 44 points from its reserves, including Rivers' 13. Thomas outscored Reinhardt (11-7) 58-28 in the paint and 29-9 on fastbreak opportunities. 

Ginnie, Rivers, Willie Holloway and Jalen Bonds each had a dunk.

Crews' squad shot 57.5 percent (42-of-73) overall and 50 percent (11-of-22) from 3-point range. 

Thomas took a commanding 63-38 lead into halftime on the strength of 66.7 percent (26-of-39) shooting from the field and a 63.6 percent (7-of-11) effort from beyond the arc in the period. The Night Hawks' largest advantage of the night, 31 points (61-30), came with 2:22 to play in the first half following a Forrest Freeland layup.

The Eagles were never closer than 13 points after intermission.

Dwight Sanders ended with 23 points in the loss, including a 12-of-15 effort from the free throw line. Corey Tobin and Michael Mays each provided 14 points. Mays had 14 of his team's 34 bench points.

The Eagles shot 40.3 percent (27-of-67) overall, 10-of-28 from deep and 22-of-28 from the line.

Thomas resumes TSC action Saturday at Coastal Georgia at 4 p.m. ET.