Ben Morris' Tiger Cubs dominated from the first whistle, jumping out to an eight-point lead by quarter-time.

That advantage stretched to a commanding 21 points (42-21) by the main break, thanks to the visitors' suffocating defence.

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A three-pointer just before the end of the third quarter by Jesse Peters extended the black and gold's lead to 30 points at the last break.

In the fourth, both sides traded baskets, as Morris side ran out 30-point winners in round one of the statewide competition.

Leading the way in the win, which coached Ben Morris labelled 'a complete team performance where everyone played their role' were Jeremy Harding (25 points) and Brayden Morris (23 points).

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Other contributions came from Jai Styles (13 points), Jared Baraguir (nine) and Peters (nine).

The Tiger Cubs, who are in pool A, will now head to the Ryde Community Sports Centre on Sunday to face the Inner West Bulls White (who defeated Camden Valley 84-64 in round one) from 4pm.

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