November 29, 2010
M-BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Laurier defeats No. 9 Toronto
Laurentian Voyageurs @ Brock Badgers
The Brock University men's basketball team (5-3 OUA) defeated the Laurentian Voyageurs by the score of 91-77 at the Bob Davis Gymnasium Saturday night.
Brock led 24-7 after 10 minutes and led by as many as 25 points early in the second quarter. Laurentian guard Manny Pasquale would then get hot knocking down three straight three-pointers as part of their 18-6 run, cutting the Brock lead to 13 points 40-27. That would be as close as the Voyageurs would come as the Badgers cruised to their 10th overall victory of the season.
Leading the Badgers was junior Mark Gibson (Toronto, Ont.) who recorded a season high 27 points and pulled down 12 boards for the double-double.
Also in double figures for Brock were the senior trio of Andrew Kraus (Markham, Ont.) Mike Cruickshank (Toronto, Ont.) and Andrew Ferguson (St. Catharines, Ont.) who contributed with 13, 10 and 10 points respectively. Freshman Jermel Pierre chipped in with a career high eight points and six rebounds in the victory.
For Laurentian, Manny Pasquale led all scorers with season high 31 points including 6-for-10 from three-point range. Also reaching double figures was Mike Hull who contributed with 19 points in the loss.
Brock shot a season high 47.9% (35-for-73) from the field and won the battle on the glass outrebounding Laurentian 42-30. The Voyageurs shot 35.2% (25-for-71) from the field including 60.0% (9-for-15) from beyond the arc.
Source: Badgers Athletics
York Lions @ Guelph Gryphons
The York University Lions men's basketball put up a dominating performance against the Guelph Gryphons on Saturday night (Nov. 27), earning a huge 93-75 win on the road.
Both the Lions and Gryphons were strong out of the gate as York led a nail-biter 37-36 at halftime.
The third quarter make the difference as the Lions took full control. The Gryphons beat themselves as they turned the ball over eight times, allowing Lions a 29-9 romp in the third quarter to all but seal the victory.
The Gryphons put up 30 points in the fourth quarter in an effort to get back into the game, but the Lions continued to drain their shots and scored 27 of their own for the 18-point victory.
David Tyndale (Mississauga, Ont.) led the Lions in scoring with 19 points. After eight games this season, Tyndale is averaging 20 points a game, a Lions high and ninth best performance in the CIS.
A key element to the game was the Lions shooting percentage. The team averaged 75 per cent in three-point shooting and 60 per cent in field goals.
Lions forward Dejan Kravic (London, Ont.) had another strong performance with two huge defensive blocks and three steals. Kravic's defence rewarded his offence as he put up 14 points.
York guards Ostap Choliy (Oakville, Ont.) and Kenneth Buchanan (Toronto) also had notable performance putting up 10 and 11 points, respectively.
Dan McCarthy led the Gryphons in scoring with a game-high 28 points.
Source: Lions Athletics
Lakehead Thunderwolves @ Carleton Ravens
In their last home game of 2010, the No. 1 Carleton University Ravens men’s basketball team took their eighth straight victory with a 75-49 win over the Lakehead University Thunderwolves Saturday night.
As the Thunderwolves were the first of only two teams to hand the Ravens a loss last season, taking a narrow 76-73 victory, the Ravens were looking for redemption.
Lakehead took the lead at the start of the first, but it wouldn’t be long before Carleton overtook the opposition.
Into the second, the Ravens shut down the Lakehead offence, as the visiting team would only sink their first two halfway through the quarter. Carleton went up by as much as 17 points and ended the half leading 35-21.
The Ravens continued to stretch their lead into the second half, finding success at the three-point line and creating a 25-point deficit. With the Thunderwolves unable to find a rhythm, Carleton ran away with a 75-49 win at the final whistle.
Source: Ravens Athletics
McMaster Marauders @ Ottawa Gee-Gees
A win before the Christmas break was just what a rookie Gee-Gees squad needed after five straight losses, many by five or fewer points. Tonight’s 72-61 win came at the expense of the McMaster Marauders in front of a large, loud and rowdy home crowd.
Head Coach James Derouin often says of fifth-year forward Louis Gauthier(Ottawa, Ont.), “He’s our guy and when he’s [playing well], we’re a really good team.” And did Gauthier ever play well tonight – amassing 21 points and eight rebounds. After an average first half, Gauthier came out in the second half to go six for six from the floor. “He continues to get more confidence and put up better numbers,” said Derouin.
The Gee-Gees were down early, trailing 13-8 after the first quarter. Foul trouble early in the second quarter proved costly to the Gee-Gees, with McMaster getting eight opportunities at the free throw line to the Gee-Gees zero. Despite this, the Garnet and Grey held a slim 27-25 lead at half.
The third quarter saw the referee’s whistles blowing seemingly constantly, as both teams wracked up the fouls; the Marauders added 11 personal fouls and the Gee-Gees six. But the Gee-Gees continued to expand their lead into the final minutes of the frame, leading by seven heading into the final ten minutes. The final quarter only sealed the deal for the Gee-Gees, with uOttawa expanding their lead to 11 to guarantee the win.
The rookies once again stole much of the show for the Gee-Gees, with first-year guard Johnny Berhanemeskel (Ottawa, Ont.) and first-year forward Matt Marshall (Burlington, Ont.) contributing greatly to the win tonight.
Source: Gee-Gees Athletics
Toronto Varsity Blues @ Waterloo Warriors
The No. 9 Varsity Blues men’s basketball team held on to a 31-6 first-quarter advantage to come away with an 89-74 victory over the Waterloo Warriors on Friday, November 26 in Waterloo, Ont.
With the win, the Blues improve to 7-1 and sit in second place in the OUA East behind the No. 1 Carleton Ravens, while the Warriors drop to 3-4 and are tied for sixth in the West division.
Forwards Andrew Wasik and Drazen Glisic each recorded double-doubles to lead the Blues to victory. A native of Burnaby, B.C., Wasik tallied 19 points and a game-high 16 boards, while Glisic of Sarajevo, BIH, also led all players with 19 points and added 15 rebounds on the night.
Sophomore forward Alex Hill of Toronto recorded 16 points, with guards Arun Kumar (Hamilton, Ont.) and Justin Holmes (Toronto) adding 11 and 12 points, respectively, in the win.
The Blues took a commanding lead as the hometown Warriors struggled, shooting 5.6% in the first quarter. Waterloo went on to narrowly outscore Toronto over the next three quarters, but it wouldn’t be enough as the Blues came away with their fourth-straight win.
The Warriors were led by Cam McIntyre’s 14 points, while Wayne Bridge had 13 and both Brendan Smith and Andrew Melbournce recorded 12 in the loss.
With the win, the Blues improve to 7-1 and sit in second place in the OUA East behind the No. 1 Carleton Ravens, while the Warriors drop to 3-4 and are tied for sixth in the West division.
Forwards Andrew Wasik and Drazen Glisic each recorded double-doubles to lead the Blues to victory. A native of Burnaby, B.C., Wasik tallied 19 points and a game-high 16 boards, while Glisic of Sarajevo, BIH, also led all players with 19 points and added 15 rebounds on the night.
Sophomore forward Alex Hill of Toronto recorded 16 points, with guards Arun Kumar (Hamilton, Ont.) and Justin Holmes (Toronto) adding 11 and 12 points, respectively, in the win.
The Blues took a commanding lead as the hometown Warriors struggled, shooting 5.6% in the first quarter. Waterloo went on to narrowly outscore Toronto over the next three quarters, but it wouldn’t be enough as the Blues came away with their fourth-straight win.
The Warriors were led by Cam McIntyre’s 14 points, while Wayne Bridge had 13 and both Brendan Smith and Andrew Melbournce recorded 12 in the loss.
Source: Blues Athletics
Ryerson Rams @ Laurier Golden Hawks
It was an up and down game for the Laurier Golden Hawks, they saw a 14 point lead cut to just a four point edge in the last four minutes of the second quarter, and then had to overcome Ryerson's only lead halfway through the final frame. Matthew Buckley (Waterloo, Ont) had a big game for the Hawks who ended up winning 89-76; scoring a game-high 23 points and pulling down a game-high 15 rebounds.
The Hawks jumped out to an early lead, but soon found out that the Rams wouldn’t be the easy to put away. Ryerson trailed for the entirety of the first half, including a 14 point deficit in near the end of the second quarter. The visitors just kept responding to the Hawk's leads, and felt good entering half only trailing by four points.After the break, the Hawks kept up their strong play, but Ryerson just didn’t go away, leaving the Hawks with just a six point lead going into the final quarter. The final frame saw Ryerson jump out to take their only lead of the game. The lead lasted for all of one minute, before the Hawks pulled ahead for good, thanks to some clutch free throws from Nathan Thompson (Brampton, Ont.), Maxwell Allin (Chatham, Ont.), and Patrick Donnelly (Oakville, Ont.).
Laurier leaned on their good shooting from the field (40.8% FG percentage) to beat the Rams who shot well from three point range (36.4% three-point shooting). The purple and gold played pretty tight defence, racking up nine steals and five blocks, Laurier capitalized on turnovers for 18 points.
Matthew Buckley led the Hawks with his 23 points and 15 rebounds for his first career double-double. Kale Harrison (Stratford, Ont.) had a good game, scoring 19 points, thanks to 5 three-pointers. Patrick Donnelly had a solid match as well, scoring 19 points and adding seven assists. Maxwell Allin had a good all-around night, scoring six points, pulling down eight rebounds, and racking up seven assists.
Ryerson was led by Jahmal Jones (Mississauga, Ont.), who scored 20 points, and added 10 rebounds. Ryan McNeilly (Toronto, Ont.) had 20 points, and Jordon Gauthier (Windsor, Ont.) added 17 points. Ola Adegboruwa (Toronto, Ont.) contributed 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Source: Hawks Athletics
Windsor Lancers @ Queen’s Gaels
The No. 8 ranked Windsor Lancer men’s basketball team outscored the host Queen’s Gaels by 10 in the fourth quarter to collect a 68-54 win in OUA action on Friday night.
The Gaels used aggressive defense and the strength of their depth to stay with the Lancers throughout the first half. Windsor held a one point, 36-35, lead heading into the half.
Windsor was able to make a small gain on their lead in the third, holding a four point cushion going into the fourth.
Isaac Kuon had 28 points overall for the Lancers. Kuon entered the game averaging just over 20 points per game (ppg).
Lien Phillip had 18 rebounds on the night, using his 6’8” frame to overpower the Gaels’ front line. Phillip also finished with a game-high five assists.
Source: Lancers Athletics
OUA SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
November 26
York, 61 @ Brock, 70
McMaster, 70 @ Carleton, 84
Laurentian, 55 @ Guelph, 44
Ryerson, 76 @ Laurier, 89
Lakehead, 68 @ Ottawa, 65
Windsor, 68 @ Queen’s, 54
Western, 93 @ RMC, 46
Toronto, 89 @ Waterloo, 74
November 27
Toronto, 85 @ Laurier, 94
Windsor, 112 @ RMC, 68
Laurentian, 77 @ Brock, 91
Lakehead, 49 @ Carleton, 75
York, 93 @ Guelph, 75
McMaster, 61 @ Ottawa, 72
Western, 69 @ Queen’s, 54
Ryerson, 76 @ Waterloo, 90
December 2
8:00pm – Queen’s @ RMC
December 4
8:00pm – York @ Laurentian
