M-Basketball Saturday Roundup
Brock, 65 @ McMaster, 87
The McMaster Marauders men's basketball team extended their winning streak to five games on Saturday, defeating the fourth place Brock Badgers 87-65 in the Burridge Gym.
In a game where four Marauders posted double digits, the Marauders overcame the Badgers, who they were previously tied with, in OUA West standings.
The Marauders played strong from beginning to end, showing the progress they've made in the past three weeks. Scott Brittain (Oakville, Ont.) led the Marauders in points, scoring 17. Team stats leader Cam Michaud (Grimsby, Ont.) and Big Mac of the Game Taylor Black (Stoney Creek, Ont) both recorded 14 points, and Kenan Etale (Dundas, Ont.) added 12. Victor Raso (Hamilton, Ont.) posted a game-high 13 rebounds in the win.
The Lead scorer for the Badgers was Mike Cruickshank (Toronto) with 20.
The win puts the Marauders at 7-5 on the season.
Souce: McMaster Sports Info
Western, 83 @ Guelph, 71
An offensive explosion in the fourth quarter blew open a close game as the Western Mustangs beat the Guelph Gryphons 83-71 on Saturday afternoon.
Ryan Barbeau led the Mustangs attack with 24 points, four assists and three rebounds. Quinn Henderson had 16 points with four rebounds, and three steals.
With the win the Mustangs snap their three game losing streak and get back to .500 at 6-6 on the year.
Western and Guelph were tied after the first quarter at 18 points apiece and again at half at 37-37.
The Gryphons held a slim one point lead after three quarters at 54-53. The Mustangs outscored Guelph 30-17 in the final frame to win 83-71.
Source: Western Sports Info
Windsor, 73 @ Waterloo, 61
The Lancer men’s basketball team got back on track Saturday afternoon with a 73-61 road win over the Waterloo Warriors.
The No. 6 Lancers are now 10-2 in regular season play and still remain in sole possession of first place in the OUA West.
The first half was a tight affair, with Windsor only holding a one point lead at the break.
The Lancers edged Waterloo by two in the third before doubling up on the Warriors 18-9 in the fourth quarter to put the game away.
Isaac Kuon topped the Windsor scoreboard with 25 points. Lien Phillip had an outstanding game with 15 points and 14 rebounds.
Source: Windsor Sports Info
Toronto, 94 @ Laurentian, 82
Fourth-year forward Andrew Wasik recorded a career-high 26 points to lead the No. 9 Varsity Blues men’s basketball team to a 94-82 victory over the Laurentian Voyageurs on Saturday night (Jan. 15) in Sudbury, Ont.
With the win, the Blues remain in second place with an 8-4 record, while the Voyageurs drop to 6-7 and are tied with the York Lions for third place in the OUA East division.
A native of Burnaby, B.C., Wasik was 10-for-13 from the free throw line and shot 57% from the floor while adding eight rebounds on the night.
Four other Varsity Blues hit double digits in the victory. Second-year forward and Toronto native Alex Hill had 16 points, while Sean Nickel contributed 14. Veteran forward Drazen Glisic of Sarajevo, BIH, was just shy of a double-double with 12 points and nine boards, with second-year guard Arun Kumar adding 11 points in the win.
The Blues tallied 30 points in both the first and fourth quarters. Trailing 45-43 at halftime, Toronto slowly mounted their comeback, outscoring the home team 51-37 over the second half to pull off their eighth regular season win of the season.
Laurentian was led by Isiah Pasquale’s game-high 30 points. Mike Hull added 20 points and 10 boards, while Manny Pasquale had 15 points in the losing cause.
Source: Toronto Sports Info
Ottawa, 88 @ Queen’s, 79
The Gee-Gees powered through to a 88-79 win over Queen’s tonight to close out a perfect weekend on the road.
“It was a good win,” said head coach James Derouin, “It was a back and forth game but the guys really played well and stepped it up.”
The Gee-Gees were able to maintain a slim lead throughout the first half, though it would be a strong 31 point third quarter that would see them through to the win, despite being outscored in the final frame.
First-year guard Johnny Berhanemeskel, Ottawa, Ont., was the Gee-Gees leading scorer once again tonight, finishing with 22 points and 6 rebounds, added to his 14 point performance in last night’s win over RMC. Third-year guard Warren Ward, London, Ont., finished with 20 points and 8 rebounds of his own.
“The story of the night for our team is that we went 26/29 from the free throw line,” said Derouin, “We shot 89% from the line [tonight] and we had shot 62% for the season. It was a huge turnaround for us and something we’ve been working on.”
Source: Ottawa Sports Info
Carleton, 121 @ RMC, 40
Bringing their winning streak to 12 games, the Carleton University Ravens men’s basketball team rolled to a 121-40 victory over the RMC Paladins Saturday night in Kingston, Ont.
The men wasted no time in controlling the scoreboard in the first half, leaving the host team little chance of overtaking the No. 1 Ravens.
Dominating on the boards and with their shots, Carleton allowed the Paladins to drain only six and seven points in the third and fourth quarters respectively.
Carleton out-rebounded RMC 47-10.
Ravens third-year forward Kevin Churchill (Toronto) recorded a double-double, scoring a game-high 23 points and 10 rebounds.
Souce: Carleton Sports Info
Ryerson, 73 @ York, 72
The Ryerson Rams men's basketball team are soaring high after an exciting 73-72 victory over the York Lions on Saturday night.
The Rams (4-8) have won their second-straight game and now sit firmly in sixth place in the OUA East division. They are also now just one win back of the Ottawa Gee-Gees (5-7) and two back of both York (6-7) and Laurentian (6-7), who are tied for third place in the division.
Veteran Ryan McNeilly (Toronto) continued to lead Ryerson with a team-high 15 points to go along with five assists and two rebounds. Luke Staniscia (Pefferlaw, Ont.) provided 11 points and nine boards for the Rams, who outscored the Lions by 11 in the opening quarter. After the Lions went up by a couple heading into the final quarter, the Rams turned up the offence, recording 27 points in the fourth period. They also out-rebounded York 38-35, but were particularly dominant on the offensive glass, taking down 17 while the Lions could only manage six.
The Lions made a comeback after being down by six late in the game and were able to find a final open shot for the win. Unfortunately for York, David Tyndale's shot rimmed out, and Ryerson was able to escape with their second road victory of the season.
Source: Ryerson Sports Info
Laurier, 84 @ Lakehead, 90
Lakehead's defenses were shredded in the first half, but managed to regain some composure in the second half, as they came back from down 23 in the third quarter to win 90-84 over Laurier.
Lakehead seemed lackadaisical in the early goings, playing a 2-3 zone that Laurier annihilated in the first half, shooting 10-15 from 3. The one bright spot for LU in the first half was Yoosrie Salhia (Toronto, ON), who was 5-5 from the field with 11 points. The score at half-time was 56-35 Laurier. The second half started out with Lakehead much more focused and energetic, led by Venzal Russell (Detroit, MI), who nailed 2 three's in the first 3 minutes of the 3rd quarter. Laurier answered back, with Patrick Donnelly hitting a 3 of his own over Salhia.
The turning point of the game could have been when LU coach Scott Morrison was assessed a technical foul, after which Laurier sharp shooter Kale Harrison clanked the ensuing pair of free throws, and LU followed that with a defensive stop. LU won the third quarter 20-16 despite a Laurier 3 at the buzzer.
The fourth quarter was all LU, and in particular Jamie Searle (Belleville, ON) and Ryan Thomson (Oakville, ON), who hit 2 three's each in the quarter. But LU's offense was complimented by an oppressive defense, led by Greg Carter (Ottawa, ON), who on seemingly every possession forced Laurier guard Max Allin to turn several times in the back court before initiating a Laurier offense that was out of sorts for most of the 4th quarter. Venzal Russell also picked the pocket of a Laurier guard for an easy lay-up as LU mounted the comeback. LU out-scored Laurier in the 4th quarter 35-12.
All Lakehead starters scored in double figures, led by Searle with 23, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals, followed by Venzal Russell with 20 points, 7 assists and 5 steals. Laurier was led by Max Allin with 21 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds, followed by rookie Patrick Donnelly with 12 points and 2 assists. The two teams shot identical percentages from the field (43%), from 3 (60%) and the free throw line (65%).
Laurier coach Peter Campbell was impressed with how the 'Wolves competed in the second half:
"It was basically a reversal in game play from Friday to Saturday. Friday, Lakehead controlled the first half, and then we came on in the second half to win. Tonight, we were even more in control after the first half, but they competed harder than our guys in the second."
Scott Morrison was thankful for the win, but wants his players to learn from this game moving forward:
"I was proud of the guys' comeback for obvious reasons. We fell short of winning the split [due to point differential between Friday and Saturday's games] but came away with an important victory. Two things we can learn from this game: 1. Not to let an opponent's tough shots or big plays kill our momentum and confidence, and 2. That this is a level of play we are capable of every night if we can get ourselves in the right mind-set."
Source: Lakehead Sports Info
