DURHAM 77, SENECA 67

TORONTO - When the majority of a team's games are close, they are going to win some, and they are going to lose some.

That has been the theme through the first three weeks of the OCAA men's basketball season for the Seneca Sting.

The Sting found themselves in another nail-biter against the Durham Lords on Friday night, ultimately falling to the Lords 77-67 in a game that was closer than the score showed.

It was the fifth time this season that a Sting game reached the final minute with a single digit point differential (three have finished by three points). The Sting are now 3-2 in those games as their record fell to .500 on the season.

The Lords jumped out to a 21-10 lead after the first quarter before the Sting cut the lead to six at the half and five after three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, the Sting cut the lead to four points with just over four minutes remaining, but stalled offensively while the Lords made key free throws to close out the win.

Felix Adjei (Toronto) led the Sting with 24 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals. Akeem Small (Toronto) added 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Jonathan Harvey (Pickering) matched a season-high with nine points.

Kur Ngong paced the Lords with 22 points along with eight rebounds. Darian Rowe contributed 20 points and five rebounds. Ajahmo Clarke scored 12 points and added a team-high eight rebounds while Aaron Hayles added 11 points and five rebounds.

The Sting hosts the Fleming Knights on Tuesday at 8 p.m. while the Lords are off for a week before welcoming the Georgian Grizzlies at 8 p.m.

Source: Seneca College

TORONTO - The wins keep coming for the No. 7-ranked Durham College men's basketball team.

Their most recent victory, 77-67, came Friday night at Seneca College.

Kur Ngong led the team offensively with 22 points and eight rebounds, while Darian Rowe picked up 20 points and five boards. The team's leading scorer, Ajahmo Clarke, added 11.

Former OCAA player of the year, Felix Adjei, led Seneca with 24 points and three rebounds.

After the first quarter Durham College led 21-10, but at halftime the Sting had cut the lead in half, trailing the Lords 41-35. Their lead shrank by a point through three quarters as they took a 60-55 lead into the final 10 minutes.

With just over seven to play Seneca trailed 61-58, but Durham took a nine-point lead (70-61) with four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter en route to their 77-67 victory.

Looking at the national rankings, the No. 1-ranked Humber Hawks host Sheridan on Saturday, their only game of the weekend.

Source: Durham College