FANSHAWE 86, ST. CLAIR 77

LONDON, Ont. - On Tuesday night, the Fanshawe men's basketball team (4-2) won their fourth straight OCAA game, defeating the St. Clair Saints (4-1) by a final score of 86-77. Fanshawe is tied for second place in the OCAA West Division with eight points.

Fanshawe scored the first basket of the game but then the Saints scored nine straight. Fanshawe's Chris Parker stopped the run on a nice take to the basket but St. Clair's defence was collapsing on the Falcons anytime they took the ball in the paint.

Fanshawe continued to pound the ball inside and after closing the gap to three, Parker knocked down a three pointer from the top of the arc to tie the game at 18. St. Clair hit a runner as the quarter ended and led 21-18 heading to the second.

The Saints started the second on a 7-0 run. Fanshawe chipped away and with four minutes left in the quarter, a three pointer from the corner by Jake Price cut the lead to five. At the half, the Saints led 46-41 with Fanshawe's Parker leading the Falcons in scoring with 13.

Early foul trouble by Fanshawe and St. Clair in the third put both teams in the bonus with seven minutes left in the quarter. The Falcons closed the gap to two and then a lay-up by Fanshawe's Moses Orozco-Rayo with four minutes left in the third tied the game at 55. Free throws were the story of the second half of the quarter, with the teams combining for 23 free throws taken.  At the end of the third, St. Clair led 62-59.

The Saints continued to lead until the three minute mark when Price knocked down yet another corner three pointer to put the Falcons ahead 73-71. Fanshawe played fantastic defence down the stretch finishing the game on a 16-6 run as the Falcons came back to win by a final score of 86-77.

Fanshawe returns to action on Saturday when they travel to Ancaster, Ont., to take on the Redeemer Royals (0-2).

Source: Fanshawe College

LONDON, Ont. - The St. Clair College men's basketball team suffered their first loss the regular season coming up on the short end of an 86-77 decision at Fanshawe College in London, Ont., on Tuesday night.

The Saints held a comfortable lead in the early stages but allowed Fanshawe to trail only 46-41 by halftime. Fanshawe continued to force difficult shots for St. Clair in the second half where the game slipped away for the Saints who shot just 30 percent from the field and 15 percent from three-point land.

To make matters worse St. Clair only shot 37 percent from the free throw line in the second half and 45 percent for the game. Fanshawe outscored St. Clair 27-15 in the fourth quarter.

Will Lara-Caston (Windsor, Ont./JL Forster) led St. Clair scoring 20 points to go with four rebounds and six assists. Fellow backcourt mate Charles Baskin (Detroit, Mich.) scored 18 points including four triples, adding five rebounds and three steals. Anthony Limbombe (Windsor, Ont./St. Anne) scored 12 points with Andres Bravo (Panama City, Panama) also reaching double figures with 11 points.

Source: St. Clair College