Western defeated Guelph 81-60 on Saturday, October 24 in Guelph, ON. It was an OUA conference game in men's basketball. Western won by 21 points, and the teams combined for 141.

Owen Urquhart paced Western with 16 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Tye Cotie finished with 14 and Andres Garcia had 14. Four Western players scored in double figures. Jalen Janes was Guelph's top scorer with 10 points on 3-of-8 shooting, plus 6 assists. Amare Hamilton scored 10 and Vito Albanese added 9.

Western shot 48.0% from the field (36-75) and made 3 of 18 three-pointers; Guelph shot 35.9% (23-64) and went 5-for-28 from beyond the arc. At the line, Western made 6 of 10 free throws and Guelph made 9 of 15. Western recorded 21 assists to 18 for Guelph.

Guelph won the rebounding battle 37-32, but it was not enough. Jalen Janes of Guelph dished out a game-high 6 assists. Western committed 15 turnovers and Guelph committed 27.

Western finished with 18 steals to 8 for Guelph. Western next plays Queen's on Friday, Nov. 6; Guelph next plays Waterloo on Saturday, Nov. 7.