Lakehead tops Guelph 75-68
Lakehead beat Guelph 75-68 on Saturday, October 31 in Thunder Bay, ON, an OUA conference game in men's basketball. The final margin was 7 points, with 143 combined points on the board.
Carsen Unrau paced Lakehead with 18 points on 3-of-17 shooting, plus 12 rebounds. Keylian Coulibaly added 13 and Nishaan Singh had 12. Five Lakehead players scored in double figures. Guelph's leading scorer was Amare Hamilton, with 14 points on 4-of-11 shooting, plus 6 rebounds. Eric Armstrong scored 12 and Malachi Scott added 9.
Lakehead shot 28.9% from the field (24-83) and made 6 of 27 three-pointers; Guelph shot 31.9% (22-69) and went 3-for-18 from beyond the arc. At the line, Lakehead made 21 of 25 free throws and Guelph made 21 of 24. Lakehead recorded 14 assists to 16 for Guelph.
Guelph won the rebounding battle 43-41, but it was not enough. Carsen Unrau of Lakehead was the game's top rebounder with 12. Lakehead committed 14 turnovers and Guelph committed 22.
Lakehead finished with 11 steals to 5 for Guelph. Lakehead next plays Ontario Tech on Friday, Nov. 6; Guelph next plays Waterloo on Saturday, Nov. 7.