Laurentian downs Laurier 70-63
Laurentian beat Laurier 70-63 on Saturday, October 31 in Sudbury, ON, an OUA conference game in men's basketball. Laurentian won by 7 points, and the teams combined for 133.
Suber Bakal led Laurentian with 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting, along with 12 rebounds. Toby Ezenwa added 13 and Brice Fandio had 10. Four Laurentian players scored in double figures. Laurier's leading scorer was Joshua Loblaw, with 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting, adding 5 assists. Liban Abdalla scored 13 and Maxwell Voorpool added 13.
Three Laurier players reached double figures. Laurentian shot 38.7% from the field (24-62) and made 7 of 20 three-pointers; Laurier shot 38.5% (20-52) and went 10-for-33 from beyond the arc. At the line, Laurentian made 15 of 23 free throws and Laurier made 13 of 17.
Laurentian recorded 12 assists to 9 for Laurier. The teams were even on the boards at 33 rebounds apiece. Suber Bakal of Laurentian was the game's top rebounder with 12.
Jack Noonan of Laurentian dished out a game-high 6 assists. Laurentian committed 9 turnovers and Laurier committed 11. Laurentian finished with 10 steals to 3 for Laurier.
Laurentian next plays Algoma on Thursday, Nov. 5; Laurier next plays McMaster on Friday, Nov. 6.
