Ottawa tops Laurentian 69-63
In men's basketball on Saturday, October 24 in Ottawa, ON, Ottawa came away with a 69-63 win over Laurentian in an OUA conference game. Ottawa won by 6 points, and the teams combined for 132.
Isaac Pierre-Louis set the pace for Ottawa with 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting, adding 8 rebounds. Yohann Sam added 11 and Tesloch Luk had 10. Four Ottawa players scored in double figures. Laurentian's leading scorer was Brice Fandio, with 31 points on 8-of-20 shooting, along with 5 rebounds. Daunte Jones scored 9 and Ismael Konate added 8.
Ottawa shot 38.9% from the field (21-54) and made 9 of 31 three-pointers; Laurentian shot 27.8% (20-72) and went 7-for-32 from beyond the arc. At the line, Ottawa made 18 of 24 free throws and Laurentian made 16 of 18. Ottawa recorded 12 assists to 11 for Laurentian.
Ottawa controlled the glass, outrebounding Laurentian 48-27. Isaac Pierre-Louis of Ottawa was the game's top rebounder with 8. Ottawa committed 20 turnovers and Laurentian committed 6.
Ottawa finished with 1 steals to 13 for Laurentian. Ottawa next plays Brock on Friday, Nov. 6; Laurentian next plays Algoma on Thursday, Nov. 5.
