Toronto downs McMaster 77-69
In men's basketball on Friday, October 30 in Hamilton, ON, Toronto came away with a 77-69 win over McMaster in an OUA conference game. Toronto won by 8 points, and the teams combined for 146.
Simeon Jeffers set the pace for Toronto with 20 points on 7-of-18 shooting, adding 9 rebounds. Andrew Dangelas added 14 and Lucas Prekovic had 14. Four Toronto players scored in double figures. McMaster's leading scorer was Kailon Nicholls, with 19 points on 7-of-21 shooting. Elijah Bethune scored 17 and Oliver Lucas added 12.
Three McMaster players reached double figures. Toronto shot 40.9% from the field (27-66) and made 5 of 21 three-pointers; McMaster shot 35.6% (26-73) and went 5-for-29 from beyond the arc. At the line, Toronto made 18 of 19 free throws and McMaster made 12 of 19.
Toronto recorded 10 assists to 7 for McMaster. Toronto controlled the glass, outrebounding McMaster 42-36. Riaz Saliu of McMaster was the game's top rebounder with 16.
Elijah Bethune of McMaster dished out a game-high 5 assists. Toronto committed 18 turnovers and McMaster committed 14. Toronto finished with 7 steals to 9 for McMaster.
Toronto next plays TMU on Wednesday, Nov. 4; McMaster next plays Laurier on Friday, Nov. 6.
