OUA West Final: Lancers claim West title

WINDSOR, Ont. - The Windsor Lancers men's basketball team is making their return to the CIS championships after claiming the OUA West Division title with a 86-66 win over the Lakehead Thunderwolves on Saturday night at the St. Denis Centre.
 
The first quarter lived up to the pre-game hype as both teams hit the court full force and met the expectations of the capacity crowd at the St. Denis Centre.
 
The Lancers pulled ahead of the Thunderwolves in the first half as Lakehead was assessed two technical fouls and Isaac Kuon hit all four free throws to help give Windsor a 47-30 lead at the half.
 
In the first half, Kuon scored 17 of his game-high 23 points, while Andre Smyth had four boards to lead the Lancers defensively.
 
In the third, Windsor came out on fire as they increase their lead to 32 points with 1:46 left in the quarter, and holding Lakehead to only 11 points.
 
The Thunderwolves came to life in the fourth as they tried to make a game of it, and outscored Windsor 25-15 in the final ten minutes.
 
Windsor could not be stopped as they captured their second OUA West championship in four years and sealed their berth at the CIS championship in Ottawa on March 19-21.
 
The Lancers were led by Kuon with 23 points. He was named Wilson Canada player of the game. Rookies Lien Phillip and Josh Collins each had 13 points apiece, while Nigel Johnson-Tyghter and Matt Handsor each contributed 11.
 
Defensively, Windsor was led by Johnson-Tyghter, Phillip and Smyth with seven boards each.
 
Windsor will now travel to Ottawa to play the Carleton Ravens, winner of the OUA East.

The OUA basketball playoffs are presented by Investors Group.

Source: Windsor Lancers