Men’s Basketball 8-0 After Topping Niagara

Windsor, ON – The St. Clair College Men's Basketball team moved to 8-0 after topping Niagara College (Welland) by a score of 102-70 Saturday afternoon at the SportsPlex.  The Saints used outstanding bookend performances in the win to remain undefeated in 1^st Place of the OCAA's West Division.

St. Clair shot the ball extremely well (13-of-20, 65%) to open the game including 75% from distance to take a 31-11 lead after the first quarter.  The teams played even in the second and the Saints were comfortably ahead 52-32 by the intermission.  Niagara won the third quarter (23-19), but St. Clair matched their point output of the first quarter (31) in the fourth to record the victory. 

The Saints shot 60% in the opening and closing quarters combined finishing over 51% for the game from the floor but were a torrid 52% from distance logging 14 triples go with a perfect 10-of-10 from the charity stripe.  St. Clair outrebounded Niagara 42-34 and outscored them 44-26 in the paint as well as 36-15 off the bench. 

Jacob Masters (Toronto, ON) had a fine game for the Saints with a game high 24 points including five makes from 3-point land while providing 3 assists for his teammates.  Galdo Tutu (Windsor, ON/Kennedy) came off the bench to score 18 points but added 10 rebounds in the double-double performance for St. Clair.  Kyle Brown-Fazekas (Windsor, ON/Kennedy) netted 14 points and pulled down 5 rebounds while Amari Frye (Ypsilanti, MI) chipped in with 13 points to go with 5 assists for the Saints.  Mazin Tiea (Windsor, ON/Kennedy) threw a block party swatting away 7 shots which controlled the area around St. Clair's basket adding 7 rebounds and 8 points.

St. Clair will finish the first half of their schedule in the GTA next weekend with a showdown at undefeated Humber College (Etobicoke) on Saturday followed by a matchup with 3^rd Place Sheridan College (Brampton) on Sunday.