Men’s Basketball Slip by Canadore in North Bay

North Bay, ON – The St. Clair College Men's Basketball team (11-2) used a good fourth quarter to secure an 85-71 win over Canadore College in North Bay Saturday afternoon.  The Saints have a firm hold on second place in the OCAA's West Division and are ranked #3 in province while sitting at #6 in the latest national poll. 

Canadore (1-12) looked upset minded in the early stages fighting to just a 21-19 deficit after the opening frame, but St. Clair answered well in the second quarter for a 47-33 halftime lead.  The home team would not go quietly working to within a basket (59-57) at the 1:27 mark of the third quarter and the Saints clung to just a 61-57 advantage heading to the fourth.  St. Clair was able outplay Canadore down the stretch forcing eight turnovers and held the Panthers to just 28% shooting and no triples in the final ten minutes. 

The Saints tallied 23 points off 19 Canadore turnovers in the contest while outscoring the Panthers 34-16 in the paint and 28-13 in reserve production. 

Mazin Tiea (Windsor, ON/Kennedy) continued his fine play for St. Clair recording his fifth double-double of the season on a game high 24 points and 12 rebounds.  Jacob Masters (Toronto, ON) hit three long balls on his way to 17 points for the Saints while teammate Ahmad Khazaleh (Windsor, ON/Kennedy) had 12 points and 4 rebounds off the bench.  St. Clair's Darnelle Peddie (Pickering, ON) chipped in with 10 points and pulled down 5 rebounds.  Amari Frye (Ypsilanti, MI) filled the stat sheet with 8 assists, 6 rebounds and 6 points for the Saints.

St. Clair comes home to the SportsPlex on Wednesday to host Lambton College (Sarnia) with an 8pm tip time.