Box Score The Windsor Lancers Men's Basketball team earned a hard fought 63-61 victory over the Laurier Golden Hawks on Saturday night at the St. Denis Centre.

With the victory, the #9 ranked Lancers move to 13-5 in conference play.

On Saturday night, both teams got off to slow starts as neither team was able to execute effectively at the offensive end. The overall shooting struggles resulted in a very low scoring quarter which finished tied at 12-12.

The second quarter was more of the same as the game remained a very defensive battle with inconsistent offensive execution. The Golden Hawks were able to built a small lead at the break as they led 29-24.

In the second half, the Golden Hawks finally found their scoring touch as they extended their surprising lead to 20 points at 48-28.

From there, the Lancers finally snapped out of their funk as they began to knock down some open shots and upped their pressure at the defensive end.

The Golden Hawks lead was quickly reduced to single digits but the visitors continued to hold a slight advantage in the final minutes.

With Laurier ahead 61-56, the Lancers fought back and capped off the comeback with a huge dunk from Nigel Johnson-Tyghter to take the 63-61 victory.

In the win, Isaac Kuon finished with 17 points and 6 rebounds while Johnson-Tyghter had 13 points and 5 rebounds.

Both teams struggled to shoot the ball on the night, as the Lancers finished 20 of 60 from the floor for 33.3% while the Golden Hawks were only 18 of 68 for 26.5%.

The Lancers will be back in action on Wednesday night when they travel to Waterloo to take on the University of Waterloo Warriors. Tip-off is set for 8pm.