Box Score In a battle of two nationally ranked teams, the No.7 Lancer men's basketball team dropped a tight contest to the No. 6 Ryerson Rams 84-79 on Friday night at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto.
 
Enrico Diloreto led the Lancers with 20 points, while Lien Phillip and Khalid Abdel-Gabar each had 17, with Phillip completing the double-double with 14 rebounds.
 
With the loss the Lancers are 2-3 on the season, and are tied for second place in the OUA west division with the McMaster Marauders.
 
In a tight contest from start to finish, the Lancers were able to build a 41-35 first half lead shooting 40% from the field in the first twenty minutes of play.
 
In the third quarter, the Rams went on a 10-4 run to tie the game with seven minutes to go in the quarter and held a four point lead heading into the final frame.
 
Ryerson then built up a 14-point lead before the Lancers battled back and made it a seven point game. From there the teams once again traded points into the final stretch, with the Rams pulling ahead for the win on free throws.
 
The Lancers will look to get back in the win column Saturday night as they head across town and face the Toronto Varsity Blues at 8:00pm at Varsity Centre. Watch the game LIVE at www.goBlues.tv.