Box Score WINDSOR, Ont.- The Windsor Lancers men's basketball team had their four-game winning streak snapped on Saturday evening at the St. Denis Centre, falling 80-71 to the Lakehead Thunderwolves in the second consecutive match-up between the division rivals.

Josh Collins topped the CIS No. 8 ranked Lancers (6-4) with 19 points and six assists, and Lien Phillip notched 16 points and a game-best 13 rebounds. Enrico Diloreto added 15 points, while Henry Tan garnered a contest-high 25 for the visitors in helping Lakehead (3-7) end a two-game slide.

The Thunderwolves jumped out to an early lead midway through the first, as Tan nailed a three and ensuing fast-break lay-up to put Lakehead up 15-7. The Thunderwolves were able to extent the lead to 13 by the end of the first, as they shot over 60% from the floor in the opening ten minutes.

The visitors then started the second on an 11-3 run to quickly spread the lead to 22. However, Phillip dropped eight points through the first 15 minutes to help Windsor keep pace, and Diloreto tried to stem the Thunderwolves momentum with two straight lay-ups. Coming out of a timeout, the London, Ont. native forced a Lakehead turnover and laid the ball off to Collins for another Windsor bucket, as the home side went on an 8-0 run.

Collins then picked up a lay-up driving to the basket, converting on the ensuing free throw, and a three-pointer from Diloreto cut the Thunderwolves advantage to 11. The Lancers used a strong final few minutes of the second to pull within 14 going into the locker rooms.

Tan led the first half with 13 points, while Diloreto grabbed nine to top the Lancers. Lakehead shot 53% through two quarters of play, while Windsor was 32% in the first half.

Evan Matthews attempted to keep the Windsor tide moving to begin the second half, using some nice work in the low post to rack up six points underneath the basket. A running lay-in from Collins brought the men within 11, and a big three by the Toronto native cut the deficit back to single-digits. But the men faced a 12-point hill to climb after three quarters of play after Lakehead was able to retain some of those points in the latter stages of the third.

Diloreto nailed a jumper to begin the fourth, and a lay-in from Phillip kept the men within striking distance. However, Tan got hot once again, dropping three jumpers from beyond the arc in the middle portion of the final quarter, and Lakehead regained a double-digit advantage going into the final minutes of the contest. Windsor's comeback bid would fall short, as they lost their first match on home court this season.

Windsor finished the game shooting 37.5% from the floor, while Lakehead shot 50% from the field. Windsor out-rebounded Lakehead 44-36, and both teams turned the ball over on 18 occasions.  

Windsor is ranked second in the OUA West division heading into the holiday break, and will resume conference play on January 8 against the Laurier Golden Hawks in Waterloo, Ont.