Box Score WINDSOR, Ont.-  Lien Phillip recorded his 10th straight double-double, including a team-best 22 points, and the CIS No. 7 ranked Windsor Lancers men's basketball team earned their fifth-straight win, a 94-80 triumph over the Laurier Golden Hawks at the St. Denis Centre on Wednesday night.

Phillip, who now garners 13 total double-doubles on the season was 50% (9-of-18) from the floor, and combined with fellow big-man Evan Matthews to dominate the paint throughout the contest, as the Lancers feasted on Laurier in the post-game. Matthews picked up 15 points and Enrico Diloreto added 18 for the Lancers (12-5). William Coulthard led all players with 34 points, including six baskets from beyond the arc in a losing cause for the Hawks (7-10).

The Lancers jumped out to a 9-4 lead topped off with a dunk from Matthews off a Golden Hawks' turnover. Phillip knocked down a jumper from mid-range, but Jamar Forde's three brought the visitors back within four. Diloreto notched a lay-in to push the Windsor lead to five. The men held an 11-point advantage after one quarter.

Matthew Chesson converted on a three-point play after being fouled, and a quick Lancer turnover allowed Laurier to cut the lead to two after putting together a 9-2 run. Phillip responded with a strong move in the low post, as the home side responded with six in a row.

Matthews and Phillip continued to dominate Laurier under the basket, while the Golden Hawks chose some perimeter shooting to stay within striking distance. Matthews notched two more lay-ups while Coulthard drained a three followed by a running jumper down the middle.

After Coulthard's second three-pointer of the period evened the game, Phillip showcased his repertoire beyond the arc, knocking down a long-range jumper to put Windsor back in front. Windsor held a 41-39 lead at halftime.

Windsor shot 50% in the opening two quarters, while the Hawks were 44.4% from the floor.

The Lancers streaked out of the gate in the second half, going on a 6-0 run before Max Allin's corner three got Laurier on the board. Coulthard continued where he left off in the first half, draining his first three-point attempt of the second half as the visitors came within two of the lead.

However, Josh Collins knocked down his first points of the game, a long three. Following a Golden Hawks turnover, Khalid Abdel-Gabar sank an open lay-in off a flagrant, converting his foul shot. Windsor kept possession, and Phillip grabbed two more points while taking a foul, spreading a once small lead to 10 and prompting a timeout from the visitors. Collins and Abdel-Gabar then nabbed long-rangers of their own, but Coulthard sunk a buzzer-beater to end the third with Windsor up by nine.

The squads traded points through the first five minutes of the fourth, with Rotimi Osuntola Jr. draining a three. Enrico Diloreto added four points, spreading the lead to 12 with five minutes left in regulation. A long three from Alex Campbell off a pass from Collins was followed with a Diloreto lay-up, as Windsor maintained its double-digit spread into the final minute of the contest, snuffing out any opportunity for a late Hawks bid.

The hosts shot an impressive 52.7% from the floor, while the guests managed a 41.7% shooting efficiency. The Lancers, who extended their winning streak to a season-best five games, outscored Laurier 50-20 in the paint and outrebounded the Golden Hawks 43-37.

Windsor travels on Saturday afternoon to face the Guelph Gryphons for a 4:00 p.m. tip-off, and are back at the St. Denis Centre next Wednesday, February 5 to host the Western Mustangs at 8:00 p.m.