Box Score The No. 5 Lancer men's basketball team defeated the Brock Badgers 85-72 in their final regular season game on Saturday afternoon in St. Catharine's, ON.
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Windsor finishes the year second overall in the OUA west division with a 16-6 record behind the first place McMaster Marauders. The Lancers have earned a bye from the first round of the playoffs, and will host the OUA west division semi-finals on Saturday February 15th at 4:00pm at the St. Denis Centre.
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Windsor controlled the game from the opening tip-off and held a 37-23 lead at the half. The Lancers continued to put pressure on the Brock defense throughout the second half and easily won the match by thirteen.
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Lien Phillip led the Lancers with 22 points and 11 rebounds, while
Josh Collins had 17 points and nine assists. First year Lancer
Khalid Abdel-Gabar had a 13 points and 5 rebounds in the win.
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Phillip ends his five year Lancer career as Windsor's all-time leading rebounder with 1125 rebounds, and third on the all-time scoring list with 1338 points. Collins also finishes his Lancer career atop the leader board with 543 career assists, and 227 steals placing him first overall in those categories.
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Enrico Diloreto, who did not dress for the game against Brock, finishes his five year Lancer career with 1477 points to become Windsor's all-time leading scorer.
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Tickets for the OUA west semi-finals will be available on Wednesday. Stay tuned to goLancers.ca for more information on how to purchase tickets in advance.Â