In front of a boisterous crowd and their alumni, the Lancer men's basketball team defeated the Laurier Golden Hawks 94-87 on Saturday afternoon at the St. Denis Centre.
 
With the win, the No. 6 Lancers improve to 7-3 on the season and are tied for first place with the Western Mustangs in the west division. Laurier falls to 4-7 and remain in third in the west.
 
Windsor had a strong first half building a 24-point lead late in the second quarter and were up by twenty 54-34 at the half. Khalid Abdel-Gabar had 17 points in the half for Windsor.
 
The second half was a struggle for both teams as 21 fouls were called in the third quarter alone. The Golden Hawks began to chip away at the Lancer lead, outscoring the hosts 22-16 in the third.
 
Some solid defense at the end of the fourth helped the Lancers hang on for the win.
 
Four Lancers reached double digits while Rotimi Osuntola Jr. once again had the game's only double-double with a game high 24 points and 16 rebounds. Evan Matthews followed with 21 points, Abdel-Gabar had 20, and Alex Campbell came off the bench with 12.
 
The Golden Hawks were led by William Coulthard with 23 points, while rookie Luke Allin, brother to Lancer basketball alum  Rich, Greg and Connor Allin, had 12 points. Kyrie Coleman led the defense with 11 rebounds.
 
Windsor will take to the court next weekend for a pair of tough match-ups against the No. 2 Carleton Ravens on Friday night and the No 1 Ottawa Gee-Gees on Saturday. Both games are scheduled for 8:00pm at the St. Denis Centre.