OTTAWA – The No. 5 Lancer men's basketball team upset the No.1 ranked Ottawa Gee Gees 85-80 to advance to the OUA gold medal final and qualify for the national championships in Toronto next week.
 
Windsor will now face the No. 2 Carleton Ravens in the OUA final Saturday night at 8:00pm at Montpetit Hall. The game can be seen LIVE on oua.tv and TVCogeco Windsor.
 
Alex Campbell led the Lancers offence with 20 points and eight rebounds on 8-14 shooting from the field, while Mitch Ferrell chipped in offensively with 16 points and five boards.
 
After the Gee-Gees led for most of the first half, Windsor was able to grind its way back into the game by pounding the offensive glass on the Gee-Gees, bringing the score to 43-40 heading in the half time break.
 
The third frame was more of the same as both teams battled hard trying to gain an edge in the game. Khalid Abdel-Gabar hurt the Gee-Gees from lone throughout the game as the point guard shot 3-3 from long range on and 19 points on the night.
 
The Lancers defense was excellent in the final quarter forcing the Gee-Gees to make tough shots every trip up the floor. Ferrell was important in the victory for the Lancers hitting a tough three-pointer with just over a minutes remaining to put his team ahead by five. In the end it would be enough to give Windsor the upset win at Montpetit hall.
 
"We really emphasise confidence around the team, so the guys can have the power to go out on the court and make big shots. We had a really good second half in terms of scoring and when you play a team with as many offensive weapons as they have you have to make shots," said Windsor head coach Chris Oliver.