The Lancer men's basketball team earned a 93-87 win over the host Queen's Gaels on Saturday night at the Athletic and Recreation Centre in Kingston.
 
Windsor continues to lead the OUA west division with an 11-6 record, while the Gaels fall to 10-6 and sit in second place in the east division.
 
Alex Campbell led the Blue & Gold with 23 points and 6 rebounds, while Tyler Persaud chipped in 17 points and 6 rebounds. Other Lancers hitting double digits included Mike Rocca (15), Isiah Osborne (14), and Tyler Orlita (11).
 
Campbell recorded nine points in the opening quarter, helping pace the visitors to a 22-15 lead through the first 10 minutes of the contest. After Queen's Tanner Graham opened the game with a deep three, the Lancers responded by hitting four of five from beyond the arc to help consolidate their seven-point advantage heading into the second.
 
Graham followed his two three's in the first with another jumper early in the second, but the Windsor offence continued to roll, building a 10-point lead near the midpoint of the period, which prompted a timeout from Head Coach Steph Barrie.
 
With Singh in early foul trouble, the Gaels struggled to find rhythm in their offence, and the Lancers took advantage, building the lead up to 14 before a three from Mike Shoveller stopped an 8-0 Windsor streak.
 
It was the Lancers, however, who would remain hot straight up to the halftime buzzer, as Campbell and Mike Rocca combined for 10 points over the final two minutes of the second quarter, pushing the lead up to 17 at the break. The Lancers shot a formidable 54.3% from the field in the first 20 minutes, compared to the Gaels 31.6% efficiency. The guests also picked up nine second-chance points, while Queen's totaled none even though both brought down four offensive boards.
 
The Lancers accumulated as much as a 20 point lead early in the second half, but the Gaels responded with an 8-0 run that was topped off with another three by Graham, cutting the deficit to 10 with a couple of minutes left in the third.
 
Queen's continued pushing with a stronger offence throughout the period, slicing the Lancer spread down to single digits after Singh found Andrew Mavety for a corner three. The hosts shot an impressive 71.4% (10-14) from the field in the third to start their comeback bid. A buzzer-beating three by Lucas Orlita, however, pushed the lead back up to 11 at the end of the third quarter.
 
The Lancers shooting clinic continued in the fourth quarter, as Windsor knocked down three-straight jumpers from beyond the arc, the last two of which were dropped by Orlita, to maintain their double-digit lead. Queen's continued to make shots throughout the fourth, but could not find any answers for the formidable performance put on by the Windsor offence.
 
The hosts found some life, however, late in the contest, and mounted a significant comeback bid by putting together a 16-5 run that ended with a Singh three-pointer that cut the deficit down to just three points with 20 seconds remaining.
 
After Campbell made 1-of-2 free-throws, Singh missed on his next attempt from range to give the Lancers the win.
The Lancers will travel to London next Saturday, February 20th, when they take on the Western Mustangs at 3:00pm. The game can been seen live at www.oua.tv.