The Lancer men's basketball team lost their second straight game with a 101-56 loss to the No. 1 Carleton Ravens Saturday night at the St. Denis Centre.
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GAME STATS
Yasiin Joseph and Eddie Ekiyor led all scorers in points with 16 each for Carleton. The Lancers were led by
Damian Persaud who had eight points.
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Despite losing the rebound battle 32-20, the Lancers had some action on the glass, racking up three blocks on the night to Carleton's zero.
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Munis Tutu and Levi Ogbona both lead their teams in assits with five each.
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GAME FLOW
The Ravens jumped out to an early lead using an efficient 47% shooting percentage in the first quarter. The Lancer defense worked hard to limit opportunities and kept the Lancers in the race for a while. In the second, Carleton's offense picked it up a notch shooting over 55% to take a 47-31 lead heading into halftime.
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In the second half the Ravens came out of the gates even stronger than when the game began. Carleton had their most effective quarter of the night scoring 37 points on 67 per cent shooting in the frame. The Ravens were spreading the ball effectively and playing stingy defense, giving up just 29 per cent if their looks to Windsor. In the fourth quarter the Ravens kept their foot on the gas, hitting the 100-point mark with 2:12 to go in the fourth and taking the contest 103-56.
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UP NEXT
The Lancers will host the Western Mustangs on Saturday November 17th at 3:00pm at the WFCU Centre. Tickets for the game can be purchased online at
www.goLancers.ca/tickets or at the main entrance of the WFCU Centre starting at 2:00pm that day.
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