In their annual Bell Let's Talk game, the Lancer men's basketball team fell 84-71 to the Guelph Gryphons.
 
The loss moves the Lancers to 6-12 on the season and are now facing an uphill battle in the OUA playoff race.
 
GAME STATS
Guelph's Malcolm Glanville led all players on the floor with 19 points. The Lancers were led by Owen Henderson and his 13 points.
 
Thomas Kennedy picked up his fourth double-double in a row with 13 rebounds and 11 points. Guelph's Rasheed Weeks also double-doubled with 10 boards and 11 points.
 
The Lancers were heavily outdone on the glass, giving up 51 rebounds while only bringing in 31.
 
GAME FLOW
The Lancers offense got off to a tough start in the first quarter. The Gryphons did a solid job forcing the Lancers into bad shots and getting the looks they wanted on the offensive end. The Lancers did a solid job on defense inside but were undone by giving up 6 of 10 shots from deep, leading to a 22-16 deficit for the blue and gold after one quarter of play.
 
Throughout the second, the Lancer offense remained inefficient while the Gryphons began to work inside. After 20 minutes, Guelph held a 41-29 lead.
 
The break at halftime did little change the grip the Gryphons had on the game. Guelph stymied a Lancer offense that had been surging in recent games and kept the home team scratching their heads in the half court.
 
Despite the Lancers best efforts and adjustments they couldn't solve the Gryphons' defense. Their shooting picked up the fourth quarter and it looked briefly as though the Lancers may stage a comeback late in the game; unfortunately, despite Kennedy's fourth double-double in a row, the Lancers dropped the contest 84-71 to the Gryphons.
 
UP NEXT
After four straight home games, the Lancers hit the road to St. Catharines where they'll take on the Brock Badgers on Friday Feb. 1 at 8:00pm on OUA.tv.