The Windsor Lancers picked up an impressive run, running away from the Waterloo Warriors 102-90 in front of a very entertained St. Denis Centre crowd on Wednesday night.
 
The Lancers got production from the whole lineup, with five Lancers scoring in double digits, led by Jake Polski who dropped 23 on the night. The win improves the Lancers to 8-7 as they gear up for a late season push.
 
GAME STATS
The Lancers were led by Jake Polski who dropped 23 points on 61 per cent from the field. Waterloo's Justin Malnerich led all scorers with 34 points on 57 per cent shooting.
 
Windsor's Shakael Pryce double-doubled with 11 assists and 10 rebounds, as well as Thomas Kennedy with 12 boards and 19 points. Nedim Hodzic also double-doubled for the Warriors, pairing his 28 points with 14 boards.
 
The Lancers ball movement was great all night with 22 assists on 20 made field goals.
 
GAME FLOW
Things got off to a great start for the Lancers in the first quarter as they made four threes in the frame and shot 64 per cent from the field. Telloy Simon was a welcome sight after missing the first three games of 2020, hitting two early threes and pacing the Lancers offense the entire first half. After a tightly contested first quarter, the Warriors remained competitive in the second as well, not giving the Lancers an inch of separation. Despite never trailing, the Lancers were locked in a battle at halftime, up 43-42 over Waterloo.
 
After a slow second quarter, the Lancers came out of the break playing at a fiery and efficient pace. Led by the backcourt duo of Simon and Pryce, the Lancers conducted their offense to the tune of 70 per cent from the field and 2-2 from deep in the third. Despite the white hot offense, the Warriors were still hot on the Lancers tail, trailing by just 74-69 heading into the final frame. The Lancers blew the game open late with a pair of rim rattling dunks by Thomas Kennedy and Jordan Fullerton, finishing the game off strong on route to a 102-90 win.
 
QUOTE FROM THE COACH
"That's Jake Polski," said Chris Cheng shortly after dousing his leading scorer in water during an interview. "I had a meeting with Jake the other day and I said if he didn't start trying I wasn't going to play him. He earned this tonight."
 
UP NEXT
the Lancers head to Guelph to take on the Gryphons in a 3:00 p.m. showdown on Saturday, January 25th on www.OUA.tv.