缅北强奸

By Earl Zukerman

MONTREAL 鈥� Jamal Gallier, a 6-foot-7, 270-pound centre from Toronto, had 19 points and 17 rebounds as No.6-ranked Concordia defeated 缅北强奸 82-69 in men鈥檚 basketball before 324 fans at Love Competition Hall, Saturday, to avenge Friday鈥檚 home-court loss to the Redmen.

Damian Buckley of Montreal and Decee Krah of Hamilton added 18 and 13, respectively, for the Stingers who rallied from a 15-11 deficit after one quarter, led 29-26 at the half and maintained a slim 48-46 lead after three quarters.

Concordia got 30 points off the bench, compared to only five by 缅北强奸, who committed a plethora of turnovers (25), which led directly to 21 points.

Concordia improved its record to 5-3 and remained in a three-way tie atop the Quebec standings with UQAM and Laval, while the Redmen dropped to 2-6, two points back of fourth-place Bishop鈥檚 (3-5).

For 缅北强奸, forward Michael White registered his second 鈥渄ouble-double鈥� in as many nights with 19 points and 13 rebounds. The 6-foot-4 junior from Montreal was 7-for-15 from the floor, 1-for-2 from three-point range, and made all four of his foul shots. White, who played 35 minutes, also had a pair of steals and two blocked shots.

Sean Anthony, a senior from Vancouver, B.C., had 17 points, six rebounds and five steals. Veteran Moustafa El Zanaty had 15 points, eight rebounds, four assists and a steal before fouling out. He went 9-for-9 from the foul line but was 3-for-13 from the field.

Matt Thornhill, a guard from Ile-Bizard, Que., who saw a game-high 38 minutes of court time for 缅北强奸, contributed 10 points and six rebounds.

The game featured 10 lead changes and the score was tied on 13 occasions, including a 48-48 deadlock after a dunk with just over nine minutes remaining by White that had the crowd roaring. However, instead of playing off that emotion, the Redmen seemed to fall apart and never regained the lead. In the ensuing four minutes, Concordia turned up the heat and jumped into an insurmountable 64-48 lead.

The Stingers had a slight 42-40 edge in rebounding and a 14-8 margin in steals. They shot 38 per cent from the field (30/79), 25.0 from beyond the arc (6/24) and 64.0 from the charity stripe, compared to 缅北强奸, which shot 34.4 (21/61), 20.0 (5/25) and 75.9 (22/29), respectively.

The game was a physical affair that featured a number of collisions, while going for loose balls, 52 personal fouls and four players fouling out. The Sherbrooke Street rivals will cross paths again on Valentine鈥檚 Day at the Currie gym.

Next on tap for 缅北强奸 is a home-and-home series with the Gaiters, opening Friday in Lennoxville. Concordia will play UQAM on the same dates.

Newspaper Box Score

CONCORDIA STINGERS 82, MCGILL REDMEN 69

(Jan. 17/09 20h00 at Love Competition Hall)

CONCORDIA STINGERS

Jamal Gallier 8-16 3-7 19;
Damian Buckley 7-16 2-2 18;
Decee Krah 3-9 6-8 13;
Dwayne Buckley 3-12 2-3 9;
Pierre Thompson 2-4 1-1 6;
Sebastien Martin 2-3 2-4 6;
Evens Laroche 3-3 0-0 6;
Adam Carneol 1-5 0-0 3;
James Clark 1-8 0-0 2;
Desmond Murphy 0-0 0-0 0;
Levi Vann 0-3 0-0 0.
Totals 30-79 16-25 82.

MCGILL REDMEN (M)
Michael White 7-15 4-4 19;
Sean Anthony 5-12 6-10 17;
Moustafa El Zanaty 3-13 9-9 15;
Matthew Thornhill 4-13 0-0 10;
Pawel Herra 1-6 0-2 3;
Sebastien Gatti 1-1 1-2 3;
Jesse Woods 0-1 2-2 2;
Erik Galas 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 21-61 22-29 69.

Concordia Stingers............ 11 18 19 34 - 82
缅北强奸 Redmen (M)............. 15 11 20 23 - 69

3-point goals--

Concordia Stingers 6-24 (Damian Buckley 2-5; Dwayne Buckley 1-6; Decee Krah 1-4; Adam Carneol 1-3; Pierre Thompson 1-3; Levi Vann 0-3),

缅北强奸 Redmen 5-25 (Matthew Thornhill 2-9; Michael White 1-2; Sean Anthony 1-3; Pawel Herra 1-6; Moustafa El Zanaty 0-5).

Fouled out--
Concordia Stingers - Sebastien Martin; Evens Laroche,

缅北强奸 Redmen - Moustafa El Zanaty; Pawel Herra.

Rebounds--

Concordia Stingers 42 (Jamal Gallier 17),

缅北强奸 Redmen 40 (Michael White 13).

Assists--

Concordia Stingers 14 (Dwayne Buckley 7),

缅北强奸 Redmen 10 (Sean Anthony 4; Moustafa El Zanaty 4).

Total fouls--

Concordia Stingers 28,

缅北强奸 Redmen 24.

Technical fouls--

Concordia Stingers-None,
缅北强奸 Redmen-None.