Box Score The Waterloo Warriors had the CIS #6 Windsor Lancers on the ropes with a 10 point lead in the fourth quarter, but could not hold on for a victory. Windsor out-scored the Warriors 12-1 in the last 2.5 minutes and squeaked out a 79-74 win.
In a game that featured 12 lead changes and 8 ties, it promised to be a close finish at the end.
Myles Charvis (Mississauga) hit one of two free throws with 39 seconds remaining to tie the score at 74-74.
Rotimi Osuntola quickly put Windsor in front and Waterloo still had 32 seconds remaining to reverse that fortune. An open look shot by
Ben Davis (Mississauga) fell short and Windsor picked up the rebound.
With Windsor hitting just one of two free throws, Waterloo had another chance with 5 seconds left and down 3. This time it was a
Myles Charvis (Mississauga) shot that went off the side of the backboard while ultimately ended the contest.
Waterloo went mostly with six players for the contest with Charvis playing the entire 40 minutes and collecting 22 points.
Jaspreet Gill (Oliver) scored 14,
Ben Davis (Mississauga) had 13 and
Jon Ravenhorst (Sarnia) chipped in with 12 points to round out the leading scorers.
Osuntola had 19 for the Lancers, while Alex Campbell added 17 points. Mitch Farrell had 10 points for the Lancers in the first half but did not play in the second, despite there being no obvious injury.
The Lancers held the shooting and rebounding edge on the Warriors, with a 47% to 40% margin in shooting and 42-31 edge in rebounds. The Lancers, however, only made 50% of their free throws.
With the loss, the Warriors have a 3-7 record and sit one game behind third place Wilfrid Laurier after they lost on Wednesday night. The next game for Waterloo is Saturday afternoon when the Warriors meet the Western Mustangs in London.
