Game report from Andy Watson Mustangs Athletics:
LONDON, Ont. - The Western Mustangs got into triple-digit scoring with an easy 105-57 win over the RMC Paladins in men's basketball action at Alumni Hall Nov. 20.
Freshman guard Zachary Angus (Burlington, Ont.) hit back-to-back threes in the fourth quarter before David Harder (Denmark) put the Mustangs over the century mark, pulling down a rebound and rolling in a layup with a couple of minutes left in the fourth.
"It's pretty exciting to get this opportunity," Angus said of his season-high 21 minutes of playing time. "We work really hard so to get this chance is great."
The Mustangs were working on new defensive schemes - in particular a high-tempo 3-2 zone defence - which Angus said was hard work.
"It's always nice to be able to work in something new," he said. "I liked the zone but it didn't work too well... it was something new for us. It forces you to talk a lot more. The guys down low really have to communicate well."
Western's bench saw most of the floor time in the game with the starts only seeing the beginnings of the second, third and fourth quarters. The bench outscored RMC's subs 53-12.
With the win, Western improves to 3-2 and hosts Queen's (2-3) at 3 p.m. on Nov. 21 at Alumni Hall. Queen's upset Windsor 73-64 on Nov. 20. RMC falls to 0-5 and will travel to play the 3-2 Windsor Lancers Nov. 21.
Meanwhile, Western's women, which won over RMC by forfeit, are at 4-1 and host Queen's (3-2) at 1 p.m. on Nov. 21 at Alumni Hall.
In the men's game, Angus led the Mustangs with 18 points and five assists. Rookie Paladins guard Justin Hill (Halifax, N.S.) led RMC with 19 points including a pair of threes.
But the Paladins' 18 turnovers were costly.
Starting forward Garrett Olexiuk (Burlington, Ont.) also had 14 points, six assists and three boards. Six Mustangs were in double-digit scoring including Angus, Olexiuk, Brett Lawrence(Welland, Ont.) with 13 points, and Harder, Andy Wedemire (Sarnia, Ont.) and Marcus Barnett(Hampton, Va.) with 10 points each.
Western opend up with a 17-4 lead thanks to threes from Barnett (Hampton, Va.), Ryan Barbeau(Belleville, Ont.) and the unlikeliest of three-point contributors Olexiuk.
The Mustangs led 29-10 at the quarter break.
In the second quarter, Western's bench came on to support and performed admirably - outscoring the RMC bench 17-3 - with every player seeing the floor for at least four minutes in the half.
Western led 57-25 and held a 30-6 margin from beyond the arc shooting 10/19.
The Mustangs starters got three minutes of playing time to open the third quarter, extending the lead to 69-30, then the subs came in and outscored the Paladins 15-14 for the final seven minutes of the quarter. Western continued to lead, stretch in the margin to 40 points, with the score 84-44 after three quarters.
Brett Lawrence (Welland, Ont.) had eight third-quarter points and played intelligent defence. The Paladins hurt themselves with a number of unforced turnovers but shot well from three-point range hitting three treys.
In the fourth, Western's starters came back in briefly, but Western played a composed fourth quarter and nearly doubled up on RMC.
Freshman guard Zachary Angus (Burlington, Ont.) hit back-to-back threes in the fourth quarter before David Harder (Denmark) put the Mustangs over the century mark, pulling down a rebound and rolling in a layup with a couple of minutes left in the fourth.
"It's pretty exciting to get this opportunity," Angus said of his season-high 21 minutes of playing time. "We work really hard so to get this chance is great."
The Mustangs were working on new defensive schemes - in particular a high-tempo 3-2 zone defence - which Angus said was hard work.
"It's always nice to be able to work in something new," he said. "I liked the zone but it didn't work too well... it was something new for us. It forces you to talk a lot more. The guys down low really have to communicate well."
Western's bench saw most of the floor time in the game with the starts only seeing the beginnings of the second, third and fourth quarters. The bench outscored RMC's subs 53-12.
With the win, Western improves to 3-2 and hosts Queen's (2-3) at 3 p.m. on Nov. 21 at Alumni Hall. Queen's upset Windsor 73-64 on Nov. 20. RMC falls to 0-5 and will travel to play the 3-2 Windsor Lancers Nov. 21.
Meanwhile, Western's women, which won over RMC by forfeit, are at 4-1 and host Queen's (3-2) at 1 p.m. on Nov. 21 at Alumni Hall.
In the men's game, Angus led the Mustangs with 18 points and five assists. Rookie Paladins guard Justin Hill (Halifax, N.S.) led RMC with 19 points including a pair of threes.
But the Paladins' 18 turnovers were costly.
Starting forward Garrett Olexiuk (Burlington, Ont.) also had 14 points, six assists and three boards. Six Mustangs were in double-digit scoring including Angus, Olexiuk, Brett Lawrence(Welland, Ont.) with 13 points, and Harder, Andy Wedemire (Sarnia, Ont.) and Marcus Barnett(Hampton, Va.) with 10 points each.
Western opend up with a 17-4 lead thanks to threes from Barnett (Hampton, Va.), Ryan Barbeau(Belleville, Ont.) and the unlikeliest of three-point contributors Olexiuk.
The Mustangs led 29-10 at the quarter break.
In the second quarter, Western's bench came on to support and performed admirably - outscoring the RMC bench 17-3 - with every player seeing the floor for at least four minutes in the half.
Western led 57-25 and held a 30-6 margin from beyond the arc shooting 10/19.
The Mustangs starters got three minutes of playing time to open the third quarter, extending the lead to 69-30, then the subs came in and outscored the Paladins 15-14 for the final seven minutes of the quarter. Western continued to lead, stretch in the margin to 40 points, with the score 84-44 after three quarters.
Brett Lawrence (Welland, Ont.) had eight third-quarter points and played intelligent defence. The Paladins hurt themselves with a number of unforced turnovers but shot well from three-point range hitting three treys.
In the fourth, Western's starters came back in briefly, but Western played a composed fourth quarter and nearly doubled up on RMC.
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