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WINDSOR, Ont. - The Windsor Lancers got hot from three-point land in the second hal to comeback to defeat the Western Mustangs 77-72 in a battle for second place in the OUA West at the St. Denis Centre on Jan. 6.
The Lancers hit eight of their 12 successful three-pointers in the second half, including three from Issac Kuon who had 15 points in a monster second half.
Andy Wedemire (Sarnia, Ont.) and Garrett Olexiuk (Burlington, Ont.) led the Mustangs in scoring 20 points each, while guard Ryan Barbeau (Belleville, Ont.) notched 13 points. Marcus Barnett pulled down 11 boards and added two points.
Kuon led the host Lancers with 23 points, while freshman Josh Collins chipped in with 18 points. Nigel Tyghter-Johnson nearly had a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds.
"I thought we played well enough to win," said Western Mustangs head coach Bradley Campbell. "We had a few defensive laspses in the fourth quarter that cost us (the game)."
Western (5-4) opened up with a methodical 6-4 lead, playing a solid zone defence against the Lancers (7-2) in a low-scoring start. Windsor took its first lead of the game midway through the opening quarter at 7-6 on a three from Kuon. The hot shooting guard had several momentum-changing shots in the game.
Western led 20-14 after the first quarter and stretched the lead to nine points midway through the second.
Tyghter-Johnson scored four points late for Windsor to pull them within three points and the Mustangs continued to lead, 35-32 at the half
Kuon gave Windsor their second lead of game with a three-pointer early in the third quarter.
The Lancers extended the lead to eight before Western went on an eight-point run to tie the game at 43.
Another three from Andre Smyth, who had seven points to start the second half after a scoreless opening half, gave the Lancers the lead again 46-44 in what became a physical game. He finished with eight points but ran into foul trouble.
The Lancers led 51-49 after three quarters and opened up a nine-point lead early in the fourth as Western went on a cold shooting lapse.
Barbeau and Wedemire led the Mustangs comeback charge and Wedemire scored despite being doubled in the point and hit the "and-one" from the free-throw line to give Western a 66-64 lead with just under three minutes left.
But the Lancers rode the hot shooting of Kuon and Collins from outside to come back.
Trailing 74-70 with Barbeau trying to inbound, referees assessed Western with a five-second violation the in-bound attempt which sealed the win for Windsor.
The Mustangs host the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (4-5) on Jan. 9 at Alumni Hall at 3 p.m.
The Lancers hit eight of their 12 successful three-pointers in the second half, including three from Issac Kuon who had 15 points in a monster second half.
Andy Wedemire (Sarnia, Ont.) and Garrett Olexiuk (Burlington, Ont.) led the Mustangs in scoring 20 points each, while guard Ryan Barbeau (Belleville, Ont.) notched 13 points. Marcus Barnett pulled down 11 boards and added two points.
Kuon led the host Lancers with 23 points, while freshman Josh Collins chipped in with 18 points. Nigel Tyghter-Johnson nearly had a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds.
"I thought we played well enough to win," said Western Mustangs head coach Bradley Campbell. "We had a few defensive laspses in the fourth quarter that cost us (the game)."
Western (5-4) opened up with a methodical 6-4 lead, playing a solid zone defence against the Lancers (7-2) in a low-scoring start. Windsor took its first lead of the game midway through the opening quarter at 7-6 on a three from Kuon. The hot shooting guard had several momentum-changing shots in the game.
Western led 20-14 after the first quarter and stretched the lead to nine points midway through the second.
Tyghter-Johnson scored four points late for Windsor to pull them within three points and the Mustangs continued to lead, 35-32 at the half
Kuon gave Windsor their second lead of game with a three-pointer early in the third quarter.
The Lancers extended the lead to eight before Western went on an eight-point run to tie the game at 43.
Another three from Andre Smyth, who had seven points to start the second half after a scoreless opening half, gave the Lancers the lead again 46-44 in what became a physical game. He finished with eight points but ran into foul trouble.
The Lancers led 51-49 after three quarters and opened up a nine-point lead early in the fourth as Western went on a cold shooting lapse.
Barbeau and Wedemire led the Mustangs comeback charge and Wedemire scored despite being doubled in the point and hit the "and-one" from the free-throw line to give Western a 66-64 lead with just under three minutes left.
But the Lancers rode the hot shooting of Kuon and Collins from outside to come back.
Trailing 74-70 with Barbeau trying to inbound, referees assessed Western with a five-second violation the in-bound attempt which sealed the win for Windsor.
The Mustangs host the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (4-5) on Jan. 9 at Alumni Hall at 3 p.m.
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