Stingers turn table on Redmen cagers
By Earl Zukerman
MONTREAL – Jamal Gallier, a 6-foot-7, 270-pound centre from
Toronto, had 19 points and 17 rebounds as No.6-ranked Concordia
defeated ۲ݮƵ 82-69 in men’s basketball before 324 fans at Love
Competition Hall, Saturday, to avenge Friday’s 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
۲ݮƵ, 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’s
(3-5).
For ۲ݮƵ, forward Michael White registered his second
“double-double” 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 ۲ݮƵ, 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 ۲ݮƵ, 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’s Day at the Currie gym.
Next on tap for ۲ݮƵ 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
۲ݮƵ 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),
۲ݮƵ 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,
۲ݮƵ Redmen - Moustafa El Zanaty; Pawel Herra.
Rebounds--
Concordia Stingers 42 (Jamal Gallier 17),
۲ݮƵ Redmen 40 (Michael White 13).
Assists--
Concordia Stingers 14 (Dwayne Buckley 7),
۲ݮƵ Redmen 10 (Sean Anthony 4; Moustafa El Zanaty 4).
Total fouls--
Concordia Stingers 28,
۲ݮƵ Redmen 24.
Technical fouls--
Concordia Stingers-None,
۲ݮƵ Redmen-None.