Friday, February 26, 2016

Gameday -- Feb. 26, 2016

Niagara (6-14) @ Halifax (13-5)

Halifax walked away with a dominating 116-93 win over the Niagara River Lions on Friday. The Hurricanes strengthened their lead on the Atlantic Division, improving to 14-5 on the season as the River Lions fall to 6-15.  The Hurricanes shot an impressive 54% from the field while Niagara managed a poor 38%.

Halifax was lead by big man Mike Glover's 32 points and 8 rebounds off the bench. Justin Johnson chipped in 19 points while Joseph Bertrand returned from a month long absence and scored 14 points. Starting shooting guard Shane Gibson hit 5-9 three pointers for 17 points. Center Kyle Hunt scored 14 points in the win.

Logan Stutz put together an impressive 22 point and 10 rebound double-double in a losing effort. Five other players scored in double digits.

Stats can be found here.


Orangeville (5-12) @ Windsor (11-10)

Windsor Express notched a come from behind victory at home against the lowly Orangeville A's on Friday with a 97-85 victory. Windsor has managed to put a small win streak together, improving their record to 12-10. Orangeville fell to 5-13 on Friday. This game marks the first time Orangeville and Windsor played each other since the incident Feb 11.

Kirk Williams Jr. returned from his three-game suspension for punching Flenard Whitfield and scored a team-high 21 points off the bench. Mo Bolden had a 12 point 10 rebound double-double off the bench. Keith (16), Frederick (15), Robsinson (14). Commons (13) all scored double digits.

Rookie Justin Moss had a very impressive game with a game high 25 points and nine rebounds. Richard Amardi stepped up for his A's with a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds. The A's had a poor shooting night, managing a 33% mark from the field.

Stats can be found here.