The York University Lions men's basketball squad came up short on Friday night (Feb. 5) as they lost by a score of 78-63 to the Lakehead Thunderwolves at the Tait Mackenzie Centre.

The Lions had a team first mentality throughout the game, as they patiently found the open man with well executed ball movement. The offensive efficiency was led by starting point guard Shane Reader (Toronto) who finished with a game high six assists.

The action in the first half was back and forth between the Lion and Wolves, ending with Lakehead up by a 36-34 score at half time. The Lions received an offensive boost throughout the game from Gene Spagnuolo (Maple, Ont.) who came off of the bench and made an instant impact totalling a game high 19 points.

The Thunderwolves big man and reigning CIS male athlete of the week Bacarius Dinkins owned the paint on Friday evening, as he muscled his way down low for 14 points and 10 rebounds, five of which were offensive.

The second half was much of the same story as the first, but rather than control post play the Thunderwolves stretched the floor, and found their range from three point land extending their lead to 12. The Thunderwolves shot 34 total three pointers and knocked down 11 in the win.

The Lions Nathan Culbreath (Kingston, Ont.) was once again a dominate scoring threat as he finished with 17 points and four boards in the loss.

The Lions now sport a 3-10 record and will look to take down the 5-7 Guelph Gryphons at home on Saturday (Feb. 6), tip off is 8pm.