The York University men's basketball team lost 111-80 on the road against the Laurentian Voyageurs on Saturday, Jan. 5 in Sudbury, Ont.
Prince Kamunga led the Lions in points throughout the game with 22 points on the night. In the first quarter of the game, the Lions were able to put in a total of 18 points to the Voyageurs' 33. Lions guard
Gene Spagnuolo contributed four of those points as he started the game well for the visiting team.
By the end of the first half of the game, Laurentian was leading 55-36 against the Lions after outscoring them by four in the second quarter.
The Lions were able to gain momentum in the second half as they fought to keep up with the Voyageurs. In the third quarter they scored a total of 26 points to Laurentian's 30. It was Kamunga and the Lions'
Gianmarco Luciani who combined for a total of 19 points for the Lions in the third frame but by end of the quarter, Â the Voyageurs were still in the lead 85-62Â
In the fourth quarter, Laurentian was able to secure their win as they added 26 more points to their lead and the Lions fought for 18 more points in the game, giving them the 111-80 win.
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Luciani added 16 points and led the Lions with seven rebounds while Anthony Iacoe and Kadre Gray led the Voyageurs with 24 and 23 points respectively. Â
The Lions will be playing the Toronto Varsity Blues on Friday, Jan. 11 at the Tait McKenzie Center in their next game. Tip is off scheduled for 8pm.
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