PREVIEW: #2 Men’s basketball host OUA East competition, Laurentian, Nipissing
January 11, 2024
Friday, January 12
- The Matchup: #2 Ottawa Gee-Gees (11-1) vs. Laurentian Voyageurs (1-10)
- Location: Montpetit Hall
- Tip-off: 8 p.m.
- Last Meeting: Ottawa 84, Laurentian 59 – Nov. 25, 2023, at Laurentian
OTTAWA GAME NOTES
- Major stat leaders
- Points (per game): Brock Newton – 16.1
- Assists (per game): Dragan Stajic – 5.8
- Rebounds (per game): Brock Newton – 5.9
- Earlier in the season, the Gee-Gees visited the Voyageurs and claimed a strong win. Kevin Otoo led the scoring with 17 points while Liban Abdalla locked in four three pointers.
- Ottawa suffered their first loss of the 2023-24 regular season in a tight matchup with the Queen's Gaels. Falling 96-95, the Gee-Gees turned things around with a 75-65 win over Ontario Tech the following afternoon.
LAURENTIAN GAME NOTES
- Major stat leaders
- Points (per game): Ismael Konate – 12.9
- Assists (per game): Abdulmajid Hassan – 4
- Rebounds (per game): Ismael Konate – 8.3
- Laurentian has only earned a single win so far in the 2023-24 season, taking down Ontario Tech 75-49.
- Currently on a seven-game losing streak, the Voyageurs are looking to turn things around on home court.
Saturday, January 13
- The Matchup: #1Ottawa Gee-Gees (10-2) vs. Nipissing Lakers (2-9)
- Location: Montpetit Hall
- Tip-off: 4 p.m.
- Last Meeting: Ottawa 97, Nipissing 69– Nov. 24, 2023, at Robert J. Surtees Student Athletics Centre
NIPISSING GAME NOTES
- Major stat leaders
- Points (per game): Darnaz Mabanza – 17.9
- Assists (per game): Darnaz Mabanza – 3.8
- Rebounds (per game): Taijon Graham – 7.3
- Nipissing played a strong first half against Ottawa in their first matchup of the regular season but were unable to keep up with the Gee-Gees in the third quarter. Managing to score only 11 points in the third quarter, the Lakers will look to play a full 40 minutes in their rematch.
- Both of the Lakers' wins were against Laurentian.