PREVIEW: #7 men’s basketball set to challenge #10 Lakehead
January 8, 2025
Friday, January 10
- The Matchup: #7 Ottawa Gee-Gees (10-2) vs. #10 Lakehead Thunderwolves (10-3)
- Location: C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse
- Tip-off: 8 p.m.
- Last Meeting: Ottawa 97, Lakehead 81– Nov. 17, 2023, at Montpetit Hall
OTTAWA GAME NOTES
- Major stat leaders
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- Points (per game): Ankit Coudhary – 17.3
- Assists (per game): Brock Newton – 3.0
- Rebounds (per game): Jacques-Mélaine Guemeta – 7.1
- Ottawa finished the 2024 portion of the season with a six-game winning streak, taking down the #6 Carleton Ravens in front of a packed crowd on Dec. 4.
- Ankit Choudhary, Jacques-Mélaine Guemeta, Justin Ndjock-Tadjore and Brock Newton are all averaging double digits in scoring for the Gee-Gees.
- The Gee-Gees are 4-2 in away games, and be facing strong competition at the Thunderdome as the Thunderwolves are undefeated on home court.
LAKEHEAD GAME NOTES
- Major stat leaders
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- Points (per game): Nathan Bilamu – 17.8
- Assists (per game): Chris Sagl – 6.1
- Rebounds (per game): Harold Santacruz – 7.0
- Lakehead has risen to the occasion against top opponents, taking down #6 Carleton (Nov. 30, 2024), Ontario Tech (Nov. 22) and playing #9 Queen's to the end (Nov. 23).
- The Thunderwolves have a high powered offence, ranking fourth in the OUA with 82.2 points per game and first in the OUA with 21.1 assists per game.