PREVIEW: #3 Men’s basketball faces Lakers in North Bay
The Matchup: #3 University of Ottawa Gee-Gees (10-1, 2nd in OUA East) at Nipissing Lakers (4-8, 6th in OUA East)
Location: Robert J Surtees Student Athletics Centre, North Bay, Ont.
Time: 7:30 p.m. (Friday), 4:30 p.m. (Saturday)
Webcast: OUA.tv
Last meeting: Ottawa 90, Nipissing 65 – Jan. 11, 2020 at Robert J Surtees Student Athletics Centre
OTTAWA GAME NOTES
Major Stat Leaders
- Points (per game): Guillaume Pépin – 15.2 pts.
- Assists (per game): Dragan Stajic – 2.4 ast.
- Rebounds (per game): Josh Inkumsah – 5.2 reb.
- Field-goal percentage: Maxime Boursiquot and Marlon Kordrostami – 55.0 per cent
- Three-point percentage: Quincy Louis-Jeune – 40.0 per cent
NIPISSING GAME NOTES
Major Stat Leaders
- Points (per game): Nick Gehlen – 14.6 pts.
- Assists (per game): Nathan Riley – 4.1 ast.
- Rebounds (per game): Nathan Riley – 8.3 reb.
- Field-goal percentage: Nick Gehlen – 44.9 per cent
- Three-point percentage: Nick Gehlen – 35.9 per cent
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
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The Gee-Gees offence has been humming since returning from the holiday break, recording 70 or more points in all by one game in 2022. The Lakers are allowing the seventh-most points per game in the conference this season (81.5)
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Maxime Boursiquot had a career game last Saturday, putting up 26 points and grabbing six offensive rebounds. The Ottawa product was named the Gee-Gees Male Athlete of the Week.
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Redshirt rookie Cole Newton had a productive weekend against the Rams. The Health Sciences student from Fergus, Ont., has seen his minutes steadily increase this year, and he's scored ten or more points in three straight games.