Men’s Basketball Open Playoffs with Win over La Cité

Windsor, ON – The St. Clair College Men's Basketball team (16-3) made quick work of La Cité (Ottawa) Saturday night and advanced to the OCAA quarterfinals with a 103-60 victory at the SportsPlex.  Next Saturday the Saints will host the winner of the Centennial/Fanshawe crossover game which is being played Sunday night in Scarborough.

After eight lead changes and two ties St. Clair pulled away at the end of the first frame for a 26-18 lead headed to the second quarter.  The Saints continued that momentum and eased into halftime ahead 51-33.  St. Clair had their best output in the third scoring 29 points and took a resounding 80-51 advantage into the final quarter where they broke the back of the Coyotes holding them to just two field goals and nine points down the stretch. 

The Saints dominated most statistical categories while shooting nearly 50% from the field including 10 triple makes.  St. Clair held La Cité to just three makes from distance and under 29% shooting overall.  The Saints outscored the visitors 48-22 in the paint and 36-17 in points off the bench but also won the war on the glass 52-39. 

St. Clair's Chad Vincent-Simon (Scarborough, ON) scored a game high 20 points and pulled down 6 rebounds.  Jesiah Deerr (Whitby, ON) dropped in 14 points while grabbing 7 rebounds for the Saints.  Mazin Tiea (Windsor, ON), Darnelle Peddie (Pickering, ON) and Andrew Loyuk (Windsor, ON/Kennedy) each scored 11 points apiece for St. Clair.  Tiea and Loyuk each also had 8 rebounds while Loyuk and Peddie both shared the ball tallying 8 assists respectively.