Overtime Not Kind to St. Clair Men’s Basketball in Kitchener

Kitchener, ON – For the second time this season the St. Clair College Men's Basketball team lost in overtime with a 110-101 verdict against Conestoga College in Kitchener Sunday afternoon.  The loss drops the Saints into a 4-way tie at 6-3 in the OCAA's West Division before the semester break.

Conestoga jumped ahead 21-13 after the opening quarter but St. Clair was nearly unstoppable in the second frame shooting 64% from the field including 80% from the deep on their way to 41 points and a 54-43 halftime lead.  Conestoga responded and only trailed 72-69 heading to the final quarter where they erased the deficit completely.  St. Clair had their chances late in regulation, but the game headed to an extra five minutes.  The home team was almost perfect in overtime and only missed once each from the field and a single free throw for a 20-point output which the Saints could not match.   

Shakael Pryce (Pickering, ON) posted a outstanding triple-double for St. Clair scoring a team high 22 points to go with 13 rebounds and 12 assists.  Chad Vincent-Simon (Scarborough, ON) scored 21 points with Jalen Harmon (Ypsilanti, MI) netting 15 points for the Saints.  Jesiah Deerr (Whitby, ON) came off the bench to score 13 points which was matched by teammate Hanani Ujullu (Kitchener, ON) with Darnelle Peddie (Pickering, ON) rounding out six St. Clair players in double figures with 11 points. 

Conestoga had a pair of players reach the 40-point plateau led by Ladera Ujullu-Obang (Kitchener, ON) with a game high 43 and Terell Lloyd (Woodstock, ON) with 40. 

The game featured five ties and eight lead changes while Conestoga shot an even 50% from the field which included ten makes from the beyond the 3-point arc.  But they were equally adept in the paint where they outscored St. Clair 58-48.