OSHAWA, Ont. – Two made free throws by
Brandon Halliburton (Brampton, Ont.) with three seconds to go in Tuesday night's game lifted the Durham College men's basketball team to a 63-62 victory over the Loyalist Lancers.
Halliburton's two made shots from the charity stripe may have made the difference, but Loyalist still had an opportunity to win the game with Raymond Yeung missing a three-point opportunity at the buzzer.
Prior to this – on an off balance shot, while looking for a foul – Halliburton threw up a three pointer, which went off the backboard and in to bring the Lords to within one, down 62-61 with 15 seconds to go.
The victory is huge for the Lords who now sit in a four-way tie for fifth in the OCAA east division with a 5-5 record heading into the holiday break.
Their next conference action is January 11 on the road against the Fleming Knights.
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Brandon Halliburton, the Lords' leading scorer this season, finished with a game-high 22 points. He was 8-for-19 from the field, 2-for-6 from three and 4-for-7 from the free throw line.
• Also finishing in double-digit scoring were
Khaled Djabo (Guelph, Ont.) and
Craig Hanson (Ajax, Ont.) with 15 and 10 points respectively.
• Chris Asomani led the Lancers with 20 points.
• A season and career-high 21 rebounds by
Craig Hanson led the game and made him the only Lord with a double-digit rebound total. Chris Asonmani had 13 for the Lancers.
• Leading the game in steals were
Khaled Djabo of the Lords and Angelo Sarsonas of the Lancers with three apiece.
Overall Record: 8-7
Conference Record: 5-5
Next game: Friday, Jan. 4 @ George Brown New Year's Classic • Toronto, Ont.
