Men’s Basketball Top Fanshawe in London

London, ON – The St. Clair College Men's Basketball team were able to play well late Wednesday night posting a tight 81-76 win over Fanshawe College in London for a season series sweep over their 401 rivals.  The Saints (7-3) are now tied for 2^nd place in the West Division and will start the climb towards hosting the OCAA Final Eight Provincial Championship tournament March 3-5.

A slow start for both teams saw St. Clair take a modest 15-13 lead after the first quarter.  The Saints had their highest total in the second quarter pushing their advantage to 39-33 entering halftime.  Fanshawe turned the tables late in the third and were only down 58-57 entering the final frame.  Fanshawe continued to apply pressure and about three minutes into the fourth quarter overtook the Saints 65-64 on a dunk.  St. Clair recovered quickly using a pair of mini runs in the final minutes to hold on down the stretch. 

Shakael Pryce (Pickering, ON) scored a game high 21 points including 10-for-10 at the foul line while adding 6 rebounds to lead the Saints in the victory.  Chad Vincent-Simon (Scarborough, ON) scored 17 points for St. Clair with teammates Terence Williams (Windsor, ON) and Jesiah Deer (Whitby, ON) each finishing with 12 points apiece.  Jalen Harmon (Ypsilanti, MI) chipped in with 10 points for St. Clair.

Supported by a partisan crowd, Fanshawe was able to win most statistical categories including shooting percentage but did commit 26 turnovers and gave up a 12-5 difference to the Saints in fast break points. 

Fanshawe's Dante Richards (Oakville, ON) scored 15 points in the loss. 

St. Clair continues their OCAA West Division schedule when they host Conestoga College (Kitchener) on Sat, Jan. 21^st at 3:00pm.