(London, Ontario) – After nearly a two-year wait, the Fanshawe Falcons Men's Basketball team took the court on Wednesday evening at the Glenn Johnston Athletics Centre. The Falcons (1-0) defeated the Conestoga Condors (0-1) by a score of 115-70.

The Falcons came out flying in the first quarter, jumping out to a 17-0 lead with a steal and layup from Aldin Malkic (London, ON) and back-to-back triples from Adrian Stevens (Toronto, ON) and Dante Richards (Oakville, ON). Fanshawe continued to dominate the Condors with a Blake Roy (Springfield, ON) put back and an alley-oop from Richards to Edge Capuno (Winnipeg, MB). After the first quarter, the home team led 40-10. Fanshawe continued their strong play through the second frame, getting multiple stops with excellent team defense. As a team, the Falcons shot an incredible 72% from long range and 60% from the field. At half time, the red and white were up by a commanding score of 70-22.

Fanshawe continued their up-tempo play in the third frame, with Aidan Whalen (Cambridge, ON) scoring a 3-pointer in transition. Stevens then added a pair of solid layups. Going into the final quarter the score was 89-35 for Fanshawe. Ali Traore (Toronto, ON) had a strong drive to the rim, followed by a mid-range jumper from Capuno to continue the home team's strong offensive play. Despite Conestoga's best efforts, the Falcons would go on to win by a final score of 115-70.

Stevens had an impressive shooting night with 26 points, including 4/5 from long range, and added 11 rebounds. Malkic also had a double-double on the night with 19 points and 12 boards. Whalen and Richards recorded 24 and 19 points respectively. On Saturday, February 12, Fanshawe will travel to Humber to face the Hawks (1-0) at 3:00 p.m. The game can be streamed here: www.fanshawefalcons.ca/watchlive .

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