OSHAWA, Ont. - The Algoma Thunderbirds won their first ever David Stewart Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday night with an 87-76 victory over the George Brown Huskies in the championship final.

Algoma is coached by former Durham College student-athlete Thomas Cory, who was a member of the 1997 national championship winning team who also won back-to-back tip-off titles in 1996 and 1997.

Algoma had a big second half effort in the championship game as they trailed George Brown by ten points at half-time. Jovain Wilson of Whitby, Ont. was named the championship MVP as the Thunderbirds also defeated Fanshawe and St. Lawrence enroute to the finals. Teammate Mark Worthham was named a tournament all-star.

Ted Johnson and Sal Abdoulkadar were named championship all-stars for George Brown.

Centennial won the consolation championship after beating Loyalist 70-43 in the finals. Tristan Stern of Centennial and Patrik Kalala of Loyalist rounded out the tournament all-star team.

Durham will open up their regular season on November 2 in Ottawa against the Algonquin Thunder. The Lords home opener is on Tuesday, November 6 against the Loyalist Lancers. Durham defeated Loyalist 73-72 in the opening round of the Tip-Off Tournament.

TOURNAMENT MVP
Jovain Wilson, Algoma

TOURNAMENT ALL-STARS
Tristan Stern, Centennial
Patrik Kalala, Loyalist
Ted Johnson, George Brown
Sal Abdoulkadar, George Brown
Mark Worthham, Algoma

FINAL RESULTS

Day One
Fanshawe defeated Centennial 81-64
Algoma defeated St. Lawrence 88-69
George Brown defeated John Abbott 72-68
Durham defeated Loyalist 73-72

Day Two
Consolation Semi-Final #1 - Centennial defeated St. Lawrence 78-59
Consolation Semi-Final #2 - Loyalist defeated John Abbott 77-60
Semi-Final #1 - Algoma defeated Fanshawe 87-68
Semi-Final #2 - George Brown defeated Durham 80-60
Consolation Final - Centennial defeated Loyalist 70-43
Championship Final - Algoma defeated George Brown 87-76

Source: Durham College

Photo Credit: Gregory Shifman