(PHOTO OF WINN CLARKE BY ANDREW DOBROWOLSKYJ)

LENNOXVILLE, Que. - Winn Clarke's 19 points led the McGill Redmen to a 73-64 victory over the Bishop's Gaiters in Quebec University Basketball League men's action at the Mitchell Gym on Saturday. The sophomore guard from Kansas came off the bench to score 15 second-half points, as he went 5-for-7 from the field and 8-for-9 from the free-throw line.

McGill had two other players in double digits, as they got a 15-point night by Simon Bibeau of St. Bruno, Que., and 13 from Montreal native Olivier Bouchard.

The first three quarters of the game featured nine lead changes as neither team was able to gain control. The Gaiters led through the majority of the first half, with an 18-15 advantage after one quarter and a 34-32 lead at the intermission. However a 25-point third-quarter by McGill, capped by a 10-0 run at the 2:12 mark, gave the Redmen the lead for good.

Sophomore guard Onnex Blackwood of Scarborough, Ont., led the Gaiters with 17 points while grabbing eight rebounds. Mike Andrews of Oakville, registered a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds to go along with three blocked shots. The only other Gaiter is double digits was Tim Hunter of Baie d'Urfé, Que., with 10 points.

McGill shot 45 per cent from the field, while the Gaiters hit 39 per cent of their shots and went 42 per cent on three-pointers. McGill picked up 35 points from their bench, to the Gaiters' 11, and the Redmen out-rebounded Bishop's 39-35. McGill went 15-for-21 from the free-throw line. The Gaiters only went to the line seven times, hitting four.

With the win McGill (8-5) moves to within a win of second-place Laval with three games left to play in the regular season. The Gaiters (1-12) were eliminated from post-season contention after McGill's loss to UQAM the previous night.

The Gaiters return to action on Thursday as they travel to Montreal to finish the home-and-home match-up with McGill. Tip-off will be at 8 p.m.

McGill vs Bishop's [02/12/11 at Lennoxville, Que. (Mitchell Gym)]

McGill vs Bishop's
02/12/11 20:00 at Lennoxville, Que. (Mitchell Gym)

McGill 73

Bishop's 64

McGill vs Bishop's
02/12/11 20:00 at Lennoxville, Que. (Mitchell Gym)

McGill vs Bishop's
1st PERIOD Play-by-Play

Bishop's 18, McGill 15

Score tied - 1 time.
Lead changed - 4 times.

McGill vs Bishop's
2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play

Bishop's 34, McGill 32

Score tied - 3 times.
Lead changed - 0 times.

McGill vs Bishop's
3rd PERIOD Play-by-Play

McGill 57, Bishop's 48

Score tied - 2 times.
Lead changed - 5 times.

McGill vs Bishop's
4th PERIOD Play-by-Play

McGill 73, Bishop's 64

Score tied - 0 times.
Lead changed - 0 times.

McGill vs Bishop's
02/12/11 20:00 at Lennoxville, Que. (Mitchell Gym)

McGill 73

Bishop's 64

McGill vs Bishop's
02/12/11 20:00 at Lennoxville, Que. (Mitchell Gym)

Newspaper Box Score
McGill vs Bishop's
02/12/11 20:00 at Lennoxville, Que. (Mitchell Gym)
At Lennoxville, Que. (Mitchell Gym)
MCGILL 73, BISHOP'S 64
MCGILL (14-15, 8-5 QUBL)
Winn Clark 5-7 7-8 19; Simon Bibeau 5-17 5-6 15; Olivier Bouchard 6-11 0-0
13; Greg Gause 4-11 0-2 8; Karim Sy-Morissette 1-3 3-5 6; Tristan
R.-Tremblay 3-4 0-0 6; Nicholas Nishikawa 2-4 0-0 4; Michael White 1-2 0-0
2; Kyle Bernard 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-60 15-21 73.
BISHOP'S (2-28, 1-12 QUBL)
Blackwood,Onnex 7-15 2-3 17; Andrews,Mike 6-16 1-2 13; Hunter,Tim 4-10 0-0
10; Monplaisir,Sean 2-6 1-2 7; Leonard-Smith,J 2-5 0-0 6; Green,Oraine 2-6
0-0 5; Audette-Genier,Alex 1-1 0-0 2; McLean, Matt 1-2 0-0 2; Kabongo,Patrik
1-2 0-0 2; Cote-Caouette,A 0-4 0-0 0; Ring,Scott 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-67 4-7
64.
McGill........................   15   17   25   16  -   73
Bishop's......................   18   16   14   16  -   64
3-point goals--McGill 4-14 (Winn Clark 2-2; Karim Sy-Morissette 1-1; Olivier
Bouchard 1-4; Nicholas Nishikawa 0-1; Greg Gause 0-2; Simon Bibeau 0-4),
Bishop's 8-19 (Hunter,Tim 2-4; Monplaisir,Sean 2-4; Leonard-Smith,J 2-2;
Green,Oraine 1-3; Blackwood,Onnex 1-1; Cote-Caouette,A 0-3; Kabongo,Patrik
0-1; Andrews,Mike 0-1). Fouled out--McGill-None, Bishop's-None.
Rebounds--McGill 39 (Simon Bibeau 6; Winn Clark 6; Nicholas Nishikawa 6),
Bishop's 35 (Andrews,Mike 11). Assists--McGill 6 (Winn Clark 3), Bishop's 16
(Hunter,Tim 4). Total fouls--McGill 14, Bishop's 16. Technical
fouls--McGill-None, Bishop's-None. A-679

McGill vs Bishop's (02/12/11 - Period 4 00:00)

POINTS OFF TURNOVERS        1   2   3   4 - Tot
McGill..................    3   6  10   2 -  21
Bishop's................    4   2   6   6 -  18

POINTS IN PAINT             1   2   3   4 - Tot
McGill..................    4   6  10   0 -  20
Bishop's................    4   0   4   6 -  14

2ND CHANCE POINTS           1   2   3   4 - Tot
McGill..................    0   0   2   2 -   4
Bishop's................    4   8   0   3 -  15

FAST BREAK POINTS           1   2   3   4 - Tot
McGill..................    0   0   0   0 -   0
Bishop's................    0   0   0   1 -   1

BENCH POINTS                1   2   3   4 - Tot
McGill..................    7   5  13  10 -  35
Bishop's................    2   0   7   2 -  11

SCORE TIED BY               1   2   3   4 - Tot
McGill..................    0   3   2   0 -   5
Bishop's................    1   0   0   0 -   1

LEAD GAINED BY              1   2   3   4 - Tot
McGill..................    2   0   3   0 -   5
Bishop's................    2   0   2   0 -   4