Box Score MONTREAL --
Jenning Leung, a third-year guard from the Philippines, poured in a game-high 22 points to upend the visiting York University Lions 77-58 in CIS men's preseason basketball at Love Competition Hall, Saturday.
It marked the 99th career victory behind the Redmen bench for head coach
David DeAveiro, who owns a 309-204 overall record in 513 games during his 15 seasons with Ottawa and McGill, including a 99-77 mark with his current squad.
Leung, a relentless 6-foot-1, 165-pound psychology junior, had the hot hand all night shooting 8-for-17 from the field, including a scorching 5-of-9 performance from beyond the arc. He also added one free throw, three rebounds, two assists and a pair of block shots.
The Redmen were impressive from start to finish, coming out of the gate with a 21-13 lead after the first quarter and extending that to a 43-26 margin going into the break. Their strong play continued in the second half as they outscoring the Lions 19-14 in the third frame on route to a 19-point margin of victory.
Michael Peterkin was the only Redmen to reach double digits in scoring wiyth a dozen points. The third-year economic major came off the bench and shot the ball well, making five of 10 attempts from the floor and going 2-for-4 from the line. He also chipped in four rebounds, one assist and a steal.
Leading scorers for York were
Nathan Colbreath (11),
Shane Reader (9) and
Tristian Smith-Newman (9).
McGill shot 39.4 per cent from the floor (28/71), 35.4 from three-point range (11/31) and 52.6 from the charity stripe (10/19). The Lions connected on 32.8, 22.2 and 72.7, respectively.
The Redmen, a strong rebounding team that often hits the 50-rebound plateau per game, were surprisingly outmuscled on the glass as York had a 30-28 edge in that department. McGill however, had a 9-2 edge in blocks, a 7-5 margin in steals and 16-15 advantage in turnovers.
McGill, which improved to 3-1 against CIS opponents, will take on the Waterloo Warriors Sunday at 2 p.m. in Love Competition Hall.
SOURCE:
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