MONTREAL – Ken Beaulieu, a third-year forward from Longueuil, Que., scored a team-high 15 points to help Concordia upset the No.7 ranked McGill Redmen 66-56 in a testy college hoops affair at the Concordia Gym, Thursday.

It was only Concordia's sixth victory in their last 16 confrontations with the division-leading Redmen, who dropped to 6-3 in RSEQ conference play while the Stingers (4-3) sit two games behind with two games in hand.

The game featured a plethora of turnovers -- 39 to be exact -- 25 of which were pinned on the Redmen, who were hampered by a constant barrage of noise behind their bench from the Concordia men's hockey team, which were outfitted with drums and other noisemakers. The Stingers were able to capitalize outscoring McGill 24-11 in points off turnovers.

McGill led 18-14 after the opening quarter but Concordia rallied to outscore their cross-town rivals 18-10 in the second to take a 32-28 lead into halftime. The Stingers didn`t look back coming out of the break outdueling the Redmen 16-13 in the third frame and 18-15 in the final quarter.

Beaulieu  was efficient from the floor, going 5-for-8, stats that included a 2-for-4 performance from downtown. He added a 3-for-4 performance on free-throws, pulled down six rebounds, swiped three steals. Teammate Ahamdh-Tijani Umar also impressed with 14 points and was equally effective, going  5-for-7 from the floor, 1-for-1 from three-point land and 3-for-5 from the charity stripe.

For the Redmen, seniors Dele Ogundokun and Francois Bourque led the way 18 and 11 points, respectively. Ogundokun, a Hamilton, Ont. native, also contributed four rebounds in a game-high 37 minutes. Bourque, an accounting major from Terrebonne, Que., added five rebounds, an assist and a steal.

McGill, which tops the RSEQ in rebounds, was outshined on the glass 31-24 by the Stingers. The Redmen shot a rough 35.2 per cent from the floor (19/54) and only made six of 27 treys, compared to Concordia, which connected on 39.2 per cent from the floor (22/56) and five of 18 from beyond the arc.

The teams have now split the first two of their scheduled four games this season, with McGill holding a massive 30-point advantage in point-differential. The Redmen will have an opportunity for revenge when they host the Stingers at home this Saturday (Jan. 21) at 4 p.m. in Love Competition Hall.