MONTREAL – Zachary Lavoie-Toure scored 19 points as McGill defeated UBC-Okanagan 83-77 on the final day of the McGill Classic men's basketball tournament at Love Competition Hall, Sunday.
 
It was only the second lifetime meeting with the UBCO Heat and the first since a 79-59 McGill victory on Oct. 21, 2016.
 
The result marked the Redbirds first win of the preseason, snapping a seven-game losing streak. McGill had opened the tourney on Friday with a 78-61 loss to Dalhousie, followed by an 86-65 setback to Toronto, a team coached by "Muddy" Trivedi, by former assistant coach at McGill.
 
Lavoie-Toure, a 6-foot-5, 203-pound forward from Montreal, was McGill's lone player named to the all-tournament team. The fifth-year psychology senior scored 48 points and grabbed 16 rebounds over the three games, with seven steals and six assists. He shot a sizzling 61.8 per cent from the floor (21/34), going 3-for-7 from three-point range and drained 3-for-4 from the free-throw line.
 
Next on tap for McGill is the RSEQ season opener at UQAM on Nov. 2, followed by the official home opener on Nov. 9 against Bishop's.
 
Oct. 20 BOXSCORE vs Dalhousie
PLAYERS OF THE GAME: McGill: Zachary Lavoie-Toure & Dalhousie Malcolm Christie

Oct. 21 BOXSCORE vs Toronto
PLAYERS OF THE GAME: McGill: Cameron Elliot & Toronto:Callum Baker

Oct. 22 BOXSCORE vs UBCO
PLAYERS OF THE GAME: McGill: Joshua Soifer & UBC Okanagan Jas Dhudwal
 

McGILL BASKETBALL CLASSIC TOURNAMENT
 
MEN'S ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM:
Dalhousie: Samuel Maillet
Dalhousie: Nginyu Ngala **
Toronto: Callum Baker
McGill: Zachary Lavoie-Toure
UBCO: Jas Dhudwal
 
**Tournament MVP
 
STANDINGS (FINAL):
1.Dalhousie (3-0)
2.Toronto (2-1)
3.McGill (1-2)
4.UBCO (0-3)
 
TOURNAMENT SCOREBOARD
 
Oct. 20
Toronto 99, UBCO 70
Dalhousie 78, McGill 61
 
Oct. 21
Dalhousie 77, UBCO 66
Toronto 86, McGill 65
 
Oct. 22
Dalhousie 87, Toronto 77
McGill 83, UBCO 77


SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Sports Information Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
CELL: 514-983-7012
E-MAIL:earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca