Box Score
Thunder Bay, ON – The Gryphons men's basketball team lost 69-48 on Wednesday night in Thunder Bay against Lakehead in the opening round of the OUA playoffs. With the loss, the Gryphons 2014-2015 season comes to an end, while Lakehead moves on to the OUA quarterfinals to face the Carleton Ravens.
 
After a low scoring opening 20 minutes, the Gryphons found themselves down by eight heading into halftime as Lakehead led 28-20.  The third quarter is where the Thunderwolves would pull away, as they were able to force several turnovers by the Gryphons and turn those into fastbreak points at the other end. Lakehead would outscore Guelph 24-12 in that third quarter, to take a commanding 20 point lead to the fourth.
 
Offence was hard to come by for the Gryphons on the night, especially in the second quarter where they were held to nine. Centre Adam Kemp was Guelph's leading scorer with 14 points on seven of 12 shooting.  The Thunderwolves meanwhile had a balanced attack with a total of five players scoring in double figures. Dwayne Harvey and Anthony McIntosh led the way, each finishing with 14 points.
 
Both teams struggled with their jump shots, especially from beyond the arc as Guelph went 2-of-13 from downtown while Lakehead was just 1-of-19 from three point territory. The Thunderwolves were able to make up for some poor outside shooting by dominating on the glass. Lakehead out-rebounded the Gryphons 45 to 21 on the night.