Box Score
Guelph, Ont. – Thanks to a second half comeback the Gryphon men's basketball team was able to beat the visiting Queen's Gaels 63-56 on Friday, November 21^st at the W.F. Mitchell Athletic Centre.
 
The first quarter saw the Gaels take a small lead, with Mike Shoveller (Arnprior, ON) hitting the first 14 points of the team's 20 in the quarter. At the end of the quarter the Gryphons trailed 20-15. The second half saw the Gaels increase their lead. The Gryphons were held to only 8-38 shooting in the half for 21%, while the Gaels shot 50% in the half amounting to a 42-25 lead going into the second half.
 
The Gryphons mounted their comeback in the third quarter only allowing seven points. Guelph went on a 17-7 run in the quarter lead by Adam Kemp (Toronto, ON) and Jack Beatty (Woodstock, ON). The last quarter did not disappoint. The Gryphons started the quarter on a 13-2 run to take the lead 55-49. Three pointers by Beatty and Daniel Dooley (Burlington, ON) pushed the Gryphons into the lead. Guelph would hold onto the lead and win the game 63-56 to set their record to 2-3 while the Gaels fall to 0-4 on the OUA season.
The Gryphons will be back in action at the Laurentian University on November 28^th, 2014 as they attempt to increase their record to the .500 mark.
 
Just like the women's team, the Gryphon men's basketball team will now head north for a pair of games next weekend.  The Gryphons will face Laurentian Friday night in Sudbury, followed by a Saturday night matchup in North Bay with Nipissing.  Both games tip at 8pm.