Guelph, ON: The Gryphons Men's Basketball team picked up their second win of the season defeating the Nipissing Lakers 77-59 Saturday night at the W.F. Mitchell Athletics Centre. Guelph was in control of the game throughout as 11 players got on the scoresheet with their balanced offense and strong defense holding the Lakers to 33.3% shooting for the game.

The Gryphons came in with a game plan to attack the rim against an aggressive Lakers defense as it worked out early and often for the hosts as they were able the drive to the hoop and crash the paint with regularity. Led by Daniel Dooley's eight points in the first half as the birthday boy went 4-6 from the field,  the collective shooting of the Gryphons in the first half was impressive as they shot 50% from the field. Guelph was equally impressive on the defensive end as they held the isolation heavy offense of the Lakers to 27.6% shooting from the field as they were able to create turnovers, attacked the boards and hustled to win a lot of loose balls in the half. The Gryphons led 39-22 heading to the halftime break.

The third quarter was a much different story offensively for the Gryphs as they got away from establishing the paint and attacking the rim. They may have settled for too many jumpers as they went 3-18 from the field in the quarter. Despite the struggles on the offensive end in the quarter, Guelph remained strong on the defensive end as they held the Lakers 5-16 from the field to maintain their double digit lead. The hosts went back to the formula that made them successful in the first half and attacked the rim doing their damage in the paint. Third year player, Drew Walford came off the bench and led the charge on the defensive end and on the offense leading Guelph with 18 points. Walford's night was capped off with a steal and a backwards two handed dunk to give Guelph their second win of the season.

Eleven players for Guelph scored with Daniel Dooley pouring in 12 points and the bench contributing with 41 points, including Walford's 18 points.The game ended with a special moment for first year player and Engineering Systems and Computing major, Nathan Klassen as he came on late in the game to make his first career regular season appearance for the Gryphons. His teammates got him the ball and in dramatic fashion Klassen scored his first career basket as he hit a buzzer beater to end the game and was subsequently mobbed by his teammates. The Gryphons will look to improve on their performance as they will be in Hamilton next Saturday, November 28 to face McMaster.