Thunder Bay, ON - On Wednesday night (Feb. 25) the Gryphons men's basketball team will face the Lakehead Thunderwolves in OUA playoff action.  Game time is set for 8:00pm in Thunder Bay and can be seen live on OUA.tv.  This will mark the third straight meeting between the two divisional rivals after they split a doubleheader in Guelph to close out their regular season schedules.  Listed below are some fast facts to get you set for tonight's playoff matchup between the Gryphons and Thunderwolves.

OUA Men's Basketball Playoff Matchups

Note: Ottawa, Carleton, Ryerson & McMaster all receive 1st round byes

(5) WINDSOR
            vs           Winner faces McMaster 
(12) TORONTO

(6) WESTERN
         vs             Winner faces Ryerson
(11) LAURIER
 
(7) LAKEHEAD
              vs           Winner faces Carleton 
(10) GUELPH

(8) YORK
         vs                Winner faces Ottawa
(9) LAURENTIAN

Leading Scorers
Guelph:
Daniel Dooley (12.6 PPG)
Trevor Thompson (11.6 PPG)
Adam Kemp (8.2 PPG)

Lakehead:
Dwayne Harvey (12.4 PPG)
Anthony McIntosh (11.6 PPG)
Bacarius Dinkins (10 PPG)

Gryphons-Thunderwolves regular season head-to-head meetings:
Friday, February 20th:  Guelph 69 - Lakehead 66
Saturday, February 21st:  Lakehead 89 - Guelph 74

Gryphons Recent Playoff History vs Lakehead
1998-1999: L 79-76 vs Lakehead in OUA West quarterfinals
1999-2000: L 70-57 vs Lakehead in OUA West quarterfinals
2000-2001: W 80-56 vs Lakehead in OUA West quarterfinals
2002-2003: W 84-60 vs Lakehead in OUA semi-finals
2004-2005: L 81-66 vs Lakehead in OUA West quarterfinals
2011-2012: L 93-70 vs Lakehead in OUA West quarterfinals

Gryphons Recent Playoff History
This marks the fourth time in the last five years that the Gryphons men's basketball team has qualified for the OUA playoffs. The Gryphons last win in the postseason came in 2012 when they knocked off No. 10 Laurier in the opening round.