Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer
Ottawa Gee-Gees

PREVIEW: #10 men’s basketball welcomes Marauders and Gryphons to Montpetit Hall

Photo: Greg Kolz
Photo: Greg Kolz
November 21, 2024

Friday, November 22

  • The Matchup: #10 Ottawa Gee-Gees (5-2) vs. McMaster Marauders (1-6)
  • Location: Montpetit Hall
  • Tip-off: 8 p.m.
  • Last Meeting: Ottawa 72, McMaster 59– Dec. 2, 2023, at Burridge Gymnasium

OTTAWA GAME NOTES

  • Major stat leaders
  • Ottawa suffered a tough loss to the Brock Badgers on Friday night, falling 69-66. On Sunday, the team rallied for a big win, taking down the Thunderbirds, 100-52.
  • The Gee-Gees will be looking to keep their record on home court perfect. Currently they are 4-0 in Montpetit Hall.

MCMASTER GAME NOTES

  • Major stat leaders
    • Points (per game): Moody Qasim – 12.9
    • Assists (per game): Tyler Garcia – 3.6  
    • Rebounds (per game): Moody Qasim – 6.6  
  • McMaster picked up their first win of the season on Friday night, defeating the Nipissing Lakers 83-76.
  • Last season, Ay Osunde scored a game-high 18 points against Ottawa. He will look for another high scoring performance this time around.

Saturday, November 23

  • The Matchup: #10 Ottawa Gee-Gees (5-2) vs. Guelph Gryphons (1-6)
  • Location: Montpetit Hall
  • Tip-off: 8 p.m.
  • Last Meeting: Ottawa 88, Guelph 56 – Nov. 3, 2023, at Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre

GUELPH

  • Major stat leaders
    • Points (per game): Eric Armstrong – 15.4  
    • Assists (per game): Jack Tunstill – 2.1   
    • Rebounds (per game): Eric Armstrong – 7.3  
  • The Gryphons have struggled to compete with their OUA competition, finding a single win so far. The team is on a three-game losing streak since picking up a win over Nipissing on Nov. 1.
  • Eric Armstrong has been a top performer for Guelph, logging 28 points in the team's last game. Armstrong has scored in the double digits on four other occasions.