SAULT STE MARIE, Ont. (November 10, 2017) - The Queen's Gaels (3-1) picked up a road victory over the Algoma Thunderbirds (0-5) 97-89 on Friday in men's basketball action.

GAME FLOW
It was an evenly matched game in the early stages of the game as the Gaels and Thunderbirds went back-and-forth on the scoreboard in the opening quarter.

After trailing by four heading into the second frame the offence turned up the heat on the Thunderbirds. Queen's was led by Jaz Bains (Brampton, Ont.) on the night who finished with a game-high 33 points. 

Bains led Queen's to a 26 point second quarter to head into the locker room at halftime up 46-37.

The Thunderbirds chipped away at the Gaels lead throughout the second half but Queen's was able to always stay ahead. Tanner Graham (Kingston, Ont.), Mike Shoveller (Arnprior, Ont.) and Quinton Gray (Richmond Hill, Ont.) finished the night with 19, 16 and 11 points respectively to aid Bains in the offence.

The Gaels were finally able to close out Algoma in the fourth after the Thunderbirds were forced to foul and Bains connected on his shots from the line. He finished an impressive 14 of 15 from the charity stripe and the Gaels took the 97-89 win to move to 3-1 on the season.

BY THE NUMBERS
14 - Free throws made on 15 attempts for Bains
33 - Points is a career high as a Gaels for Bains
7 - Three pointers on 10 attempts for Cailum White of Algoma

UP NEXT
The Tricolour are back in action next Friday night when they travel to Waterloo to take on the Warriors at 8 pm.