KINGSTON, Ont. (November 29, 2017) - The Gaels (6-3) treated a School-Day crowd of 1,800 elementary students to an 82-61 victory over the visiting York Lions (2-8) on Wednesday afternoon at the ARC.

GAME FLOW
Tanner Graham (Kingston, Ont.) opened the game for the Gaels, putting them on the board first with a layup. Harry Range (Carp, Ont) soon followed with a layup of his own. Queen's looked good from out the gate, getting penetration in the paint and applying lots of pressure on the other end. Off his own steal. Jaz Bains (Brampton, Ont) notched an impressive layup on the go. Mike Shoveller (Arnprior, Ont) made it a 10-point game with an and-1 play. Shoveller came right back with a low-post move to add 2-more. Queen's closed the first quarter ahead 14 points at 22-8.

The Gaels open the second frame with excellent ball movement, culminating with a big three from the hands of Quinton Gray (Richmond Hill, Ont). Tanner Graham got in his on 3-pointer to push the score to a 20-point margin. The Gaels were making work of the Lions in transition, pushing the ball right after a rebound.Dominating the quarter, the Gaels would go into halftime leading 45-22.

Like he did in the first quarter, Tanner Graham opened the third with a bucket for Queen's. Shoveller padded the lead with a layup from underneath the basket. The Lions could not get on enough of a run to make the game competitive. A 30-point game, York began to implement a full-court press. Quick ball movement maintained the lead by the end of the third with a 63-44 score.

Kicking off the fourth, Bains scored off his own rebound and forced a York timeout. Shoveller came out of the timeout with a big block, which Bains converted to 2-more points. Jesse Graham, who shot lights out all game, converted on a 3-point play mid-way through the fourth. The Lions' last efforts would not be enough and the Gaels would come away with the game 82-61.

BY THE NUMBERS
18 - Jesse Graham lead the team in scoring with 18 points, and shooting 7-8 from the field.
4-4 - Players scored double-digit points, with 2 players recording double-doubles
+34 - The Gaels out-rebounded the Lions by 34 rebounds.
 
FINAL SAY
"We though we were deeper, so we really wanted to wear them down, and then it was defense and rebounding. We knew that they were a really rebounding team, so we knew if we took care, of that, we felt pretty good about our chances." - Assistant Coach Jermaine Small 

UP NEXT
The Queen's Gaels are on the road to Guelph to take on the Gryphons on Friday December 1st at 8:00pm. Watch the game live on OUA.tv.