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Durham Lords Media Release
Saturday, October 18, 2008

David Stewart Tip-Off Tournament a Huge Success

Oshawa, Ont. – The 32nd annual David Stewart Tip-Off tournament was a huge success as college basketball fans witnessed plenty of great games with fantastic finishes on day two of the tournament. The Durham Lords fell just short of winning their first tip-off title in eleven years as they were defeated by the Fanshawe Falcons 75-72 in the tournament’s final game.

With 15 minutes left in the title game, it looked as if Durham was down and out as they trailed the Falcons by 20 points (52-32). Showing their resiliency, the Lords chipped away at the Falcon lead, cutting it to just seven points with five minutes left in the game.

Durham continued to roll as they went on another mini-run with big baskets coming from veterans Courtney Small, Tyler Pelley and Anthony Batchelor, as they managed to tie the game at 69-69.

With an Anthony Batchelor free throw, Durham actually grabbed a 70-69 lead with just 1:24 left on the clock. The teams fought hard in the final minutes of the game as they would end up tied again (72-72) down the stretch. Fanshawe would make a clutch shot to give the Falcons a 75-72 lead and with the seconds winding down, a Durham three-point attempt would just rim out, giving Fanshawe the tournament title with a 75-72 win.

Matt Fennell of the Falcons was awarded tournament MVP honours while veteran teammate Jabari Cooper was named a tournament all-star. Courtney Small and Anthony Batchelor were awarded as tournament all-stars for the Lords.

Earlier in the day Durham defeated Vanier College 75-58 to advance to the tournament final. It was the Lords first trip to the title game since 1998.

All-in-all, it was a very entertaining day of basketball as three of the final four games ended with the winning team up by three points or less. Centennial College won the consolation final with a 69-67 win over George Brown College.
 
TOURNAMENT SUMMARY

Day Two Results

Consolation Semi Finals
Centennial 70  Loyalist 46
George Brown 82  Redeemer 76

Semi-Finals
Fanshawe 74  St. Lawrence 73
Durham 75 Vanier 58

Consolation Final
Centennial 69 George Brown 67
 
Championship Final
Fanshawe 75 Durham 72

Tournament All-Stars
Centennial – Rodrick Robinson
George Brown – Nathan Thompson
Fanshawe – Jabari Cooper
Durham – Anthony Batchelor
Durham – Courtney Small

Tournament MVP
Fanshawe – Matt Fennell



Friday's Results

Round Robin
St. Lawrence 104 Centennial 61
Fanshawe 74 Loyalist 47
Vanier 67 George Brown 65
Durham 80 Redeemer 55

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Scott Dennis
Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator
Durham College and UOIT Athletics
905.721.2000 Ext. 2784 (P)
905.721.3117 (F)
scott.dennis@dc-uoit.ca