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Durham Lords Media Release
Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Durham College grinds out a win over Centennial

Men’s Basketball: Durham defeated Centennial 72-58 (Box Score Attached)

OSHAWA, Ont. – The Durham College men’s basketball team picked up an important win on Tuesday night as they defeated Centennial College 72-58 at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre.

The Lords earned their tenth win of the year to sit in second place with a 10-4 record. To finish in the top two spots in the East region and earn an automatic berth into the OCAA championship, the Lords will have to continue their winning ways to finish the season as Algonquin (9-3), Seneca (9-3) and St. Lawrence (8-2) trail close behind.

In Tuesday’s game, Centennial held a lead midway through the second half, but Durham College turned up their intensity to jump ahead in the game and pull away down the stretch.

Courtney Small (Oshawa, Ont.) managed to record up a double-double as he scored a game high 21 points and 12 rebounds. Just as his teammate Eric Smith (Ajax, Ont.) did less than a week ago, Small passed assistant coach Matt Markovic to move up the Durham College all-time scoring chart, sitting one point out of the top ten with 611 career points (Ken Upshaw – 612 career points).

Durham was able to capitalize off of Centennial mistakes as they scored 25 points off turnovers. Tyler Pelley (Ajax, Ont.), who is leading the OCAA in steals added two more to his totals along with 11 points in the win. Tyler McGarrity (Ajax, Ont.) finished the night with 14 points.

The Lords will have no time to rest as they travel to Loyalist College (2-10) on Thursday night. Their next home game is on Friday, January 29 against Georgian College (4-8).

LORDS ALL-TIME SCORING
1. Anthony Batchelor – 1833 points 
2. Andy Van Heuvelen – 937 points 
3. Leroy Brown – 804 points 
T4. Eric Carter – 759 points 
T4. Dudley Bent – 759 points 
6. Augusto Duquesne – 726 points 
7. Chris Ford – 676 points 
8. Evan Browne – 630 points 
9. Eric Smith – 622 points
10. Ken Upshaw – 612 points 
11. Courtney Small – 611 points
12. Matt Markovic – 599 points 

EAST REGION STANDINGS
Fleming P (12-2)
Durham (10-4)
Algonquin (9-3)
Seneca (9-3)
St. Lawrence (8-2)
George Brown (5-4)
Georgian (4-8)
Centennial (3-8)
Cambrian (2-8)
Loyalist (2-10)
La Cite (0-12)

GAME RECAP

Final Score
Durham 72
Centennial 58

Half Time
Durham 34
Centennial 32

Lords Notables:
Courtney Small – 21 points. 12 rebounds
Tyler McGarrity – 14 points

Centennial Notables
Atil Williams – 19 points

A QUICK LOOK AT THE LORDS
Overall Record: 18-7
Conference Record: 10-4

Next Game: Thursday, January 21 @ Loyalist (8 p.m.)
Next Home Game: Friday, January 29 vs. Georgian (8 p.m.)

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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