The Canadore Men’s basketball team opened up their OCAA season with a 98-93 overtime loss to the Seneca Sting on home court Saturday.
Seneca came out shooting and jumped out to an early 28-18 lead after the first quarter.
Second year guard, Jake Rae (Scarborough, ON) hit back to back three pointers and the Panthers out ran the Sting to take a 45-41 lead in to the half.
Seneca battled back to regain the lead after three quarters 68-66.
With time ticking down in the fourth quarter, both teams had their opportunities but neither would capitalize.
The game headed into overtime where eventually the Sting would win 98-93.
Tarez Hepburn (Freeport, Bahamas) led the way with 23 points, while Wil Konybai (Calgary, AB) added 21 points.
Head coach Stacy Gallagher emphasized the importance of playing error-free basketball.
"We fought hard and battled back after being down by a lot to take the lead," stated Gallagher.
"Mistakes and turnovers are costly and we made a lot them; especially at the end of the game when we fought hard to get back in it and take the lead."
The Panthers next contest is on October 28th for an 8 p.m. tip-off against St. Lawrence College at the Education Centre Gymnasium.
