Joe Hart had the biggest night of his young Thunderwolves basketball career on Wednesday, dropping 22 points to lead Lakehead to a 90-74 win over Concordia.
Ryan Thomson had 15 and Yoorie Salhia pounded home 14 in the win, the opening contest at the Graham Shootout in Saskatoon.
Morgan Tajfel led the Stingers with 19.
LU coach Scott Morrison had mixed emotions about the win.
"I thought some of our guy came out flat. The result was some second chances on the glass for Concordia and early bonus situations which led to 39 free shots for the opponent. However I was pleased with the energy off the bench of our young guys (Joey) Nitychoruk and (Michael) Thorne-Finch who had the best game of heir young careers. Also we did a good Jon using our size advantage on offense getting the ball to Yoos and Thomson in the paint on a regular basis."
Lakehead takes on Regina on Thursday.