GUELPH, Ont. – Lock Lam’s monstrous performance on Sunday earned the Lakehead Thunderwolves a fifth straight win.
Lam scored 29 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Wolves to a convincing 80-66 road win over the Guelph Gryphons as No. 6 Lakehead improved to 11-3 on the season and opened a two-game lead over Ryerson and McMaster in the OUA Central.
Isaiah Traylor finished with 19 points and Laoui Msambya had 12 to help pace the Thunderwolves attack.
Aaron Nugent and Malcolm Glanville each had 14 for the Gryphons (6-8), whose three-game winning streak was snapped with the defeat.
The Wolves return home this weekend to host Kadre Gray and the No. 7 Laurentian Voyageurs (10-4) on Friday night and Nipissing (3-11) on Saturday night.
Gray, once seen as a potential NBA prospect, leads the OUA with 24.8 points a game and is second in assists with 93.
Game time both nights is 8 p.m.
