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Strong finish propels LU to fourth win of season

Nick Burke scores 31 to help Lakehead get back into the win column.
Nick Burke
Lakehead's Nick Burke (right) dribbles away from Algoma's Jake Clendinning on Saturday; Nov. 5; 2016 at the Thunderdome.

HAMILTON – A fantastic finished earned the Lakehead Thunderwolves men’s basketball team its fourth win of the season.

The Wolves (4-12) outscored the host McMaster Marauders 30-16 in the fourth quarter on Saturday afternoon, the difference in a 93-79 triumph that helped coach Ryan Thomson double the team’s win total from a year ago.

It was Lakehead’s shooting the paved the way. The Thunderwolves hit 47 per cent of their shots from the field and forced 27 turnovers in earning the weekend split on the road.

Nick Burke had a season-high 31 points for LU, while Isaiah Traylor chipped in 23 in a winning cause. Connor Gilmore had 16 to lead the Marauders (7-9). The Wolves moved into seventh place in the OUA West, two points behind Windsor for the sixth and final playoff berth.

Lakehead returns to the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse next Friday and Saturday for dates against the Western Mustangs.



Leith Dunick

About the Author: Leith Dunick

A proud Nova Scotian who has called Thunder Bay home since 2002, Leith is Dougall Media's director of news, but still likes to tell your stories too. Wants his Expos back and to see Neil Young at least one more time. Twitter: @LeithDunick
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