Box Score Alex Hill recorded a season-high 27 points as the No. 10 Varsity Blues men’s basketball team handily defeated the Guelph Gryphons 86-70 on Saturday, November 20 at the Athletic Centre Sports Gym.

With the win, the Blues improve to 5-1 and sit in second place behind the No. 1 Carleton Ravens in the OUA East division. The Gryphons drop to 3-3 and are in a four-way tie for fourth in the West.

After building a solid 42-29 lead at halftime, Hill exploded for 18 second-half points, as the Blues maintained at least a nine-point lead throughout the majority of the game. The Toronto native was 5-for-8 from beyond the arc and 4-for-6 from the free throw line on the night.

Drazen Glisic of Sarajevo, BIH tallied 15 points and six assists, while Burnaby, B.C., native Andrew Wasik had another big night with 12 points and a game-high 13 boards. Arun Kumar of Hamilton, Ont., also chipped in with 11 points and six assists in the win.

Guelph brought the game within nine to start the second half, but Kumar would widen the gap for good with back-to-back three pointers to end the third quarter. Toronto had a 59-46 lead heading into the final frame.

Hill and Glisic went on a shooting frenzy from there, combining for 17 of Toronto’s 27 fourth-quarter points. Guelph’s Daniel McCarthy attempted to rally the troops with 11 of his own, but it wasn’t enough as the Blues walked away with the 86-70 victory.

The Gryphons were led by Michael Petrella’s 17-point performance, while Michel Clark and Jonathan Moscatelli each had 16 points. Daniel McCarthy recorded 14 points and Jerald Greenidge tallied a team-high 10 boards in the loss.

The Varsity Blues return to the court next Friday, November 26 when they travel to Waterloo, Ont., to take on the Warriors. Tip off is set for 8 p.m.

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