Box Score The Varsity Blues men's basketball team drained 12 three-pointers to take down the York Lions 73-56 on Friday night (Jan. 19) at Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport.

Nikola Paradina was a sniper, making 4-of-7 from deep for 22 points, only one shy of his career-high. Usher registered 12 points, but was more of a distributor, handing out a career-high nine assists.
York's guard Chevon Brown recorded a game-high 23 points and dished out four assists in the loss.

Both teams struggled in the opening frame shooting under 25% from the field. It took rookie Evan Shadkami hitting three free throws at the end of the first quarter to give the Blues the 12-11 lead.

The deadlock continued between the two teams in the second quarter, but Toronto got the wheels spinning fast out of the break. They scored the first nine points of the frame, but York quickly responded with a 13-3 run of their own.

The back court of Reilly Reid and Usher combined for 15 points in the opening half to hand the Blues the 33-29 advantage heading into the locker room.

Paradina started to show off his range in the second half. The third-year student sniped two buckets from deep for a total of 10 points and three rebounds in the third quarter alone to maintain the Blues lead at 51-39 heading into the final quarter.

In the end, six different Blues recorded a three pointer to pick up the team's second win in their last three games.

Toronto's record upgrades to 8-7, while York dropped their 12^th straight game to sit at 2-14.

The Varsity Blues are back in action tomorrow night against the 9-5 Queen's Gaels. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m., at Goldring Centre.
 
 
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