The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's basketball team bounced the Queen's Gaels 71-67 on Saturday (Jan. 12) night at Kingston, Ont.

TORONTO STATS: Fourth-year forward Daniel Johansson recorded his second double-double of the season with a team-high 17 points and 12 rebounds, while fourth-year forward Nikola Paradina chipped in with 17 points.

Fourth-year guard Christopher Barret filled up the stat sheet with 11 points, five assists and four rebounds. First-year guard Inaki Alvarez also hit double-digits with 10 points and two assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED: The Blues got off to an early 17-8 run, which helped the team take a 20-15 lead after the opening quarter. Toronto continued the momentum ending on a 14-4 run to take a 41-28 advantage into halftime. Daniel Johansson had 13 points and six rebounds in the first half.  

U of T was outscored by Queen's 18-13 in the third, but went into the final quarter up 54-46. The Gaels continued to cut into the Blues lead, but weren't able to get any closer then four the rest of the way.

UP NEXT: Next up for the Blues are the Nipissing Lakers next Friday (Jan. 18) night. Tip off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m., at Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport. 

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