The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's basketball team traveled to the OUA Central division leader Lakehead Thunderwolves on Friday (Feb. 7) night in the first game of the back-to-back, concluding with a final score of 69-82.

While the Blues opened strong in the first few minutes, the Thunderwolves came out blazing late in the first by crashing the offensive glass and providing themselves many excellent second-chance and transition offence opportunities. Lakehead shot extremely well from three-point range, shooting 39 percent to the Blues 23, which pushed the Thunderwolves lead to its largest of the night at 18. The Blues came back with a strong push of their own in the third quarter where they outscored Lakehead 24-19, closing the deficit to five, but the Thunderwolves managed to pull away with the win.

Second-year forward Simeon Jeffers shone bright for the Blues tonight, shooting 64.7 percent from the field while notching a strong 22 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Fourth-year guard Quarry Whyne put up a supporting 11 points, six rebounds, four assists, and one block, joined by fourth-year guard Inaki Alvarez with 17 points, three rebounds, and two assists.

Up next, The Blues stay put in Thunder Bay, Ont. with one more game against the Lakehead Thunderwolves on Saturday (Feb. 7) with tip-off set for 8 p.m. The game will be streamed via oua.tv.