The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's basketball team fell 106-70 to the TMU Bold in the Metro Hoops Classic on Wednesday (Nov. 4) night inside Goldring Centre – Kimel Family Field House.
Following a tight first quarter, TMU turned on the jets in the second stanza, scoring 38 points to U of T's 15 and shooting over 70 per cent from the field and from three. While the Blues tightened up on defence, they struggled to find an offensive rhythm in the third quarter. The Blues found their footing in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Bold 30-17 but the deficit was too much to overcome.
Three Blues scored double-digit points, with fifth-year centre Nigel Hylton scoring 10 while shooting 62 per cent from the field. Off the bench, first-year guards Gabriel Moore and Manu Kimel scored 10 points each on 60 and 80 per cent from the field respectively.
For the Bold, Javier Gilgeous-Glasgow scored 22 points off the bench and shot 80 per cent from the field. Gurdeep Kalsi added 19 points and Fernando De Los Santos scored 16. Ares Culley-Bremner scored 10 points with nine rebounds and added four steals.
The Blues look to rebound versus the Windsor Lancers when they make the trip to Goldring on Saturday (Nov. 7) night. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m., with tickets available at
varsityblues.ca/tickets. The game will also be streamed live on
oua.tv.
