Moose runs amok as McGill masters Gaiters
By Earl Zukerman
LENNOXVILLE – Moustafa El Zanaty of Montreal scored a game-high 35
points in 39 minutes of court time and led visiting McGill to a key
87-66 win over Bishop’s in men’s university basketball before 900
at the Mitchell gym in Lennoxville, Friday.
It capped a masterful sweep over the Gaiters as rookie Anneth
Him-Lazarenko notched a “double-double” and McGill rallied from a
10-point deficit to upset the Gaiters 56-47 in the women’s
game.
El Zanaty, a 6-foot-4 guard who reached the 30-point plateau for
the seventh time this season, shot 11-for-24 from the floor, making
four of 10 attempts from three-point range. He also nailed nine of
10 free-throws, pulled down six rebounds, was credited with nine
assists and had four steals. “Moose”, who is averaging over 19
points-per-game in 56 games overall with the Redmen, registered his
200th career three-pointer and now has 203. He is now just four
rebounds short of 500-plateau in his two seasons with the
Redmen.
Teammates Matt Thornhill of Ile-Bizard, Que., and Michael White of
Montreal, also figured prominently in scoring with 17 and 10
points, respectively. Thornhill went 5-for-10 from three-point
range, while White had identical numbers from the field and pulled
down nine rebounds.
High-scoring Sean Anthony, a senior from Vancouver, B.C., who was
in early foul trouble, was held to just four points but contributed
seven rebounds, five assists and a steal.
Cam Mowat was one of four Gaiters to hit double figures in scoring.
The 6-foot-6, 230-pound centre from Kelowna, B.C., had a team-high
20 points.
McGill, which has won two of three meetings with the Gaiters,
trailed only once in the game, on the opening basket by 6-foot-8
Hermon Tesfaghebriel, who was one of two Gaiters to be assessed a
technical foul and finished with 13 points on the night.
McGill took the lead for good on Thornhill’s three-pointer at 1:21
of the opening period and broke the game open on a 14-3 run. They
led 25-11 after the quarter, 42-28 at the half and 63-44 after
three quarters.
McGill, which held a 22-16 margin in rebounding and an 11-6 edge in
steals, outscored Bishop’s 27-16 in points off turnovers. The
Redmen shot 48.4 per cent from the field, 46.2 from beyond the arc
and 61.9 from the foul-line, compares to BU, which shot 42.9, 25.0
and 58.3, respectively.
The resulted evened both teams at 3-6 and left the rivals in a dead
heat for the final playoff spot in the Quebec conference with seven
games remaining. The two teams will meet again on Saturday, at
McGill’s Love Competition Hall.
Newspaper Box Score
(Jan. 23/09 20:00 at Mitchell Gym, Lennoxville, Que.)
MCGILL 87, BISHOPS 66
MCGILL (14-11, 3-6 QUBL)
Moustafa El Zanaty 11-24 9-10 35;
Matthew Thornhill 5-15 2-2 17;
Michael White 5-10 0-0 10;
Pawel Herra 3-5 0-0 9;
Jesse Woods 3-3 0-1 6;
Sean Anthony 1-4 2-8 4;
Greg Gause 2-2 0-0 4;
Sebastian Gatti 1-1 0-0 2;
Erik Galas 0-0 0-0 0;
Nicholas Nishikawa 0-0 0-0 0;
Paul Costello 0-0 0-0 0;
Michael Flannery 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 31-64 13-21 87.
BISHOP S (7-16, 3-6 QUBL)
Mowat,Cam 9-15 0-0 20;
Nash,DArcy 6-20 1-3 15;
Tesfaghebriel,Hermon 4-7 4-5 13;
Thomas-Anderson,D 5-7 0-1 10;
Hunter,Tim 1-3 0-0 2;
Nicolas,Emmanuel Jr. 0-3 2-3 2;
Lindo,Donald 1-5 0-0 2;
McAleenan,Tim 1-2 0-0 2;
Selman,Kevin 0-1 0-0 0.
Totals 27-63 7-12 66.
McGill........................ 25 17 21 24 - 87
Bishop s...................... 11 17 22 16 - 66
3-point goals--McGill 12-26 (Matthew Thornhill 5-10; Moustafa El
Zanaty 4-10; Pawel Herra 3-5; Sean Anthony 0-1), Bishop s 5-20
(Nash,DArcy 2-7; Mowat,Cam 2-7; Tesfaghebriel,Hermon 1-1;
Nicolas,Emmanuel Jr. 0-2; Lindo,Donald 0-1; Hunter,Tim 0-2).
Fouled out--McGill-None, Bishop s-None.
Rebounds--McGill 36 (Michael White 9), Bishop s 31 (Hunter,Tim
6).
Assists--McGill 20 (Moustafa El Zanaty 9), Bishop s 18
(Nicolas,Emmanuel Jr.
8).
Total fouls--McGill 16, Bishop s 22.
Technical fouls--McGill-None, Bishop s-Tesfaghebriel,Hermon;
McAleenan,Tim. A-900