And That's That

The Waterloo Warriors beat the Guelph Gryphons 71-63 Wednesday night in an OUA men's basketball quarter-final at the Mitchell Athletics Centre.

Guelph was in it pretty much throughout — but I'll admit to saying "this game is over" at least three times to Christine Rivet of the Waterloo Region Record. Guelph was trailing all three times, including the time I said it in the first half.

The Warriors played like I'd never seen them play all season. They were fast, furious and scrappy. They ran the Gryphons from the gym in the first half. And then Dan White continued to shoot them down in the second.

White led all scorers with 25 points on 7-of-15 shooting, including 5-for-9 from the three-point line.

It was as if Guelph couldn't defend the fast break in the first half and the perimeter in the second.

Waterloo capped the regular season on a two-game winning streak. And, the odds were in the Warriors' favour. Prior to last night, Waterloo and Guelph played three times this season when you include the exhibition game played in Fergus. Guelph won all three meetings.

Duncan Milne led Guelph with 23 points last night. It was another stellar second-semester performance by the big man, who had six double-doubles this season, all of which came after Christmas.

Point guard Michael Petrella played up to his capabilities, too. He scored 13 points and finally was a threat both passing and shooting the ball.

Nick Pankerichan had 11 points in his finale. He graduates as the school's second-leading scorer of all-time. He amassed 1,231 points in five years.

I'll have more on Pankerichan's and Milne's exits in tomorrow's Mercury. And I'll have more on Petrella in Friday's paper.

— posted by Greg Layson

Comments

[Rob]

That was definitely one of Waterloo's best games. White, while good, is rarely on fire like that.

It seemed like every other Gryphon was bandaged up in some way, though. That probably played a part in the loss.

[Mike]

Dan White was incredible in this game. Guelph tried Moscatelli, Agyemang and McCarthy in defending against him but White's range was ridiculous. Many of his 3's were NBA-length. McCarthy's in-your-face defence did a decent job against White, but Moscatelli was getting schooled, forcing him to the bench. This was significant in eliminating a HUGE shooting threat for Guelph, especially with Panks banged up and clearly not shooting the way he'd like to. Great playoff atmosphere at the Mitchell Centre though, too bad UG couldn't come out on top. Congrats to Nick and Duncan for great careers!

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