Box Score SHERBROOKE, Que. – The Bishop's Gaiters could not bounce back after an 80-67 loss to the No. 8 McGill Redmen on Thursday night in the first game of the home-and-home series.  They lost 55-48 at home on Saturday. 
 
The Gaiters struggled to find the basket, shooting just 32.8 per cent from the floor (22/67). They made 4-of-14 from three-point range (65.4%) but only 19 of 34 from the charity stripe (55.5%) on Thursday. Jaleel Webb (Montreal) led the way for Bishop's with 14 points while the big-man combo of Mike Andrews (Oakville, Ont.) and Dave Belanger (Sherbrooke, Que.) scored 11 apiece. 
 
The Gaiters and Redmen squared off for the first time this season in Mitchell Gym on Saturday. The hosts stayed close through the first frame but the Redmen took a 16-point lead, 36-20, into the locker room at halftime.  Jona Bermillo (Montreal) knocked down two sets of free throws in the last two minutes of the third quarter to bring the Gaiters within eight.  Bermillo went 6-for-6 from the charity stripe on the night.  In the fourth quarter both teams could not convert and went scoreless for three minutes.  Chris Henny (Montreal) broke the drought to put the Gaiters down by just six with 5:21 to play.  McGill's Simon Bibeau (St. Bruno, Que.) answer back with a three and the Redmen pulled ahead by nine.  The Gaiters were able to come within six but could not get any closer and McGill won 55-48. 
 
The top scorer for Bishop's was Andrews with 11 points and five rebounds.  Bermillo had 10 points and six boards.  Bibeau lead the Redmen is scoring with 15 points and Vincent Dufort (Smith Falls, Ont.) had 11 points and 10 rebounds. 
 
The Gaiters are at home on Friday Feb. 7 against Concordia (6-4) for an 8 p.m. tip-off and in Montreal on Saturday Feb. 8 at 4 p.m. 
 
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Clare Webb
Sports Information Writer