SHERBROOKE, Que. – After a big win over UQAM on Sunday, the Bishop's Gaiters will hope to continue their momentum this week as they take on the Concordia Stingers in a home-and-home series. After their 84-77 win over the Citadins this week, the Gaiters are alone in fourth place in the RSEQ with a 2-5 record, a game-and-a-half ahead of UQAM. Concordia, meanwhile, is sitting at 3-3 and alone in third place. The Gaiters and Stingers will do battle on Thursday in Montreal, and Saturday at the Mitchell Gym in Lennoxville. Tip off for both games is set for 8 p.m.
 
Last time out:
Bishop's (2-15, 2-5 RSEQ) picked up a split against the UQAM Citadins in their home-and-home series last week. On Thursday, UQAM edged the Gaiters 88-85 in Montreal, but the Gaiters gained their revenge on Sunday with their 84-77 win at the Mitchell Gym. Abdul Kamane (Montreal, Que./Vanier College) went off for 31 points in Thursday's game in Montreal, and followed that up with a 20-point performance in a winning cause on Sunday. For his efforts, Kamane was named the RSEQ Male Athlete of the Week last week.
 
Concordia (10-10, 3-3 RSEQ) was swept by McGill last week, losing 88-81 at the Concordia Gym on Thursday and suffering a 91-62 blowout loss in downtown Montreal on Saturday. Ken Beaulieu led the Stingers over the two games, with a game-high 24 points on Thursday and 11 points on Saturday.
 
When last we met:
The Concordia Stingers used a big third-quarter to defeat the Bishop's Gaiters, 88-71, on Nov. 9 at the Concordia Gym in Montreal. After going into halftime tied at 33-33, the Stingers scored 33 points in the third period to take a 12-point lead on the Gaiters.

Bishop's was led by Abdul Kamane (Montreal, Que./Vanier College)  who scored 22 points on 9-for-18 shooting. The other Gaiter in double figures was David Belanger (Sherbrooke, Que./Champlain-St. Lambert) (Sherbrooke, Que./Champlain-St. Lambert), who finished one rebound short of a double-double, as he had 15 points and nine boards.  Concordia had four players in double figures, led by Ricardo Monge's game-high 23 points. Jonathan Loud came off the bench to score 19, as the Stingers bench outscored Bishop's 40-20.
 
Top Men:
Bishop's
Abdul Kamane (Montreal, Que./Vanier College) leads the conference in scoring, with 22.9 points per game. After his 54-point weekend against UQAM, he has moved up into seventh place in the national rankings. The third-year forward is also seventh on the RSEQ rebounding list (5.6 per game) and third in assists (2.9 per game).
David Belanger (Sherbrooke, Que./Champlain-St. Lambert) leads the Gaiters on the boards, with his 8.7 rebounds per game good for second in the conference. He is also scoring at a 13.0 point per game clip, which is fifth-highest in the league.
Yassin Naji (Lunel, France/Lycée Pothier Orleans) is tied for second in the RSEQ with a 0.875 free-throw percentage. His 0.551 field goal percentage is fourth in the league, and he is averaging 10.4 points per game, which is 14^th in the province.
 
Concordia
Ken Beaulieu has led the Stingers so far this year, with 12.8 points (seventh in the RSEQ) and 5.5 rebounds (eighth) per game. He has also been a threat defensively, as he's tied for third in the league with 2.0 steals per game.
Sami Ghandour is close behind, with 10.7 points per game, good for 12^th in the league, and 4.8 rebounds per game (10^th). His 0.565 field goal percentage is third in the league, and he is shooting 46.2 per cent from three-point range.
 
Kamane, Man!:
This week's RSEQ Male Athlete of the Week, Abdul Kamane (Montreal, Que./Vanier College) currently sits atop the RSEQ scoring list with a 22.9 point per game average. He came off the bench to score a season-high 31 points on Thursday night against UQAM, and has been held under 20 points only once in conference play this year. He was only one rebound short of a double-double on Sunday, as he scored 20 points and grabbed nine boards. He is also the Gaiters' leader in assists, with 20 on the season.
 
Save the dates:
A makeup date has been determined for the Gaiters' game against Laval, which was postponed back on Jan. 5. That game will now be played on Sunday, Feb. 11 in Quebec City, with tip off set for 3 p.m. As a result, the Gaiters home game that weekend, which was set for Saturday, Feb. 10, has been moved to Tuesday, Feb. 13. Tip-off for that game remains at 8 p.m.
 
Coach's Corner
"Concordia played McGill very tough last week and we know there are no easy games for us.  They are talented and play well together. It's going to be a physical game and we have to be ready for it."
 
Tickets Get your Tickets!
Tickets to Saturday night's doubleheader are available online at www.gaiters.ca/tickets or game day at the ticket booth located next to the entrance to Mitchell Gym
 
Live Look
Watch Thursday night's game on Concordia's stream at: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/cumo/
Watch Saturday's game from Mitchell Gym at: www.gaiters.ca/webcast
 
Next Up
After the home-and-home with the Stingers, the Gaiters will take on the league-leading McGill Redmen in a home-and-home series. The teams will play on Friday, Jan. 26 at the Mitchell Gym, starting at 8 p.m., with the return match the next day in Montreal, starting at 6 pm.
 
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