LENNOXVILLE, Que. – The Bishop's Gaiters and McGill Redmen, enter this week's home-and-home with three wins a piece in RSEQ University conference play. They sit in fourth and fifth place respectively as teams jostle for playoff positioning.
Thursday the teams tip-off in Montreal at 6 p.m. while on Saturday they will play in Mitchell Gym also at 6 p.m. Saturday's contest will be the third annual #BellLetsTalk game where the Gaiters help end the stigma around mental health.
Where we stand
This will be the final two games these teams play in the 2019 regular season, they have split the first two. McGill holds a two-point edge in point differential.
RSEQ Standings
| Pos |
Équipe |
MJ |
V |
D |
PP |
PC |
MOY |
Diff. |
PTS |
| 1 |
Concordia |
10 |
8 |
2 |
824 |
752 |
0.800 |
0.0 |
16 |
| 2 |
Laval |
8 |
4 |
4 |
607 |
615 |
0.500 |
3.0 |
8 |
| 3 |
UQAM |
9 |
4 |
5 |
688 |
685 |
0.444 |
3.5 |
8 |
| 4 |
McGill |
7 |
3 |
4 |
477 |
494 |
0.429 |
3.5 |
6 |
| 5 |
Bishop's |
10 |
3 |
7 |
783 |
833 |
0.300 |
5.0 |
6 |
Statistically Speaking
McGill is the conference's stingiest defence; they allow just 70.6 points per game, however they are also the lowest scoring team at 68.1 points for per game. Bishop's is second in scoring at 78.3 points per game and last in scoring defence; they allow 83.3 per contest.
McGill's Alex Paquin is the top scorer in the RSEQ at 19.8 points per game. He scored 19 in the second meeting between the two teams in Mitchell Gym on Dec. 1. He did not play when Bishop's topped McGill on Nov. 15 in Montreal
For Bishop's
Abdul Kamane (Montreal, Que./Vanier College) is starting to return to form from a year ago. He was named Provigo, Robert Lafond Athlete of the Week after his performance last week. He's currently the team's leading scorer at 16.5 points per game and top rebounder at 7.2 per game.
Watch Live
Catch Thursday's game live online at:
https://portal.stretchinternet.com/mcgill/
Saturday's contest is available at:
www.gaiters.ca/webcast
Tickets for Saturday are available at
www.gaiters.ca/tickets.
#BellLetsTalk
For the third straight year the Bishop's Gaiters athletic department is working together to help promote and support the #BellLetsTalk cause. Helping various mental health initiatives around Canada. #BellLetsTalk Day is Wednesday, Jan. 30. Complete details are
available here.
Next Up
After Saturday night's game, the Gaiters will enjoy a bye week. They next step onto the court on Friday, Feb. 8 in Quebec City against Laval.
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