Box Score LONDON, Ont. – Strong defence and a double-double from guard Enrico Diloreto helped the Windsor Lancers defeat the Western Mustang's men's basketball team 67-50 on Wednesday night at Alumni Hall.

The loss ends the Mustangs four-game winning streak and gives the team a 6-9 record on the season, good for fourth in the OUA West Division. The Lancers move to 10-5 on the year, and sit in sole possession of second place in the West, only four points behind the division-leading McMaster Marauders.

Prior to the game Mustangs forward Peter Scholtes was honoured at centre court for scoring his 1,000th career point last weekend against the Lakehead Thunderwolves.

Leading the Mustangs scorers were a trio of players scoring in the double digits with Quinn Henderson, Scholtes, and Greg Morrow scoring 14, 11, and 12 points, respectively. Diloreto led all scorers with 16 points for the Lancers and also grabbed 11 rebounds to record a double-double.

Despite Western having three players with more than 10 points, the Lancers strong defensive play proved to be one of the game's main factors, and Mustangs head coach Brad Campbell noted that "Windsor defensively did an outstanding job and really took us out of our flow on offence by defending the paint and perimeter."

Both teams started off the game strong, trading points until midway through the opening quarter when the Lancers began to pull away with a 7-2 run to finish the opening ten minutes up 17-11. Windsor carried their momentum over into the second frame, outscoring the Mustangs 17-9 to take a 34-20 lead into the half. Shooting percentage proved to be the difference in the opening two quarters as Western shot 24% from the field, including going 0-7 from behind the three-point line, compared to Windsor's 48% success rate from the floor.

The Lancers kept the momentum going in the second half, taking the third quarter 16-12 to take an 18-point lead into the final quarter. Western battled back in the fourth, outscoring the Lancers 18-17, however it wasn't enough as Windsor claimed a 67-50 victory.

Next up for the Mustangs is a road contest against the first-place Marauders in Hamilton, Ontario on Saturday, January 25. Game time is set for 3:00 PM.