Last-second shot sinks Durham Lords

OSHAWA -- After going undefeated on home court last season, the Durham Lords men's basketball team has lost two in a row in its own backyard, the most recent of which came in a heartbreaking manner.

Up against the George Brown Huskies Tuesday night, the Lords let a solid lead slip away, missed a couple of key free throws down the stretch and allowed a buzzer-beating three-pointer to drop, giving the Huskies a 65-63 victory.

With the Lords up 63-62 and four seconds remaining on the clock, the Huskies executed an inbound play to perfection, getting the ball into the hands of Anthony Gauda who promptly drained a shot from behind the arc to end an entertaining game that featured 14 lead changes.

It was somewhat fitting the game ended up being decided on a three-point shot, considering it was the Lords lack of ability to hit and defend from that range that made the game so close in the end. The Huskies went six of 13 from beyond the mark, while the Lords managed to connect only once on 10 shots.

On the bright side, a trio of Ajax residents had solid games for the Lords with Tyler McGarrity scoring a game-high 18 points, Eric Smith chipping 12 and eight rebounds and Tyler Pelley adding eight more steals to up his season total to an Ontario-best 47 in just eight games.

At 5-3 and in third place in the OCAA's East Region, the Lords get back into action tonight in North York against Seneca.