The Niagara Knights men's basketball program (10-5, 4^th OCAA West) were unable to contain a sharpshooting Fanshawe Falcons (2-13, 9^th OCAA West) team in a 104-97 defeat on Thursday night.

The Knights jumped out to an early seven point lead in the first quarter, but were unable to maintain throughout the contest. Fanshawe's offence shot a blistering 61.9% from the field and 90% from the charity stripe, eclipsing the 100-point plateau for the first time this season. Three Falcons players reached 20 points in the contest.

Four Knights players scored in double digits, including Marako Lundy (Nassau, Bahamas) who led the way with 19 points. Lequan Hylton (Mississauga) and Delroy Grandison (Kingston, Jamaica) each contributed 18 points, while Jonathan Mataya (Welland) rounded out the leading scorers with 14 points.

Niagara will now have a nine day break before a weekend trip will take them to the Western end of the province to visit the St. Clair Saints (5-8, 6^th OCAA West) and Lambton Lions (8-5, 5^th OCAA West) on February 13^th and 14^th. The Knights will welcome the Humber Hawks (12-3, 3^rd OCAA West) to the Welland Campus Athletic Centre on February 19^th to close out the regular season.