HALIFAX—A last-second play came up short for the Dalhousie Tigers as the Ryerson Rams held on for a 59-58 win on Saturday in the semifinal of the Canadian university men’s basketball championship. Down by one with 11 seconds left to play, the Tigers had a chance to steal the victory, but forward Kashrell Lawrence was unable to hit the last-second three. “We had a play called that we were going to do if we were down three, and with the noise, they couldn’t hear that we changed it,” Tigers head coach Rick Plato said post-game. It would’ve been a difference if (guard) Jordan (Aquino-Serjue) would’ve just taken the ball to the basket and at least try to draw the foul, because we were only down by one — we didn’t need a three. “You could find one point or two points in a hundred spots in that game, I just feel so bad for our guys, it’s tough.”Ryerson will face the Carelton Ravens on Sunday in the championship final.

Source: thestar March 12, 2017 02:37 UTC