WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The Lycoming College men's basketball team stormed out with the first 15 points of the game and never looked back, as it posted a 76-72 win over the University de Quebec a Montreal in a preseason international exhibition game at Lamade Gym on Sunday night, Nov. 1, at Lamade Gym.
 
The Warriors shot 47 percent from the field and placed four players in double figures – sophomore Alex Newbold (Bowie, Md./Dematha Catholic) led the team with 15 points, junior Nykolas King (Harlem, N.Y./Manhatten Center for Science & Math) had 14 points and eight rebounds, senior Eric Ishman (Jamaica, N.Y./Christ the King) finished with 14 points and two 3-pointers and junior David Johnson (Philadelphia, Pa./Communications Tech) finished with 12 points, three assists and four rebounds.
 
Quebec-Montreal shot just 34 percent from the field (24-for-71), but used its height to post a 47-43 advantage in rebounds. Jude Molin led the team with 19 points and five rebounds and Kewyn Blain finished with 18 points and five rebounds. Samuel Bokanga added seven assists and Yassin Debache added three blocks.
 
The game serves as Lycoming's one NCAA-allowed exhibition game against an international opponent in 2015-16. Quebec-Montreal is a member of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) – the equivalent to the NCAA in the United States. The school participates in the Quebec Student Sport Federation and featured a lengthy roster that included a 6-10, a 6-7 and a 6-6 player on the roster.
 
Lycoming used 12 players during the contest, during which the team held a double-figure lead throughout most of the first and second half. The Citadins closed within six points with 1:25 left in the first half, but Lycoming closed the half on a 6-0 run, highlighted by a high-flying putback dunk from Newbold.
 
In the second half, the Warriors continued to press, bringing the lead to as many as 19 with eight minutes left, holding a 69-50 lead before the Citadins ended the game on a 22-7 run to make up the final margin.
 
The Warriors will officially open the 2015-16 season on Friday night, Nov. 13, when they host Penn State-Schuylkill at 6 p.m. to begin the Dutch Burch Tip-Off.