If you could have written an ending to the first semester for the Nipissing Lakers men's basketball team, it might have looked something like this past weekend.

Nipissing hit the road to finish up the first semester of play and put together two strong efforts and even better, came away with two wins - including a win on an Ismael Kaba buzzer-beater Saturday night.

Friday night, the Lakers used a balanced attack, as five players hit double digits in points and two had double-doubles, as Nipissing topped the Waterloo Warriors 83-78.

Jordon Campbell led the way with 19 points, Marcus Lewis had 14, Jerron Rhodes had 13 points and 10 assists, while Kalil Langston and Justin Shaver both had 11 in the victory.

Shaver also had a game-high 17 rebounds.

The win was a deserving one for Nipissing, who saw contributions from everyone in a strong 40-minute effort.

While that win was impressive, Saturday's victory will be the one that's talked about.

A tight contest from start to finish saw the teams go basket for basket until late in the game, in the dying seconds, when Kaba caught the ball outside the three-point line and put up a perfect shot that fell to give the Lakers the one point victory.

A big second quarter helped Nipissing get back into the game and set up Kaba's heroics.

He finished with 14 points, three of which came on the game-winning shot.

Marvin Ngonadi put up 10 as well in the win.

The Lakers finished the first semester on a two game winning streak and will look to build on that, as they host McMaster and Brock to begin the second half of the season.

They're back on the court Jan. 6 and 7, with tip-off set for 8pm both nights at the RJS Athletic Centre.