Trinity Western 105 Brandon 74
Spartans-Bobcats Stats
by Matt Packwood, Bobcats Sports Information
BRANDON, MB - The Brandon Bobcats and visiting Trinity Western Spartans battled in a close first quarter before the Spartans ran away with it in the remaining three quarters, winning 105-74.
Tristan Smith had the hot hand for Trinity Western, putting up 31 points on 11-15 shooting, including 5-6 shooting from beyond the arc, and added 10 assists. Sean Peter added 21 points, Calvin Westbrook put up 14 points.
Rookie point guard Ilarion Bonhomme had a team-high 17 points, while Jordan Reaves added 13 points and Ali Mounir Benabdelhak finished with 12 points.
The win pushes Trininty Western past .500 to 7-6, while the Bobcats fall to 5-8. Up next for the Bobcats is a home game against the Fraser Valley Cascades Saturday, while the Spartans will travel to Regina to play the Cougars.
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Winnipeg 75 #7 Victoria 71
Vikes-Wesmen Stats
by Sheldon Appelle, U of Winnipeg Sports Information
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Wesmen came back from a 16 point deficit to upset the #7 Victoria Vikes 75-71 on Friday.
With the victory Winnipeg improves to 4-9; the Vikes fall to 10-3.
Mark McNee led the Wesmen with a game high 31 points and 12 rebounds. Benny Iko added 14 points while Travis Krahn finished with 12, including four-three pointers. Dominique Brown had 10. Andrew Cunningham finished with 10 assists.
The Vikes were led by Ryan MacKinnon's team high 26 points, including four-three pointers. Michael Acheampong added 13 points followed by Zac Andrus and Mike Berg each had 10.
Winnipeg will host the UBC Thunderbirds on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. at the Duckworth Centre. Victoria will take on the Manitoba Bisons at the U of M.
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#3 UBC 93 Manitoba 84 (OT)
Thunderbirds-Bisons Stats
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba Bisons fell to the #3 ranked UBC Thunderbirds, 93-84 in overtime on Friday.
The overtime frame was just as chill inducing as the game’s fourth quarter. With 1:10 seconds left and UBC leading 86-82, Manitoba’s Kurtis Sansregret picked the pocket of UBC’s Nathan Yu and scored to narrow the gap to 86-84. However, after some Bisons miscues, namely an ill-advised foul by Draward on Yu, UBC pulled ahead 93-84 for good on the strength of its shooting from the free throw line.
Kurtis Sangregret had 21 points in a losing effort, while Nathan Yu and Tommy Nixon had 20 apiece for the Thunderbirds.
UBC goes to 9-2 on the season, with Manitoba falling to 8-5.
The teams meet again on Saturday at the Investors Group Athletic Centre at 8:00 p.m.
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#10 Fraser Valley 86 Regina 73
Cascades-Cougars Stats
With files from U of Regina Sports Information
REGINA, Sask. – Kyle Grewal and Sam Freeman both had 23 points to pace Fraser Valley to an 86-73 road win over the Regina Cougars on Friday at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.
The #10 Cascades Kyle Grewal ended up 8-for-14 from the field, while Freeman hit four of Fraser Valley’s 11 three-pointers. Grewal also added 10 rebounds to end up with the game’s lone double-double, while Sheldon Bjorgaard chipped in with 12 points.
Playing in his first home game in a U of R uniform, Vule Grujic came off the bench to lead the Cougars (3-9) with 16 points. Paul Gareau (13 points) and Connor Burns (12) led in points; Gareau pulled down a team-leading seven rebounds.
Fraser Valley (8-5) will finish off its two-game road swing on Saturday night against Brandon (5-8), while the Cougars will host Trinity Western (7-6) at the CKHS.
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#8 Alberta 77 Thompson Rivers 69
WolfPack-Golden Bears Stats
by Matt Gutsch, U of Alberta Sports Information
EDMONTON - Third-year forward Rob Dewar scored a career-high 21 points to lead the #8 Alberta Golden Bears’ to a 77-69 win over the Thompson Rivers WolfPack on Friday at the Saville Community Sports Centre.
Edmonton guard Jordan Baker added 15 points and nine rebounds in the win, while rookie Sebastian Cava, who hails from Lima, Peru, had 14 points and seven boards.
Canada West scoring leader Justin King picked up a double-double in the loss, scoring 17 points and 14 rebounds, but it was Chas Kok who led the Pack in scoring, with 20 points.
With the win, the Golden Bears improve to 9-4 and continue to lead the Prairie Division in Canada West. The Pack, meanwhile, drops to 5-8 on the season and will next play the Saskatchewan Huskies on Saturday. Alberta returns to the SCSC floor on Saturday night to take on the 2-11 UBC Okanagan Heat.
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Lethbridge 90 Calgary 80
Dinos-Pronghorns Stats
by Cristy Duce, U of Lethbridge Sports Info Assistant
LETHBRIDGE, AB - On Friday at the 1st Choice Savings Centre, the Lethbridge Pronghorns edged the Calgary Dinos 90-80 before over 1,300 fans.
Former Dino Dom Coward led all players with 21 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks. Julian Spearchief-Morris racked up 19 points and point guard Daryl Cooper had 11 invaluable assists, while adding 10 points of his own.
The Dinos were led by the second half surge of recently returned point guard Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson with 18 points. Boris Bakovic added 15 and Tyler Fidler contributed 14, both nabbing seven rebounds in the process.
With the win the ‘Horns improve to 6-7, while the Dinos fall two games behind the ‘Horns for the fourth and final playoff spot at 4-9.
The ‘Horns look to build on their run on Saturday night when the teams play again at 8:00 p.m. The men's and women's games will be webcast on www.canadawest.tv.
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#5 Saskatchewan 96 UBC Okanagan 67
Heat-Huskies Stats
by Nicole Betker, Huskies Sports Information
SASKATOON - The Saskatchewan Huskies tallied 52 points in the first half en route to a 96-67 win over the visiting UBC Okanagan Heat on Friday night at the PAC.
With the win the #5-ranked Huskies improve to 8-4 on the season, while the Heat, who joined the Canada West for the 2011-12 season, drop to 2-9. It is the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
Reigning Canada West MVP Jamelle Barrett led the Huskies on offence scoring a game-high 25 points, hitting 11-of-16 field goals. Fifth-year guard Peter Lomuro added 18 for the Huskies, while freshman Matt Forbes added another 12. Forbes also had a team-high seven rebounds.
Yassine Ghomari was the best on the night for the Heat netting 20 points and six rebounds. Iain Con added another 10 points to the Heats’ tally.
The Huskies host the Thompson Rivers WolfPack Saturday night, while the Heat travel to Edmonton to meet the Alberta Golden Bears.
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