#5 Saskatchewan 98 Trinity Western 73
Spartans-Huskies Stats
by Bob Florence, UofS Sports Information
SASKATOON — Using a 14-0 stretch in the third quarter, the #5 Saskatchewan Huskies defeated the Trinity Western Spartans 98-73 Saturday night at the PAC.
Transfer Peter Lomuro finished with 20 points for Saskatchewan, while the Huskies Jamelle Barrett, the league scoring champion last season, had 23 points and seven assists. Duncan Jones added 15 points and Michael Lieffers 12.
With the win the Huskies move to 5-2 and are on a four game winning streak. Trinity Western drops to 2-6.
Sean Peter, a fifth-year player, was the leading scorer for the Spartans with 24 points. Tristan Smith added 11 points and four steals. Calvin Westbrook had five rebounds.
This was the last weekend for most Canada West teams before the December break. Saskatchewan's league schedule resumes Jan. 6 in Victoria, while Trinity Western is home to Lethbridge.
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Calgary 92 #4 UBC 85
Thunderbirds-Dinos Stats
by Ben Matchett, U of Calgary Sports Information
CALGARY – With three of their top players out of the line-up, with the #4 team in the nation in their gym, and staring a 2-6 start to the season in the face, Tyler Fidler put the Calgary Dinos on his back and led them to a 92-85 upset over the UBC Thunderbirds Saturday night in the Jack Simpson Gym.
The loss was the second straight for the Thunderbirds, who drop to 4-2 on the season, while Calgary improves to 3-5 as they head into the Christmas break.
Fidler, playing just 26 minutes on the night, put up 10 points in the opening quarter and didn’t let up, finishing the night with 25 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field and 9-for-12 from the line in his best performance of the season. He was great, but he was able to play at that level because of strong play across the board from the Dinos in what head coach Dan Vanhooren described as one of the most significant victories of his career.
The Thunderbirds were led by a 17-point effort by Doug Plumb, with Malcolm Williams chipping in 16 off the bench along with Kamar Burke’s 14 point, 11-rebound double-double. Nathan Yu, who ran into foul trouble early, played just 15 minutes and recorded eight points.
A total of five players fouled out of the contest – four of which were Thunderbirds.
Both teams head into the Christmas break and will next see conference action on the opening weekend of 2012. The Thunderbirds will welcome prairie foes Alberta and Saskatchewan to War Memorial Gym Jan. 6-7, while Calgary will also play in the Lower Mainland that weekend as they head for a Fraser Valley-Trinity Western swing.
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Thompson Rivers 110 Regina 100
Cougars-WolfPack Stats
by Larry Read, WolfPack Sports Information
KAMLOOPS, BC - The Thompson Rivers WolfPacs head into the Christmas break at .500. The WolfPack improved their record to 4-4 following a victory over the visiting Regina Cougars by a score of 110-100.
Regina is 2-5 entering the break.
TRU was led by Justin King (3rd year), who had 35 points and 11 rebounds in 35 minutes. Chas Kok (5th year) entered the weekend as the Canada West’s top scorer - he had 22 points, eight rebounds.
Regina had two players with over 20 points - Paul Garneau (4th year) had 23 to go with eight rebounds, while Brendan Hebert (2nd year) put back 20.
The WolfPack return to league play on Friday Janaury 5, 2012 when they entertain the Winnipeg Wesmen at the Tournament Capital Centre. The Cougars will host Brandon that same night.
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#7 Alberta 79 #8 Fraser Valley 57
Cascades-Golden Bears Stats
by Paul Cartledge, U of Alberta Sports Info Assistant
EDMONTON - The #7 Alberta Golden Bears continued to roll against the Fraser Valley Cascades, Saturday night at the Saville Community Sport Centre, finding their third straight win and fifith in six by way of a 79-57 victory.
Third-year guard Jordan Baker had a game-high 20 points, but it was the play of 6’10” forward Robert Dewar that had the hometown crowd buzzing, posting 17 points and five monster blocks to give Alberta all the momentum.
Joel Friesen, also a third-year guard, led the Cascades with 13 points and 11 boards while fourth-years Kyle Grewal and Sam Freeman added a dozen points each, Grewal also grabbing 10 rebounds.
Both teams completed the 2011 half of their conference schedule on the evening, the 6-2 Bears heading to B.C. in the new year to play UBC and Victoria on January 6 and 7. 5-3 Fraser Valley will return to Alberta on the same 2012 dates to face off against Calgary and Lethbridge.
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Victoria 90 Lethbridge 59
Vikes-Pronghorns Stats
by Cristy Duce, U of Lethbridge Sports Info Assistant
LETHBRIDGE, AB – After upsetting a nationally ranked, undefeated UBC, the Lethbridge Pronghorns were hoping to write another David and Goliath story against Victoria, but were overpowered by the lethal three-point shooting of the Vikes, falling 90-59.
Senior guard Ryan Mackinnon, third in Canada West scoring, led all scorers with 23 on the night. Michael Acheampong and Mike Berg came up with 14 points apiece.
The ‘Horns’s offensive effort rested on 13 points from both Dominyc Coward and Logan Reiter, with Coward also leading all rebounders with eight.
With the loss, the Pronghorns fall to 4-4 and meet Trinity Western in Langley, B.C. on January 6. The Vikes remain undefeated at 8-0 and will play Saskatchewan at home the same night.
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Brandon 81 UBC Okanagan 68
Bobcats-Heat Stats
by Cary Mellon, UBC Okanagan Sports Information
KELOWNA, BC – The Brandon Bobcats defeated the UBC Okanagan Heat 81-68 on Saturday evening. Despite an initial lead by the Heat, the Bobcats maintained pressure against the home team and prevailed in the end.
First-year forward Ali Mounir (Montreal, QC) aided the Bobcat's efforts in scoring 21 points, leading the way for Brandon in the game, while Ravier finished with 20 on the night. Guard Ilarion Bonhomme led the team with nine rebounds.
For the Heat, third-year guard Yassine Ghomariwas once again the team’s top point-getter, with 26, going 10-10 from the charity stripe. Fellow third year guard Iain Con was big on the glass, leading the team with six rebounds.
The Heat fall to 1-5, while the Bobcats improve to 3-5. As this was the last game before the winter break, both teams will resume play again in January. The Heat will host Manitoba on January 6th. The Bobcats will go on to play Regina in Brandon on January 6th.
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