#7 Trinity Western 86 Victoria 84
Spartans-Vikes Stats
by Scott Stewart, TWU Sports Information
VICTORIA – The #7 Trinity Western Spartans used a basket by guard Tristan Smith with less than two seconds remaining and 23 points from forward Jacob Doerksen to secure a thrilling 86-84 victory over the University of Victoria Friday night at McKinnon Gym at the University of Victoria in Victoria.
The Spartans improve to 13-2 and extend their winning streak to 11 games, with the loss the Vikes fall to 7-6.
In addition to his 23 points Doerksen led the Spartans with 11 rebounds along with three assists, two blocks and three steals. While Smith, with 19 points, four assists and three steals, Calvin Westbrook, with 14 points and six assists, and Tyrell Mara, with 11 points and seven rebounds, also hit double-digits in scoring for the Spartans.
Ryan MacKinnon was the leading Vikes scorer with 20 points and five rebounds, while Marco Dolcetti added 17 points and six rebounds.
The teams meet again on Saturday at McKinnon Gym at 7:00 p.m.
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#3 Saskatchewan 76 Brandon 75
Huskies-Cats Stats
by Matt Packwood, Brandon U Sports Information
BRANDON, MB - The Brandon Bobcats and Saskatchewan Huskies battled to a close finish, but the Huskies proved it's how you finish that matters. The Bobcats led by 13 at the half, but the Huskies battled back getting their first lead late in the fourth quarter and then hung on in a scrappy final minute to edge the 'Cats 76-75.
Former Bobcat Rejean Chabot had a night to remember. Playing his first game in Brandon since transferring from BU to Saskatchewan Chabot put up 22 points for the Huskies. Duncan Jones had 22 points (including 5-5 on three-point attempts) and Jamelle Barrett added 19 points.
Kyrie Coleman had a game-high 23 points for the Bobcats, also adding eight rebounds and three blocks. O'Brian Wallace added 19 points and Kyle Vince contributed with 13 points.
The two teams will meet again in Brandon on Saturday at 8:00 pm.
Bobcat Athletics
Calgary 82 Fraser Valley 79
Cascades-Dinos Stats
by Ben Matchett, U of Calgary Spots Information
CALGARY – Farewell the Friday night curse.
The Calgary Dinos finally got a series-opening ‘W’ Friday night by hanging on for a hard-fought 82-79 victory over the Fraser Valley Cascades to ring in 2011 in the Jack Simpson Gym.
A 19-point effort from Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson, making his conference debut after recovering from an ankle injury, combined with a solid 22 from Tyler Fidler helped the Dinos overcome a 10-0 deficit to open the game and hold on for the victory.
Fidler scored 13 of his 22 from the free-throw line as the Dinos enjoyed a 36-10 edge in attempts from the stripe on the night.
Despite the wide disparity in foul shots, however, the Cascades were able to stay in the game thanks to a barrage of treys – 13 in all. Zeon Gray led the way with four on six attempts, all of which came in the second half to give him 19 total points on the night. Fifth-year Aussie James Elliott finished with 23 to lead all players, adding 14 rebounds for the double-double. The first half accounted for 18 of his points, while eight of his boards were of the offensive variety.
Calgary improved to 5-6. Fraser Valley is now 4-9.
Calgary will look for another season first – a series sweep – Saturday night when they tip off against the Cascades in the rematch at 8:00 p.m. MT.
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#2 UBC 106 Manitoba 91
T-Birds-Bisons Stats
by Jordan Thompson, U of Manitoba Sports Info Assistant
WINNIPEG - No. 2 UBC defeated the Maitoba Bisons 106-91 in Winnipeg on Friday night.
In the end, it was UBC’s shooting percentage that won them the game, shooting 52% in the second half, and 59% overall, to Manitoba’s 36% in the second and 40% overall. Leading scorers were Eric Garcia for the Bisons and Josh Whyte for UBC. With the victory over Manitoba tonight, UBC continues its winning streak, now at seven straight.
Manitoba will try to prevent the Thunderbirds from reaching an eight-game winning streak as they face one another again on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. CT.
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Alberta 96 Lethbridge 63
Golden Bears-Pronghorns Stats
by Eoin Colquhoun, U of Lethbridge Sports Info
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Pronghorns opened up the second half of the season on Friday, dropping a 96-63 decision to the Alberta Golden Bears.
The Bears were led by a balanced scoring attack, with five players scoring in double figures. Randy Davis and Derek Waldner contributed with 17 and 16 points apiece for the Horns.
The Horns record now sits at 3-10 and will need to string together some wins to get back into the playoff picture. Meanwhile, the Bears improve to 8-5 on the campaign.
The teams meet again Saturday at 1st Choice Savings Centre. Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m.
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Thompson Rivers 88 Winnipeg 87
Wesmen-WolfPack Stats
by Larry Read, TRU Sports Information
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Chas Kok is a Canada West All-Star. He played like it on Friday night (Jan 7) leading the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack to an 88-87 victory over the visiting University of Winnipeg Wesmen in men’s basketball action.
Kok scored a school-record 38 points and had nine rebounds at the Tournament Capital Center. TRU moves out of the Canada West basement at 2-11; Winnipeg falls to 1-10.
Kok scored his record-setting 38th point on a free throw with five seconds left in regulation. The previous school record was held by Sean Garvey. He scored 37 against Trinity Western University on January 30, 2010.
Winnipeg was led by Nick Lother, with 27 points. Nolin Gooding had 17, including 10 straight points in the fourth quarter to keep the score close.
The two teams will play again Saturday at the Tournament Capital Center beginning at 7:00 p.m.
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