Regina 93 Calgary 91 (2OT)
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With files from U of Regina Sports Information
REGINA – Sterling Nostedt’s steal and layup with seconds left in double overtime gave the Regina men’s basketball team a wild 93-91 win over the Calgary Dinos on Saturday night in a Canada West game at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.
With the score tied late in double overtime and Calgary with possession, Nostedt picked the pocket of Dinos guard Andrew McGuinness near midcourt and finished off the breakaway layup to put the Cougars up with 10 seconds left. The Dinos had one last chance to pull out a road win, but a three-pointer by McGuinness didn’t fall.
Paul Gareau ended up with a team-high 26 points for the Cougars and added 16 rebounds for a big double-double. Jared Janotta, also a receiver for Rams football, had 12 points and 11 assists and fell just two rebounds short of a rare triple-double as the second-year guard didn’t start but matched Gareau with 43 minutes played.
Milburn had a career-high 27 points for Calgary, 20 of which came in the first half alone as the fifth-year guard was nearly unstoppable in the first two quarters. McGuinness had 21 points for the Dinos, while Josh Wolfram had 17 points and a team-high 11 rebounds and Tyler Fidler helped out with 12 points.
Calgary’s conference record drops to 2-4 and the Dinos are now mired in a four-way tie for fifth in Canada West’s East Division. Calgary hosts Victoria and UBC at home next weekend, while the Cougars (2-3) hit the road for games at UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers.
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#4 UBC 103 Trinity Western 70
Spartans-Thunderbirds Stats
by Lee Dorner, UBC Sports Info Assistant
VANCOUVER - Tough defence and hot shooting earned the UBC Thunderbirds a sweep of rival Trinity Western with a 103-70 win in game two on Saturday at War Memorial Gym.
Kamar Burke had another big night on the boards for UBC. After grabbing 17 rebounds on Thursday, he had a game-high 13 after three quarters on Saturday before sitting out the fourth.
Tommy Nixon scored 15 points and added five rebounds. Nakai Luyken recorded six assists and four steals.
Sean Peter needed just 25 minutes to put up a game-high 21 points and lead his Spartans with six rebounds. West Mallory dropped in 12 points off the bench on just four field goals.
The win sees UBC start the year 4-0, while the Spartans drop to 2-4. The Spartans play next week at Saskatchewan and East Division-leading Alberta.
The T-Birds finish their first half schedule next week on the road against Lethbridge and Calgary.
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#5 Alberta 84 Winnipeg 56
Golden Bears-Wesmen Stats
by Sheldon Appelle, U of Winnipeg Sports Information
WINNIPEG - Third-year guard Jordan Baker scored a game high 30 points to lead the No. 5 ranked Alberta Golden Bears to an 84-56 victory over the Winnipeg Wesmen Saturday night at the Duckworth Centre in Winnipeg.
Baker was 11-of-15 from the field and hauled in a game high 13 rebounds. He also dished out five assists. Fifth year guard Daniel Ferguson added 22 points in the win.
Fifth-year guard Craig Sharpe and second year forward Kelvin Smith led the Wesmen with 13 points each. Benny Iko led the Wesmen with six rebounds.
Alberta will be home next weekend for a pair of games beginning with Trinity Western on Friday followed by Fraser Valley on Saturday. Winnipeg will host the Manitoba Bisons on Thursday night at the Duckworth Centre.
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#7 Saskatchewan 74 Lethbridge 65
Pronghorns-Huskies Stats
by Nicole Betker, Huskies Sports Information
SASKATOON - Duncan Jones netted a career-high 26 points lift the #7 Saskatchewan Huskies to a sweep of the Lethbridge Pronghorns with a 74-65 victory Saturday night at the PAC.
Jones’ 26-points was a game-high with nine coming from beyond the three-point arc. Fifth-year forward Michael Lieffers added a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds in the game.
Dominyc Coward led the Pronghorns with 18 points and seven rebounds, while Logan Reiter chipped in 12 points and Morgan Duce scored 11.
With the win, the Huskies move to 3-2 on the season, while the Pronghorns drop to 3-3. A night earlier, the Huskies won 83-67.
The Huskies remain at home to host the Fraser Valley Cascades and the Trinity Western Spartans next weekend, while Lethbridge returns home to host the UBC Thunderbirds and Victoria Vikes.
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#8 Victoria 84 Thompson Rivers 76
WolfPack-Vikes Stats
by Andy Watson, Vikes Communications
VICTORIA - Ryan MacKinnon led his team in scoring once again, netting 22 points, and the UVic Vikes men's basketball team remained unbeaten with an 84-76 win over the Thompson Rivers WolfPack at Ken and Kathy Shields Court at McKinnon Gymnasium on Saturday night.
With the win, the #8 nationally ranked UVic squad improves to 6-0 and remains the top team in the Canada West. Thompson Rivers falls to 2-4.
For the second straight night, Justin King of Las Vegas led the WolfPack with a game-high 25 points, along with nine rebounds. Michael Acheampong netted 17 points and added five rebounds and five assists in the win for UVic, and Mike Berg chipped in with 16 points along with seven boards.
UVic closes out the 2011 portion of the conference schedule at Calgary Nov. 25 and at Lethbridge on Nov. 26.
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#9 Fraser Valley 108 UBC Okanagan 63
Heat-Cascades Stats
by David Kent, UFV Sports Information
ABBOTSFORD, BC - The Fraser Valley Cascades defeated the UBC Okanagan Heat 108-63 to improve their Canada West conference record to 5-1. The Cascades will now go on the road to Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Ten different Cascades scored at least two points in the victory led by Jasper Moedt’s 18-point performance. Joel Friesen added 17 points and Kyle Grewal finished up with 15 as six Cascades were in double figures. Grewal and Sam Freeman led UFV with six rebounds each as the Cascades out rebounded UBC Okanagan 37 to 23.
The Heat’s Ghomari was the game’s top scorer with 24 points. Julian Asselstine added 10m points in the loss. Simon Pelland led the Heat with six rebounds.
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Brandon 98 Manitoba 91
Bisons-Bobcats Stats
by Matt Packwood, BU Sports Information
BRANDON, MB - The Brandon Bobcats got a big 98-91 win over the Manitoba Bisons Saturday night, earning a split in the weekend series. Led by rookie point guard Ilarion Bonhomme's 28 points, the Bobcats led in all four quarters despite a solid effort from the Bisons to get within three points in the final minute.
Bonhomme had an impressive night, playing 39 minutes, and adding nine assists and only one turnover on top of his 28 points. Fifth-year captain Kyle Vince also had a strong performance, finishing with 18 points and three steals.
Jonas Huertas had the hot-hand for the Bisons, hitting eight of 12 shots from beyond the arc, finishing the contest with a game-high 31 points.
The win improves the Bobcats record to 2-4, while the Bisons share the same record of 2-4. Up next for the Bobcats is a weekend road-trip to play Thompson Rivers and UBCO next weekend, while the Bisons will play the Winnipeg Wesmen.
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