Dinos and Cougars Top Visitors at Calgary Cup –
The Calgary teams dispatched the visiting Windsor Lancers and Regina Cougars in Calgary Cup action on Thursday night. On the first of 3 nights of play, the Dinos and Cougars both played solid games while taking a good look at their whole line-up.
Calgary 99 Windsor 64
UC’s Thomas Cooper hits for 24 points in an opening win vs Windsor
Taking up where he left off last season, 5th year import guard, Thomas Cooper led all scorers with 24 points / 5 rebounds/ 4 steals as the Dinos shoot 49% to the Lancers’ 25%. Lars Schleuter scored 13 pts/6 rebs for Calgary, while Micqueel Martin notched 16 pts to pace the visitors. Box Score
Mt. Royal 85 Regina 73
Glen Yang delivers 8 helpers in a win for MRU over Regina.
The MRU Cougars clearly out-shot their Green cousins from Regina, with 46% from the floor vs 35% for U of R. 6-8 Brett Layton was a one- man wrecking crew for the home side, with a 20 point/10 rebound double, going 10/15 on FG. Glen Yang (14 pts/8 assists) and Derek Wolf, who was 4/8 from outside for 14 points were a sharp guard combo. Regina had Alex Igual with 11 points’ 10 boards, and 3 others in double figures. (No box score).
Friday action in Calgary has Regina at the Dinos, and Windsor facing MRU.
In Brandon, it was the visiting Lakehead Thunderwolves on the top end of an 84-70 final. The ‘Wolves used a 23-11 advantage over the Bobcats in the 3rd quarter to pull away after just a 2 point lead at the half. No box score.
> In Winnipeg on Friday – Manitoba Bisons Tournament – Laurier vs Manitoba, Lakehead vs Winnipeg
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