Furious Dinos rally falls just short
Matt Forbes leads the Huskies to a big win in Calgary photo – Huskies Athletics
Saskatchewan Huskies 83 at #5 Calgary Dinos 81 – It was a cake-walk in progress for the visiting Huskies for the first 30 minutes (70-51). U of S were on their way to burying 10/20 from 3 point range, led by 5 from import guard, Lawrence Moore, who had 21 pts on the night. The ‘Dogs were out-working Calgary on the boards, getting loose balls and hitting their open shots (53% from the floor). But UC (11-3) launched an improbable 4th quarter come-back fuelled by the 25 points/ 11 rebounds from Thomas Cooper, treys from David Kapinga (16 pts) and Mambi Diawara (13). Cutting the lead to 2 with seconds left after forcing 21 Huskies turnovers for the game, a tying shot attempt rimmed out. Saskatchewan moves up to 9-5, with 22 pts/ 8 boards from big Matt Forbes and a double of 16 pts/ 10 rebs from Shane Osayande. Box Score
#3 UBC Thunderbirds 88 at Mt. Royal Cougars 79 – After Mt. Royal cut their lead to 6 after 3/4s, the Thunderbirds steadied in the final frame to claim their 13th win vs just 1 loss. 51 first half points for the vistors staked them to a solid lead, as UBC shoots 52% from the floor and 19/22 (86%) from the line tonight. The Cougars get just 8/11 free throws, and that spelled a big difference in the result. Conor Morgan with 24 points/ 7 rebs and Jordan Jensen-Whyte 19 pts/ 7 rebs/ 6 assts led the ‘Birds’ attack. MRU ( 7-7) got a big game from Brett Layton, as he counts 31 pts/ 8 rebs; he got help from Derek Wolf with 16 and Ryan Cunningham’s 15 points. Box Score
at #6 Alberta Golden Bears 95 Fraser Valley 78 – Up by 6 at the break, Alberta pulls away with 52 in the 2nd half, as 6 Bears tally 11 pts or better. Brody Clarke counts a double of 11 pts/ 12 boards, while Mamadou Gueye is high man for U of A with 18 pts, and Dwan Williams 13 pts/ 9 rebs. Alberta (12-4) has a 16/19 vs 4/9 free throw advantage, but UFV uses the long-ball effectively again, with 14/26 for 54% from 3. Manny Dulay has a huge game for the Cascades (6-8) with 27 pts on 8/10 from outside, and Denver Sparks-Guest tosses in 18 points in support. Box Score
Lethbridge Pronghorns 94 at Victoria Vikes 81 – Up by 5 at the half, the Vikes give up 54 points in the 2nd to absorb their 9th loss vs 5 wins. The ‘Horns (10-6) shoot a red-hot 61% from the floor, as Dejon Burdeaux is high with 25 pts/ 5 rebs/ 6 asst, and Elliott Sentance has 15 pts including 4/4 from outside. Grant Sitton has another big offensivee night for Vic with 32 points, as he goes 4/8 from 3 pt range, and adds 10 rebounds for his double. Justin Kinnear chips in with 15 pts/4 rebs, but his Vikes are fading from the playoff picture. Box Score
at Brandon Bobcats 95 Regina Cougars 85 – This one started slowly, with the ‘Cats
Coach Gil Cheung has his Bobcats tracking a play-off berth
up 38-30 after 20 minutes, then someone threw gasoline on the fire! It was 57-55 Brandon in the 2nd half as it turned into a fire-works show. The ‘Bobcats shoot 53% from the floor, and Coach Gil Cheung’s crew claim their 2nd series sweep of the Canada West season, and are now 7-9, with Regina dropping to 6-8 . BU’s big men, Earl Thompson Jr (25 pts/10 rebs) and John Paul (13 pts/11 boards) both registered doubles. The ‘Cats shooting ace, Tyvon Cooper shone again, with 25 points. Regina got 22 points from Brandon Tull, and 15 from Carter Millar off the bench, but the Cougars lose their 5th straight. Box Score
Manitoba Bisons 115 at Trinity Western Spartans 91 – No holds barred in this tilt, as the ‘goalies are pulled in favour of an extra 3 point shooter’ on both sides. The Bisons (8-6) light it up with 56% from the floor, and they amass 64 points in the 2 middle frames. Ilarion Bonhomme (5th year import guard) scores 24, with 6 rebs/ 7 assts, while AJ Basi adds 21 points. Trinity has 6 players in double digits, with 17 pts/ 6 rebs from Vartan Tanielian; the Spartans (2-12) hit only 37.5% from the floor, however. Box Score
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In the East on Saturday –
AUS – Saint Marys 102 Cape Breton 72 , UNB 66 at #9 Dalhousie 63 , at Memorial 86 St. FX 83
Quebec – UQAM 98 Bishops 79 , at #7 McGill 63 Concordia 51
OUA – #1 Carleton 96 Lakehead 58, #2 Ottawa 85 Guelph 68 , #4 Ryerson 100 Waterloo 68, #8 Brock 82 York 64 , #10 McMaster 87 Queens 75 , Algoma 79 Windsor 78 , Laurier 91 Toronto 80
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Overtime –
- Canada West Women’s scores on Saturday … Regina 75 Brandon 55 , UBC 87 Mt. Royal 59, Saskatchewan 91 Calgary 70 , Alberta 56 UFV 53 , Trinity W 93 Manitoba 71 , Victoria 72 Lethbridge 61
- After their big Friday road win over Alberta , UFV head coach Adam Friesen said, “We’ve been playing well in the second semester, and the guys are just playing with a confidence and belief and togetherness that makes us a challenging team – a team that you need to play well to beat, “We were able to hit some really clutch shots down the stretch tonight to pull it out.” Dan Kinvig, UFV Athletics
- Longest win streaks in Canada West Men’s at this moment … Manitoba 6, UBC 5, … no one else more than 2.
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